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The program helps American publishers cover the costs of acquiring the rights to French fiction, non-fiction, children\u2019s literature, and comic works for English translation. Please note that you can only apply for this program if no advance has been paid to the French publisher<\/strong>. If you plan to apply, you must negotiate a deferred payment<\/strong> with the French publisher when signing the contract. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beneficiaries are selected by the Institut fran\u00e7ais, with a preference given to books published in the past ten years. The grant is paid directly to the French publisher and cannot exceed the amount of the first advance for acquiring the rights. The grant amount ranges from \u20ac500 to \u20ac5,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

American publishers wishing to apply for the grant should fill out the online <\/strong>application form<\/strong><\/a>, and provide the following documents: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 A signed, balanced budget (download template here<\/a> and send pdf version) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2013 A signed copy of the acquisition of rights contract with the French publisher (pdf) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All digital materials should be sent to: acquisitionofrights@villa-albertine.org<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION FOR THE CURRENT CALL IS FEBRUARY 1st, 2026. <\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For any questions, please contact<\/strong>: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Laure Poupard<\/a> 
Program Officer, Books & Ideas <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":645152,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[228,511,213,510,366,233],"app_city_tax":[235],"app_professional_category":[260],"app_professional_content_type":[257,252],"class_list":["post-61836","app_professional","type-app_professional","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-comics","app_discipline-fiction","app_discipline-literature","app_discipline-non-fiction","app_discipline-poetry","app_discipline-social-sciences-and-humanities","app_city_tax-all-cities","app_professional_category-books-ideas","app_professional_content_type-grants_programs","app_professional_content_type-resources"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAcquisition of Rights - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/professionals\/acquisition-rights\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Acquisition of Rights - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The program helps American publishers cover the costs of acquiring the rights to French fiction, non-fiction, children\u2019s literature, and comic works for English translation. 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