Power Station++ is a non-reimbursable funding programme for internships and travel grants for professionals working in the cultural field, run by the Center for Projects of the Municipality of Timișoara, with funds allocated from the state budget, through the budget of the Ministry of Culture.

Power Station++ Programme | Mobilities for cultural professionals is part of Power Station, the component of the National Cultural Programme "Timișoara – European Capital of Culture in 2023" dedicated to increasing the capacity of the cultural sector, implemented by the Center for Projects of the Municipality of Timișoara.

The funding programme is addressed to applicants who are at least 18 years old or to authorised natural persons, Romanian or foreign, active in the cultural field.

Professionals from the cultural sector are encouraged to participate: artists, cultural managers, producers, curators, art critics, financial managers, cultural mediators, researchers, cultural communication professionals, cultural policy professionals, other occupations in the area of technical or administrative support for the cultural scene, regardless of employment status, freelancers, etc.

Total budget: 1,000,000 RON

Budget allocated for internships: 500,000 RON (~101,500 EURO / ~111,500 USD), of which:

• Inbound* internships: 200,000 RON
• Outbound** internships: 300,000 RON

Ceilings (maximum values of the requested non-reimbursable funding)

• Inbound* internships: max. 15,000 RON
• Outbound** internships: max. 20,000 RON

Instalments of the non-reimbursable funding

• Instalment 1: max. 85% (after signing the grant contract)
• Instalment 2: min. 15% (after submission and verification of the activity report)

* Internships hosted by organisations from Timișoara for national/international professionals
** Internships hosted by national/international organisations outside Timișoara, for professionals from Timișoara

Budget allocated for travel grants: 500,000 RON (~101,500 EURO / ~111,500 USD), of which:

• Inbound* travels: 200,000 RON
• Outbound** travels: 300,000 RON

Ceilings (maximum values of the requested non-reimbursable funding)

• Inbound* travels: max. 15,000 RON
• Outbound** travels: max. 20,000 RON

Instalments of the non-reimbursable funding

• Instalment 1: max. 85% (after signing the grant contract)
• Instalment 2: min. 15% (after submission and verification of the activity report

* Travel grants to Timișoara for national/international professionals
** National/international travel grants outside Timișoara, for professionals active in Timișoara

The beneficiary will identify and attract complementary sources of funding of at least 1% (percentage of the total budget, i.e. the budget including the requested grant and complementary sources of funding).

The complementary source of funding cannot come from another application/project funded by the Center for Projects of the Municipality of Timisoara.

An applicant may submit only one application to this funding programme.

Applications can be sent from October 2, 2023.

The registration, evaluation and contracting process is continuous – until the allocated budgets are used up.

The registration deadline (considering that the allocated budget is not used up by then) is April 15, 2024.