Composers and sound artists who have received a commission from another party can apply for support for the agreed commission fee. Once the composer/sound artist has completed the application, the commissioner will receive an email with login information for the application, where they must confirm the commission agreement before the application is finally submitted for processing.

Composers and sound artists who are responsible for their own production can apply for support for their own fee/production.

Composers with an agreed commission for a larger work that requires a development phase can apply for support for a preliminary project.

• Development and production of new music and sound art works intended for public performance
  • Preliminary projects for larger agreed productions.

For the development and production of new works, you can apply for:

• Composition fees
  • The composer's expenses for creating the work
  •    Fees for other artists involved in the production of the work
  •    Rental of special equipment related to the work
  •    Other materials for the development of the work
  •    documentation of the work

There cannot be applied for general production costs for the concert in which the work is included. In this case, please refer to the pool for Concert Production in Koda Kultur, the Danish Arts Foundation's pools for concert activities and private foundations that support music.

For preliminary projects for larger agreed works, you can apply for:

• composer's fee
  • expenses for workshops and development rehearsals
  •    fees for other artists involved in the preliminary project
  •    studio rental for rehearsals and workshops in the preliminary project
  •    materials and technology of crucial importance to the preliminary project

You cannot apply for touring and album releases. For touring, please refer to national and international transport support from genre organizations; for album releases, please refer to the Recording/Release Grant.

An application for support for the development and production of new works must include:

• Application/project description of max. 1-2 A4 pages (pdf)*
  • Budget. Please note It is a requirement that the applicant provides their own funding and/or has applied for co-funding elsewhere if the budget exceeds DKK 30,000, as DKF does not cover the full fee.
  •    The composer's CV (pdf)
  •    Signed contract between the commissioner and the composer (pdf), if the commission is from another party. See the standard contract for commissioning works here
  •    One to three audio files (mp3/mp4) that are representative of the composer's work.

*The application/project description must contain information about:

• The artistic idea and the aim of the production
  • Contributors and choice of partners in connection with this and future performances/screenings
  •    Time and place of performances/screenings of the work
  •    Who is responsible for communicating the project and whether there is a plan for communication and PR

An application for support for preliminary projects must include an application with information on the following:

• Application/project description of max. 1-2 A4 pages (pdf)*
  • Budget (max. DKK 30,000 may be applied for, and there is no requirement for co-financing)
  •    The composer's CV
  •    One to three audio files (mp3/mp4) that are representative of the composer's work.

*The application/project description must contain information about:

• The artistic idea and goal of the preliminary project
  • Collaborators
  •    Timetable for the preliminary project
  •    Next phase and plans for the larger production

• The artistic orientation of the work
  • The relevance of the work to its audience
  •    That the work/production is based on DKF's principles of fair practice

Three times a year:

1 March (from 2027, 1 February),

1 June,

1 October

Applications are processed by a committee in 2026 consisting of:

Jonas Olesen (committee chair)
Thomas Agergaard
Bo Lundby Jæger
Ingeborg Okkels (external)

Applications for support for preliminary projects for larger works may apply for a maximum of DKK 30,000.

For preliminary projects, smaller productions with a total budget of up to DKK 30,000, or if the client is a soloist without an agency, co-financing is not a requirement, and support for the full budget may be applied for.

Applications for amounts exceeding DKK 30,000 must be accompanied by a financing plan describing the total financing of the project and an agreement and plan for the project's further course in the event of a lack of financing.

You will receive a response to your application within two months of the application deadline.

Support for preliminary projects and support amounts of up to DKK 30,000 will be paid immediately after the support has been awarded.

For grants of more than DKK 30,000 for the development and production of new works, 50% of the amount will be paid upon award and 50% upon submission of documentation (e.g. score, soundtrack) of the finished 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)

Administered by the Danish Composers´Association

If you have any questions regarding the Work Production Fund, please contact Tina Schelle at l ts@komponistforeningen.dk

If you have technical questions, please contact Koda Kultur at , kodakultur@koda.dk