Literature
Discursive format
What
- Projects that critically examine current literary creation in Switzerland or individual aspects of Swiss literary creation (publications, podcasts)
- Magazine articles by authors from Switzerland
For Whom
- Event organisers
- Publishing houses
- Magazines
Selection Criteria
Relevance of the project to the literary scene in Switzerland
In addition to these specific criteria, the apply.
Financial Contribution
Grants towards production costs and a proportion of the fees of authors and translators from Switzerland
Content Of Application
- Project description (concept and set-up)
- Details of the individuals involved in the project
- Date and venue the project/publication will be carried out
- Detailed budget and financial plan (incl. services of the event organisers and enquiries to other funding bodies)
- Information concerning the amount of the grant requested from Pro Helvetia and the justification of the need for it
Format-specific Exclusion Criteria
- No commemorative publications, monographs and academic projects
- No projects about deceased authors
- No pilot programmes or first-time, multi-part projects
Application Deadlines and Decision Timelines
Funding requests up to CHF 25,000 | Funding requests between CHF 25,001 and 50,000 | Funding requests over CHF 50’000 | |
Submission deadline | Open year-round | Open year-round | 1 September 1 December 1 March 1 June |
Earliest start date for the project | Eight weeks after submitting the application | Four months after submitting the application | Four months after submitting the application |
Notification of decision | Within eight weeks | Within four months | Within four months |