Institut Ramon LLull

Promotional Materials

Grants for materials to promote works of Catalan and Aranese Literature abroad.

Introduction

The applicant should consult the Grant Rules and the Grant Call, given that some changes have been made with respect to previous years. The application forms filled out must be from the current year 2026.

This summary is for information purposes only and is not legally binding.

Rules

PDF format (Adobe Acrobat).

PURPOSE

Translation of excerpts and production of promotional materials of works written in Catalan or Aranese.

RECIPIENTS

Publishers and literary agencies (natural person entrepeneurs or legal persons, public or private, Spanish or foreign)

If the requesting entity and the translator are the same person, it will be necessary for the requesting entity to be made up of two partners minimum.

Applicants can submit up to a maximum of six applications per call.

GRANT-SUPPORTED EXPENDITURES

The concepts covered by the grant are:

  • a) The cost of translating an excerpt of the work, the author’s biography and the press releases. The excerpt translated may not exceed 20% of the original text (counted in pages of 2,100 characters including spaces).
  • b) The cost of drafting or translating an original text on the author and/or their work.
  • c) The cost of researching and translating press articles.
  • d) The cost of producing the promotional materials, in any format (print, digital and/or audiovisual):
    • Editorial production expenses: design, layout and printing.
    • Audiovisual production expenses: technical production, translation and subtitling.

Services provided by a professional not employed by the company and/or organisation that received the grant, for which financial compensation was received, are considered an eligible expense.

Expenditures deriving from the preparation and production of catalogs or websites of publishers and literary agencies that include more than one work and one author are not eligible.

Expenses corresponding to translations commissioned to a legal entity or those carried out with artificial intelligence, as well as post-editing work on translations, are not eligible.

The amount allocated to each grant can be up to 100% of the eligible expenses established, with a maximum amount of 3,000 euros for each application.

APPLICATION SUBMISSION

The application process will be available through the Institut Ramon Llull virtual office during the period of applications of the call.

In accordance with current regulations (Spain – Law 39/2015, Common Administrative Procedure Act; Catalonia – Decree 76/2020, Regulation on Electronic Processing; Catalonia – Law 18/2020, Adaptation of Procedures to Electronic Means), the procedure must be initiated through the following channels:

 

For EUROPEAN Legal Entities:

A) EUROPEAN digital certificate:

  1. Company digital certificate
    A certificate that identifies the company, issued by a qualified certification authority and accepted by the European Union. You can consult the list of accepted certificates. 
  2. Digital certificate of the legal representative of the entity
    Identifies the natural person acting as the legal representative associated with the company, issued by a qualified certification authority and accepted by the European Union. You can consult the list of accepted certificates
  3. Digital certificate for natural persons
    A personal digital certificate, issued by a qualified certification authority and accepted by the European Union. You can consult the list of accepted certificates
    This type of certificate is accepted for legal entities when it identifies the legal representative.

B) IdCAT Mòbil

A system that allows natural persons to identify themselves digitally to carry out procedures with the Catalan public administration. This type of identification is accepted for legal entities when it identifies the legal representative. idCAT Mòbil

 

For Natural Persons and Legal Entities OUTSIDE EUROPE:

A) idCAT Mòbil

A system that allows natural persons to identify themselves digitally in order to carry out procedures with the Catalan public administration. idCAT Mòbil is accepted for legal entities when it identifies the legal representative.

 

For SPANISH Natural Persons and Legal Entities: 

They must submit their applications through the electronic headquarters, using the electronic identification and signature systems they have used up to now. There are no changes. 

 

If you don't have a Digital Certificate and/or IdCat Mòbil, you can request credentials through this form.


In all cases (if not previously submitted), supporting documentation of the entity and legal representation (deeds of incorporation, statutes, powers of attorney, etc.) will be required.

All information related to the online procedure can be consulted in this user guide.

For possible technical issues or errors, please contact us through this form and select the option Digital certificate / idCAT Móvil / accreditation. The inquiry will be answered within a maximum of two working days.

APPLICATION DATES

Call: From April 7th to June 30th, 2026 at 23:59 (CEST)

RESOLUTION AND APPEALS

The Director of the Ramon Llull Institute will make a decision within a maximum period of six months from the date of the publication of the call.

If the maximum period has elapsed without a final decision of the procedure being issued and notified, applicants may consider their applications rejected due to administrative silence.

The decision does not exhaust the administrative process. An appeal can be filed with the head of the Department of Culture within one month from the date of publication.

    SUBSTANTIATING THE GRANT

    The applicant must substantiate at least 60% of the requested (and eligible) amount in order to receive the awarded grant, or the grant will be revoked.

    If between 60 and 80% of the eligible amount is justified, the amount of the grant awarded will be adjusted downwards, proportionally.

    If the amount that the applicant has justified is greater than 80% of the initially budgeted cost, there will be no reduction in the amount of the grant awarded.

    Proof of expenditure must be submitted before October 31st, 2026.

    For more information, see point 16 of the rules.

    VIRTUAL OFFICE

    Documents can be consulted online at the virtual office.

    Additional documentation, when necessary, and supporting documents can be uploaded to the IRL website through the virtual office.

    If submitting supporting documentation, please refer to this guide.

     

    Application forms

    PROCEDURE

    The grant applicant must be the holder of the bank account indicated on the form.

     Form

     

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