NRW is again awarding Corona aid to artists

by

| Reading time: 2 minutes

From April, NRW will award € 90 million from the Corona rescue package to freelance artists

From April, NRW will award € 90 million from the Corona rescue package to freelance artists

Source: dpa / Robert Michael

You can listen to our WELT podcasts here

To view embedded content, your revocable consent to the transmission and processing of personal data is required, as providers of embedded content as third party providers require such consent. [In diesem Zusammenhang können auch Nutzungsprofile (u.a. auf Basis von Cookie-IDs) gebildet und angereichert werden, auch außerhalb des EWR]. By setting the switch to “on”, you agree to this (which can be revoked at any time). This also includes your consent to the transfer of certain personal data to third countries, including the United States, pursuant to Section 49 (1) (a) GDPR. You can find more information about it. You can withdraw your consent at any time via the switch and via privacy at the bottom of the page.

The state of North Rhine-Westphalia is awarding crown aid to artists for the third time: on Thursday the budget and finance committee of the state parliament approved € 90 million from the state crown bailout package, the culture ministry announced .

D.The state government of North Rhine-Westphalia is launching the coveted scholarship program for freelance artists for the third time in order to support them in the crown pandemic. The budget and finance committee of the state parliament approved on Thursday 90 million euros from the state Corona bailout package, as announced by the Ministry of Culture.

The state thus awards a total of 15,000 tax-free scholarships of 6,000 euros each. The funds are available for the first half of 2022 and will be paid in one go. Applications can be submitted from mid-March.

The grants are aimed at freelance and professional artists of all genres with primary residence in North Rhine-Westphalia. Those who have already benefited from the scholarship in the two previous rounds can also apply for the third round. The funds are intended to help carry out projects that have started and to design or implement new projects.

read also

Finance Minister Christian Lindner

According to the ministry, around 30,000 scholarships had already been awarded in the first two rounds. Together with the funds from the third round, the state is making a total of € 285 million available for the scholarship program alone.

“The ongoing pandemic continues to make the framework conditions for art and culture in North Rhine-Westphalia more difficult,” said Culture Minister Isabel Pfeiffer-Poensgen (independent). Due to the omicron wave, many events currently can only take place to a limited extent or digitally. The first two rounds of the scholarship program had a great response on the scene.

Leave a Comment