Cultures Moves Europe - Supporting international mobility

Culture Moves Europe Supporting international mobility

Category: Calls for proposals
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With Culture Moves Europe, the euriopean Commission offers mobility grants to creators, artists, cultural professionals and host organisations.

Open until 30.11.2024 for projects to be completed before 30.04.2025, this initiative will finance the mobility of thousands of professionals, including in the design and fashion sectors.

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Who is it for?

Artists and cultural professionals can apply with a proposal to carry out a project with a partner of their choice in a Creative Europe country which is not their country of residence.

What for?

The project should pursue two of the 4 following goals:

  • to explore: to conduct creative and artistic research, to investigate, inspire and work on a specific theme or a new concept
  • to create: to engage in a creative process seeking to produce a new piece of artistic/cultural work
  • to learn: to enhance competences and skills through non-formal learning or collaboration with a specialist
  • to connect: to develop a professional network, to strengthen the  professional development, to engage with new audiences

The grant covers :

  • living expenses (accommodation, food, equipment, local transport, etc.) up to €75 per day per person;
  • travel costs up to 350€ (less than 5000 km) or 700€ (more than 5000 km) per person.
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What are the selection criteria?
  • What is the candidate’s objective and why is mobility relevant?
  • Is the project well planned (with the international partner, duration, etc.)?
  • What will be the positive long-term effects of the project (including the participants’ professional development)?
  • Does the applicant take environmental sustainability into account in his or her mobility project?
Applications
  • Applications to be submitted in English on the Goethe Institut website, with a monthly deadline (which means that applications are evaluated and grants awarded every month).
  • Several documents to be prepared: CV, proof of collaboration with foreign partner, portfolio, etc.
Information session

An information session for the design, architecture and fashion sectors (among others) is organized via zoom on Tuesday 8.10.2024 at 3:00 pm. Online registration.

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