" Culture Helps Solidarity | Individual Care Grants 2026 "
Culture Helps Solidarity | Individual Care Grants 2026
Support for Ukrainian creatives in maintaining their mental health and wellbeing, to sustain the cultural work they offer to others
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The Individual Grants provide direct, flexible support to Ukrainian cultural professionals who are working — often voluntarily — with displaced people and refugees, particularly vulnerable communities such as veterans, in Ukraine or in Creative Europe (CE) countries. These grants are designed to offer quick, accessible and personal assistance — not project implementation support — strengthening the personal wellbeing, resilience and mental health of those individuals, enabling them to continue their crucial cultural, community-based work in extremely challenging circumstances.
Culture Helps Solidarity supports arts and culture professionals from Ukraine to sustain creativity, resilience, and community connection during and after the war. Running until 2028, it combines three grant schemes (individual grants, thematic project grants and collaboration grants) and a rich programme of mentoring, learning, and peer exchange. Culture Helps Solidarity is co-financed by the EU through Creative Europe and implemented by the European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam) with Insha Osvita (Kyiv), zusa (Berlin), and the VETERANKA Movement (Kyiv).
INFO
AMOUNT
Up to €1,200 (including taxes if applicable) per individual, disbursed as a one-off contribution. The grant may be used strictly for personal mental health and wellbeing support and may not be directed to third parties, to project implementation or organisational costs.
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Monday, 23rd February 2026, 13:00 Amsterdam time/ 14:00 Kyiv time.
Second round open from 27 April to 18 May 2026 (13:00 Amsterdam time / 14:00 Kyiv time)
ELIGIBLE COUNTRIES
ELIGIBILITY
This call seeks to support individuals working in arts, culture or community-based cultural activities who:
- support displaced Ukrainians, both inside Ukraine and across Creative Europe countries;
- work with vulnerable groups such as veterans;
- are in need of psychological, emotional or wellbeing support to continue their cultural or community engagement;
- have been personally affected by war, displacement and/or traumatic working conditions.
Eligible activities include:
- Psychotherapy or psychological counselling;
- Trauma-informed coaching or emotional (group) support sessions;
- Restorative care or rehabilitation stays (e.g., sanatorium treatment, wellness programmes, retreats);
- Visit to cultural institutions and events (tickets to museums, theatres, cinemas, concerts, etc.);
- Participation in master classes or workshops (art therapy) and materials for participation in them, if necessary;
- Other justified wellbeing-oriented services that directly support the applicant’s resilience.
APPLICATION DETAILS
For information about the application process, please read through the official open call document.
NOTE
*The calls that are listed on our website are shared for informational purposes and are sometimes subject to change. Please visit the organization's official open call website for up-to-date information.
DEADLINE
2026-05-18
TYPE OF SUPPORT
Public funding
FUNDING COUNTRIES
All EU Countries