Funding by the Lower Saxony Savings Banks Foundation (Project Funding for Culture in Lower Saxony)

The Lower Saxony Savings Banks Foundation supports non-profit cultural projects in Lower Saxony, focusing on visual arts, music, museums, and monument preservation. Grants are awarded twice a year to realize exhibitions, festivals, special and permanent exhibitions, as well as monument conservation projects – ranging from organ restorations to architectural monument care. Eligible to apply are non-profit organizations, associations, museums, artists, and other non-commercial entities that submit their projects in detail online before the start. A prerequisite is the implementation in Lower Saxony, a meaningful project description, and a detailed cost and financing plan. In the evaluation, cultural relevance, regional significance, and ecological sustainability play a central role. Proof of this is provided by the voluntary checklist “Ecological Sustainability in Culture,” the PDF result of which must be attached to the application.

Interested parties can submit funding applications by April 13, 2026, for the first committee meeting and by August 19, 2026, for the second. Decisions are made in both cases within a few weeks after the deadline. The application must include the project description, the cost and financing plan, and proof of ecological sustainability. The aim of the funding is to strengthen cultural diversity and enable as many people as possible to participate in cultural life. Furthermore, the foundation provides advisory support during the application process and involves the responsible local savings bank to ensure professional implementation.