The Casa delle Traduzioni in Rome, a public library and cultural centre specializing in the subject of translation, awards funded residencies for translators working from Italian into their native language. There are… […]
Call for applications: Grants from Basque Institute for literary translations (Deadline 4 June 2018)
International Translators’ Centre in Straelen invites translators of W.G. Sebald to a seminar (Deadline 26 April 2018)
Call for applications: residency programme for translators of Catalan literature (deadline: 20 April 2018)
Call for applications: funded residencies for translators of German novels, poems or essays (deadline: 28 February 2018)
Call for application for Susanna Roth Award: Competition for young translators from Czech (deadline: 31 March 2018)

Czech Centres and the Czech Literary Centre traditionally invite young translators from Czech to compete in translating a chosen piece of contemporary literature. Try your luck with Bomba★Funk by Karel Veselý to win several days in the Czech Republic filled with seminars and other programmes. Feedback from experts is guaranteed. […]
Call for application: Paul Celan fellowships for translators 2018/2019 (deadline: 18 March 2018)

The program supports translations of canonical texts, contemporary key works in the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies from Eastern to Western European languages or vice versa, or between two Eastern European languages. Special emphasis is put on translations of relevant works written by East European authors and/or female scholars. No applications for works of fiction and poetry are being accepted. […]
Call for applications: Residential program in Prague and Brno

Translators from Czech are invited to visit the Czech Republic in the spring again. The Czech Literary Centre offers residential stays in Prague or Brno lasting up to 4 weeks. Translators in residence have a chance to meet their authors, get acquainted with the local culture and literature, and present their work at such prestigious venues as the Václav Havel Library. […]
Open call: Artists’ Residencies in Austria (Deadline 18 September 2017)

In co-operation with KulturKontakt Austria, the Austrian Federal Chancellery is offering 50 artists’ residencies in Austria (Vienna and Salzburg) for the year 2018. Translators must have published at least two literary translations and are only eligible if they translate Austrian literature into a foreign language. […]
Call for applications: grants for the translation and international promotion of Catalan literary and philosophical texts

The Institut Ramon Llull has opened a call for grants for the international promotion and translation of Catalan literature and philosophical texts.
Applications for promotional activities focused on Catalan and Aranese literature should be sent in by 26 September 2017.
Information about conditions and the application procedure can be found here. […]
Call for applications: Residency programme of Prague City of Literature in 2018 (deadline: 31 August 2017)

The project Prague – City of Literature has been offering residential stays for writers and translators since October 2015. There are six residencies available every year, each lasts two months. The residents are reimbursed for a return ticket, provided with free accommodation and receive a stipend of 600 euro per month. […]
Emerging Translator Mentorships (deadline: 28 July 2017)
Residency grants for translators of Icelandic literature (deadline: 1 October 2017)
Increased support for translations of Czech literature

The Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic has increased its support for the publication of Czech literature abroad. The terms of the new Support Programme allow for claims of up to 70% of the total cost of publishing . Within the application for a grant to publish the translation of a complete book, it is possible to ask for […]
Residencies at Czech Literary Centre (deadline: 1 June 2017)
Edwin Morgan Translation Fellowships (Edinburgh; deadline: 27 March 2017)

To celebrate the life and work of the translator, poet and academic, Edwin Morgan, Creative Scotland is funding two free places on the six week Text and Context course at the Scottish Universities’ International Summer School to two professional translators with an interest in twentieth-century and contemporary Scottish writing. This fellowship will foster collaboration between translators with the aim of promoting Scottish Literature, in particular, to an international audience. […]
Call for application: Paul Celan fellowships for translators 2017/2018 (deadline: 6 February 2017)

The program supports translations of canonical texts, contemporary key works in the humanities, social sciences and cultural studies from Eastern to Western European languages or vice versa, or between two Eastern European languages. Special emphasis is put on translations of relevant works written by East European authors and/or female scholars. No applications for works of fiction and poetry are being accepted. […]
Call for applications: International meeting for translators of German literature (Berlin / Leipzig, 19-26 March 2017)

From 19-26 March 2017 the Robert Bosch Foundation and Literarisches Colloquium Berlin will host a seminar for professional translators of German literature. With financial support from the Goethe-Institut, S. Fischer Foundation, Traduki and the Pro Helvetia foundation, the seminar is open to 30 translators from all over the world. […]
European Network for Literary Translation (ENLIT) launched at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Second call for applications: grants for the international promotion of Catalan literature

The Institut Ramon Llull has opened the second call for grants to promote Catalan literature internationally in the following fields:
Translation of literature and philosophy
These grants are available to anyone who is planning to translate works of Catalan literature (fiction, poetry, theatre and graphic novels) and philosophy into other languages during the year the application process takes place or the following year. Applicants must have acquired the rights to publish the work in print format and distribute it commercially. Applications should be sent by 31 October 2016 at the latest. […]