You can apply for the grant if you are a member of Koda as an author. You must have earned at least DKK 150,000 in Koda income over the last three years. If you haven’t yet earned the required amount in Koda royalties, you must be able to demonstrate your involvement in a project targeting a broader commercial market in Denmark and preferably the international market, with a release in the pipeline or already out.    

  An author can give power of attorney to, for example a record company or manager to apply on their behalf.  

You cannot apply for the fund if you have received a grant the previous year.  

You can apply for support for larger and longer-term projects that can take your career as a music creator to the next level. This could be a major international push, e.g. through travel or promotional work, or increased activity in the Danish market.  

You can apply for most expenses that may be relevant to your project. However, you cannot apply for general operating costs (e.g. fixed studio expenses or fixed salaries) or per diem expenses.  

You must fill in the following in the application form: 

• Project description (max. 1,500 characters) 
• Collaborators 
• Budget 
• Schedule   

You must also attach: 

• CV/mini bio (pdf) 
• Up to 3 audio files (mp3) 
• Koda earnings for the last three years 

The next deadline on 12th November 2026 at 3 PM

The funds are distributed by a committee consisting of: 

Olivia Junget
Andreas Krüger
Theresa Schæfer

Members of the grants committee cannot apply for the grant themselves and follow DPA's privacy and impartiality policy in the processing of the applications. 

As a rule, grants of between DKK 50,000 and DKK 150,000 are awarded. 

You can expect a reply in january 2026

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 about the L.A. and London Residential scheme, please feel free to contact DPA, dpa@dpa.org

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