Legal and Finance Grant

The Legal and Finance Grant is one of our tools to address and implement Arts Council Malta’s ongoing strategy, with a focus on nurturing creative potential and supporting its development into professional activity.

The grant aims at giving a support structure that encourages creative practitioners and creative organisations to respond to professional, structural, and compliance needs within the sector. The Legal and Finance Grantenables beneficiaries to sustain the development of their practice. The grant will facilitate access to qualified legal and financial expertise, support artists in navigating contracts, taxation, and regulatory frameworks, and prevent or mitigate professional disputes and financial mismanagement while contributing to a more resilient cultural ecosystem

The Legal and Finance Grant is a one-time grant designed to provide support for capacity-building. The grant aims to:

strengthen fair working conditions in the cultural sector;
improve legal literacy and contractual security;
enhance financial sustainability and compliance;
reduce professional risk associated with artistic practice.

Applicants are expected to give due consideration, as appropriate, to the main principles outlined in the Charter for the Status of the Artist when submitting their proposal to ensure fair and just working conditions for artists. These include the right to artistic freedom, improved accessibility, formal/informal/non-formal skill recognition, decent socio-economic conditions, non-discrimination and equity, ethical considerations, and adherence to intellectual property rights and international labour law. The Charter for the Status of the Artist is meant to provide a dynamic frame of reference for any legislation, policy, or initiative which directly or indirectly impacts artists and cultural and creative sectors, ensuring that any action is aligned with the ultimate long-term vision of elevating the status of artists in Malta in line with their tangible value to society. 

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Who can apply?

The Legal and Finance Grant is open to applicants who have not benefitted from ACM funding Schemes in the past three years (2024 – 2026). Applicants must be Maltese citizens, or be in possession of a Maltese residence permit, a Maltese citizenship certificate, or a Maltese passport.

Applicants must fall within one of the following categories:

Creative professionals/individual artists;

Entities registered with the Malta Business Registry (including companies, partnerships, foundations, and organisations/associations);

Registered cooperatives;

Voluntary organisations enrolled with the Commissioner for Voluntary Organisations that carry out an economic activity within the meaning of Article 107 TFEU.

The grant is open to applicants that are deemed as undertakings and that carry out an economic activity within the meaning of Article 107 TFEU. Assistance will be awarded in line with the de minimis regulation. Kindly refer to Section 9 of these guidelines for additional information.

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Deadline

The deadline to apply is September 2, 2026 at

12:00 pm.

Late applications will not be accepted.

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