Grant requests can be made by not-for-profit bodies, associations, or foundations, or, in rare cases, private individuals.

The Foundation supports a range of projects, including:

• Literary events: literary festivals, readings, debates, lectures, performances, etc.

• Literature-based writing and translation workshops

• Writing for the theater (but only when the project is the work of a theatrical company)

• Exhibitions dedicated to literature or writers

• Publication of literary archives, reedition of rare works that are out of print

• Manifestos in favor of literature

• Literary prizes

• Assistance for getting a work published (only one request per publisher per year for a title)

Projects involving an individual approach (thesis, grant, study abroad, education program, and so on), or profit-oriented projects are excluded.

Please note:

• Direct assistance to writers takes place only through our residency program.

• Dossiers that do not present a literary project will simply be returned to the sender.

• Modification of the financial support framework for publications introduced on March 18, 2024: only one application for financial assistance per publisher per year for a title can be made to the Foundation.

Projects that are considered for financial assistance are evaluated on a month-by-month basis by a commission that is headed by Vera Michalski-Hoffmann, the president of the Foundation Board. When examining the dossiers, the commission reserves the right to request additional information and, if necessary, meet the person or persons in charge of the project.

Submitted dossiers must conform to the demands required by the Jan Michalski Foundation (see Submitting a project) and be written in either French or English.

They must include the documents that are indispensable to their evaluation. Failing that, an incomplete dossier will be returned without being registered and accompanied by a list of the missing documents. Receipt of a complete dossier will be confirmed by post. The dossier will then be registered in our databank and treated within ten months.

Evaluation is based on the following criteria for reaching a decision by the commission:

• Quality and coherence of the literary project

• Literary dimension of the project, its expected impact, its usefulness

• Capacity to promote literature with the general public

• Professionalism and abilities of the individual(s) behind the project to ensure that it is realized

• Feasibility of the project in accordance with the financial plan

• Proof of a need for financing

The decision to award or deny a grant rests with the president of the Commission, who is free to choose. It will be transmitted to the project’s organizers in writing. Appeals or requests for justifying a decision will not be considered.

During the time the dossier is under consideration, no information about its status will be transmitted to those making the request, whether by mail or by telephone.

The financial assistance will be paid upon presentation of an invoice indicating the amount granted and detailing the electronic bank details for payment. Should the accepted project be abandoned, for whatever reason, the responsible parties must inform the Jan Michalski Foundation at their earliest convenience.

The beneficiaries agree to publish the Jan Michalski Foundation logo or explicitly mention the Foundation’s name in communications referring to the project, in written documents and multimedia communiqués.

Furthermore, they will keep the Jan Michalski Foundation informed as to the progress of the project and will provide the Foundation with a report as well as the copies of the published project as per request.

The Jan Michalski Foundations reserves the right to mention the project on its website.