Youth Culture Fund

The Youth Culture Fund supports projects run by and involving young people in the city of Chemnitz.

This way, you can champion the issues that matter to you and help shape the city the way you want it to be.

Funding is available for projects where the idea comes from you and you carry it out together – for example, organising a concert, creating a mural, developing a play or setting up a workshop.

Application deadlines and documents

Application deadlines and documents

Youth Culture Fund

Projects up to €2,500: Application deadline:
30 April for projects in the current year
1 November for the following year

Spontaneous projects ( up to €2,000)
must be applied for at least 6 weeks before the planned start of the project.

Key questions and answers:

  • Projects (time-bound initiatives) such as events, workshops or cultural experiments 
     
  • The main focus is on socio-cultural (cultural initiatives in which young people in particular have a say in what is done and which are open to everyone) or a project with an intergenerational, inclusive and integrative character, in which the target groups of children and young people are given priority
     
  • New and spontaneous ideas are preferred. 
     
  • The project must be open to the public. 
     
  • The project must be completed by 31 December. 
     
  • School projects are excluded. 
  • Young people are at the heart of the programme.
     
  • Participants can express their artistic creativity.
     
  • Educational content is delivered that is not tied to the school curriculum and arises spontaneously.
     
  • The focus is on ecology, sustainability and environmental protection.
     
  • The topic of ‘urban regeneration’ is explored.
     
  • It brings together several artistic disciplines, such as dance, singing and literature. 
     
  • Projects submitted by the deadlines of 1 November or 30 April are eligible for a maximum of 2,500 euros 
     
  • Spontaneous projects are eligible for a maximum of 2,000 euros 
     
  • A maximum of 90 per cent of total eligible expenditure will be funded. 
     
  • At least 10 per cent of the total costs must be contributed by the applicant.
     
  • The own contribution may take the form of: personal funds, sponsorship, other grants, admission fees, donations, etc.
     
  • The following do not count as a contribution from the applicant: voluntary work (or other services for which no money is paid) 
     

1. An application is submitted. 

2. Once the deadline has passed, the ‘Youth Culture Fund’ working group draws up a proposal for the Culture Committee, recommending which projects should receive funding.  

3. The City of Chemnitz’s Culture Committee decides whether to approve or reject the projects. 

4. Once a decision has been made, applicants will receive notification of whether their project has been approved or rejected.

5. The project takes place. 

6. Two months after the project: A statement of expenditure must be submitted (consisting of the financial statement and documentation of the project). 
 

  • Applications submitted by 30 April: A decision is expected in the third quarter (July–September) of the current year.
     
  • Applications submitted by 1 November: A decision will be made by the end of April of the following year.
     
  • Applications for projects planned at short notice must be submitted no later than 6 weeks before the planned start date of the project. Processing usually takes 2–4 weeks.