The Writing Camp pool can be searched by autos and music publishers who are members of Koda as well as external collaborators.

You can apply for in-house songwriting camps and external songwriting camps with other participants. It must be described in the application whether the camp is targeted at specific artists, or to a catalogue and who has the hosting. The grant does not support individual songwriters who travel out to camps or participate individually in local camps.

All expenses related to songwriter camp, including travel expenses, accommodation, and study rent, can be applied for, however, the support cannot be used for catering.

A project description (one page or less)

• A budget (including revenues and any other foundations/grant schemes approached for funding)
• A presentation of the publisher submitting the application, including the most important authors associated with the company.

Applications for the writing camp grant are accepted two times a year. The application deadlines are:

30th January 2026
31st August 2026

The committee comprises of DPA and Musikforlæggerne members, the committee comprises in 2025 of.

Mattis Jacobsen
Viktoria Siff Hansen
Thomas Børresen
Steffen Strojeck

You will receive a reply to your application approximately one month after the application deadline.

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 Writing camp grant, you are welcome to contact
DPA, dpa@dpa.org
Hanne Christensen, hanne@musikforlaeggerne.dk

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