Mobility grants for cultural professionals

The Individual Mobility Action of Culture Moves Europe provides financial support to partially fund the cost of travel (transport, accommodation, etc.) of an artist or a cultural professional (Aged 18+; from 2 to 5 people) residing in a Creative Europe country and going to another Creative Europe country to implement a project with an international partner (organisation or individual).

The international partner (organisation or individual) is an associate that agrees to host the individual artist(s), guides him/her/them through their working environment and implements the project with him/her/them.

The grant is accessible for all cultural and creative sectors covered in the Culture Strand of the Creative Europe programme (architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literary translation, music, performing arts and visual arts).

The mobility scheme allows A&CP to internationalise their activities and horizons to explore Europe’s rich cultural heritage, to co-create or co-develop art with A&CPs from other countries, to participate in non-formal learning or to develop, or deepen international professional relationships.

The mobility grant includes Travel costs from the place of residence to the place of destination or Daily allowance (also called ‘per diem’) to contribute to the accommodation and subsistence.

the mobility scheme cannot be used purely to fund travel for artists to present their work in a professional setting (vernissage, exhibition, concert, performance).

The mobility must take place within one year, starting from the signature of the

The cut-off dates in 2023 are: 31 January, 23:59 CET, 28 February, 23:59 CET, 31 March, 23:59 CET, 30 April 23:59 CEST and 31 May, 23:59 CEST.

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