There is no fixed maximum amount.

The application form and a corresponding informational pamphlet with advice on how to prepare your application can be found at: http://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/informationen/maininfo.html
(Project grants for classical music, Pop music, Jazz/improvised music, Grants for choirs)

This question is hard to answer, as the deciding factors when allocating a grant vary, and can also change from one year to the next. The content of an application is always judged by an independent advisory body.

Yes, grants are offered to amateur choirs through the Cultural Department of the Senate Chancellery. For more information: http://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/informationen/maininfo.html

Yes, assistance is available for such purposes. You can find more information on criteria at: http://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/informationen/maininfo.html

For circumstances such as these, grants are given under the title „Internationaler Kulturaustausch“ (International culture exchange) For further information: http://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/informationen/maininfo.html

Yes, there is a program that financially assists a variety of artistic projects by immigrants who live in Berlin. For further information:http://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/informationen/maininfo.html

Working artists with financial difficulties can receive support through the Fonds der Deutschen Künstlerhilfe (German Artist Support Fund). Resorting to this institution does not count as artistic promotion. For more info: www.bundespraesident.de

It's worth informing the local art and culture office about planned projects. Your local art and culture office can be found at www.berlin.de/verwaltungsfuehrer/kunst-kulturaemter

In principle, no grants are given to finance the production of a CD (the disk itself, Booklets, etc) However, there are support options for recording. (See next question)

The Cultural Department Kulturverwaltung has two recording studios that are annually made available by appointment. This offer is open to music groups based in Berlin that create pop music, including world music. For more information: http://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/informationen/maininfo.html . There is a separate recording location known as Studioprojekt Jazz on offer for jazz musicians and bands. Time slots for this space are also allocated annually. For more information:http://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/informationen/maininfo.html

There are no scholarships given for studying pop music. However, there are scholarships available for both classical music (E-Musik) and jazz. For more information: http://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/informationen/maininfo.html . International scholarships (Rome, Venice, Paris) are given for music composition and interpretation through the Culture Exchange Program. For more information:http://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/informationen/maininfo.html

Yes, but international scholarships are only given for music composition and interpretation (Rome, Venice, Paris). For more information: http://www.berlin.de/sen/kultur/foerderung/informationen/maininfo.html

The German Academic Exchange Office (know as Der Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD)) invites artists from the various fields to come to Berlin on a regular basis through the Berliner Künstlerprogramm (Berlin Art Program). This allows international artists to reside in Berlin for a longer period (usually 1 year, 6 months for film-makers). By encouraging international participation on the Berlin art scene the program aims to facilitate a cultural exchange and encourages creative boundaries to be pushed. For more information: www.daad-berlin.de