Third Call for Individual Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals

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.

The project should pursue two of the 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 partner can be, for example, a fellow artist, an organisation or a venue in the country of destination. Applicants must provide proof of collaboration in the application process. 

It is possible to apply either as an individual or as a group of up to five people.

Important: Culture Moves Europe mobility grant cannot be used to merely present previously created work. Projects that simply propose, for example, an exhibition or performance of a previously created work will not be considered. Culture Moves Europe, and these grants, exist to encourage creation, exchanges, connections, and fruitful learnings across borders.

The project duration is the number of days spent in the destination country to implement the project:

• between 7 and 40 days for individual projects
• between 7 and 14 days for group projects

The implementation of the project in the destination country must be uninterrupted, which means that segmenting the implementation of the project into different periods is not accepted.

The selection of projects is divided into three duration categories and estimated as follows:

• Approximately 70% for short-term projects (7 to 14 days)
• Approximately 23% for medium-term projects (15 to 21 days)
• Approximately 7% for long-term projects (22 to 40 days) 

The earliest start of travel and project implementation is 60 days from the monthly deadline and not before the Culture Moves Europe team receives the signed grant agreement from the selected applicant. All projects must be finalised no later than 30 April 2025. Grantees must submit the activity report up to one month after finishing the project’s implementation. 

Source: Third call for individual mobility of artists and cultural professionals | Culture and Creativity