Klitgaarden Refugium offers several artist grants each year, allowing professional artists to spend two weeks working in a peaceful, reflective, and inspiring environment. The grants cover all living expenses, including three daily meals prepared on-site using local ingredients. Artists will have access to shared facilities and the opportunity to work in one of the retreat's three studios. A small personal payment of DKK 200 per day is required.

The grants are awarded based on applications assessed by a grant committee established by the Klitgaarden Foundation in collaboration with the Council of Danish Artists. The grant committee consists of three members appointed by the board, which is replaced periodically. 

These grants are open to recognised artists in all art forms, including visual arts, literature, music, and performing arts. To be eligible, applicants must be members of one of the Council of Danish Artists' member organisations with the name of the artist organization or be able to demonstrate a similar artistic background. 

Furthermore, please state whether you have previously had a scholarship stay at Klitgaarden and if so, when. You cannot receive the scholarship if you have had a similar stay at Klitgaarden within the past two years. 

Applicants will receive a response no later than eight weeks after the deadline.

If you are awarded one of the Klitgaarden Foundation's artist grants, you have one year to complete your stay. After that, the grant will be considered obsolete.

If you have not been considered for an artist grant, an alternative is to apply for funding for a work stay yourself or to pay from your own funds. See here

The next application deadline is September 30, 2026.

An application must always be sent as a single PDF file of a maximum of five standard pages in total.

The application must include:

• Indication of the type of art being applied for.
• Information about which artist organization the applicant is a member of.
• Information on whether the applicant has previously had a scholarship stay at Klitgaarden, and if so, when.
• A brief project description 
• CV (maximum three standard pages)
• Limited supporting material (e.g. text samples or image documentation)

 
Send the application to:

info@klitgaarden.dk

Applicants will always receive confirmation of receipt of an application; if this does not happen, please contact Klitgaarden by phone +45 96 79 19 99. .