The Commission Fees welcomes applications from music organizers such ensembles, concert venues, municipalities, festivals etc.

The Commission Fees supports the commissioning of new Danish music within the genre of art music – which for the purposes of this grant includes sound art, experimental electronic music, and related genres.

• An application (submit as a PDF file)
• Budget (use the application system’s template) Note! That there is a requirement for co-financing from elsewhere, as DKF does not cover the full fee.
• The composer’s CV (submit as a PDF file)
• The applicant’s CV (submit as a PDF file)
• One to three sound files (mp3/mp4) that are representative of the composer's work
• A signed contract between the commissioning party and the composer (submit as a PDF file) see indicative strandard contract for work commissioning here
• A statement regarding data processing/GDPR (use this form)

Applications are accepted four times annually. The application deadlines are:

March 1st 
June 1st  
September 1st
December 1st 

Support for a commission fee must be applied for no later than 4 months before the first performance.

In the assessment, emphasis is placed on:

• A detailed contract. See, for example, the indicative standard contract for commission works here
• A realistic schedule
• A carefully worked out budget
• The composer's own voice about the work to be created

A committee will evaluate applications, in 2025, the committee comprises of:

Jonas Olesen (Committee chair)
Thomas Agergaard
Bo Lundby Jæger
Ingeborg Okkels (ekstern)

• Funding for commission fees is granted only when a signed contract between the commissioning and the composer is presented.

•     It is required that applicants have applied for co-financing from other sources since funds are limited.
• It is possible for a composer to receive more than one Commission Fee in a given calendar year.

The Commission Fees will only be paid out when the applicant has submitted documentation in the form of the actual work produced, a request for payment and information on the date of the first performance of the work. This must be done via koda.onlinelegat.dk. All documentation is to be uploaded under the ‘attachment’ menu relevant to your specific application.

You will receive an answer to your application approx. 2 months after the application deadline.

An approved commission fee can only be paid when the applicant has uploaded documentation in the form of the work (sound or score) and the template "Request for payment of commission fee" in completed form with final accounts and date of premiere of the work.

You cannot receive funding for the same project from multiple grant schemes under Koda Culture. This is in accordance with our regulations, section 6.D. You can find the regulation here.

This means that, for example, if you apply for funding for a release, you can only receive support once for your release project. In other words, you cannot receive funding for a release from both the Release Fund and the Publisher Fund. However, you may receive support for other phases of the same project from other funds. For instance, if you have received funding for the release, you may apply for support for the next phase of your project, such as marketing the release, from the PR funds.

An exception to these rules is the Potential Funds, which are not part of the Cultural Funds.

We have funds that support the various phases your project may go through. These phases can – from an overall perspective – be divided into:

• Create (idea, clarification, writing)
• Improve/Develop (coaching, camps, education)
• Release (recording, mixing, mastering)
• Disseminate (PR/marketing, concert production, trade fairs and exhibitions)

If you have any questions regarding the Commission Fee grant, you are welcome to contact Tina Schelle, ts@komponistforeningen.dk

If you have any questions regarding the technicalities of your application, please contact Koda, kodakultur@koda.dk