In order to facilitate the translation of French books into English, a few grants have been created to help publishers and translators. Depending on your country (India, United Kingdom or USA) you can find on this page a list of all the grants you can apply for and also what the Centre National du Livre (CNL) has to offer.
Grants
American Translators
CNL – Grants to Literary translators
French Ministry of Culture
Deadline: To be announced
Provides funding for translators wishing to stay in France in order to translate French works in the fields of literature or humanities. > More
PEN Translation Fund Grants
PEN American Center
Deadline: To be announced
Provides grants to support the translation of book-length works of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, or drama that have not previously appeared in English or have appeared only in an egregiously flawed translation. > More
Residency for translators at la Villa Gillet
Lyon, France
Deadline: To be announced
The Cultural Services of the French Embassy in New York and La Villa Gillet in Lyon offer a residency program for translators. > More
British Translators
CNL – Grants to Literary translators
French Ministry of Culture
Deadline: To be announced
Provides funding for translators wishing to stay in France in order to translate French works in the fields of literature or humanities. > More
Residency for Literary translators (Fiction and Non Fiction)
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deadline: To be announced
The Residency for Literary translators is a brand new programme launched jointly by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Villa Gillet in 2005. > More
American Publishers
CNL Support for translation of French books into English
Ministry of Culture
Deadline: April 19, 2013
Designed to support translation of French books into other languages, it does not cover works in the public domain, scholastic books, practical manuals and handbooks, or periodicals. > More
French Voices Award
Deadline: March 20, 2013
The French Voices Award honors both translators and American publishers for English translations of works that have been published in France in the last 6 years. Awards recipients receive a $6,000 award. > More
Grants to American Publishers for the Acquisition of Rights
French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Culturesfrance
Deadline: March 20, 2013
The Institut français helps American publishers offset the cost of acquiring the rights to French works. The amount awarded varies from 500 to 7,000 Euros. > More
The Hemingway Grant Program
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deadline: March 20, 2013
The Hemingway Grant allows publishers to receive financial help for the translation and publication of a French work into English. Grants awarded for each work range from $500 to $6,000. > More
British Publishers
Burgess Grants
Institut Français
Deadline: December 9, 2013
This programme gives direct funding to publishers to assist with translation costs via the Book Departement in London. > More
CNL Support for translation of French books into English
Ministry of Culture
Deadline: To be announced
This grant programme is designed to support translation of French books into other languages. > More
Funding for Translation
Arts Council England
Deadline: To be announced
Literary translation is eligible for funding under the Arts Council's Grants for the Arts programme. On the whole, priority is given to translation of fiction and poetry; non-fiction titles are also eligible if they are exceptional in terms of literary and stylistic innovation. > More
Literary translation projects
European Commission
Deadline: February 3, 2013
The e-form must be submitted electronically before noon on 3/2/2012, together with a Declaration of Honour, a Declaration concerning the works to be translated and an Estimated Budget Form. > More
Writers in translation programme
PEN
Deadline: To be announced
The English PEN Writers in Translation programme, supported by Bloomberg, promotes and supports literature in translation. > More
Canadian Publishers
The French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Translation Grant Program
French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Deadline: February 16, 2013
The grant program for English-speaking Canadian publishers aims to make original works from France, by authors from the 20th century to today, available to Canadian readers. > More
Indian Publishers
Tagore Publication Assistance Programme
French Embassy in India - Book Office / Institut français de Paris
Deadline: April 15, 2013
Publication Assistance Programme in India, called Tagore, is a support programme for Indian publishers who wish to publish a French book translated into English or into any Indian language. > More