art grants 2025/2026

Since 1993, Fundación Botín has awarded Art Grants each year, aimed at artists of any nationality. Each grant provides funding of 23,000€ and promotes and supports those artists who need resources to carry out a research project or training. The result of this process is displayed in the Itinerarios joint exhibition and in a catalogue.

The Foundation began giving scholarships in 1972. Since then, more than 2,500 people, both Spanish and foreign, and from all specialties: music, postgraduate, university, plastic arts, research, theology, etc. have received these grants.

With an expected duration of nine months, academic excellence is one of the fundamental requirements for selecting the successful candidates, following the Foundation’s purpose of promoting the integral development of society, locating the talent capable of generating progress and committing to them.