Appel à candidatures : bourse de mobilité pour artistes et professionnel·le·s de la culture

Program overview

Total program budget: €8 million
Duration: 42 months (2025–2028)
Objective: to foster dialogue, cooperation and peer learning between African and European cultural actors
Emphasis on co-creation, professional exchanges and partnerships on an equal footing

Target audiences

Artists and cultural professionals from sub-Saharan Africa and the European Union, with particular attention to:

• emerging practitioners

• women

• people with disabilities

Mobility grant scheme

Objective and scope

Support for short-term professional mobility, primarily within sub-Saharan Africa.
Secondarily, support for mobility between sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.
European applicants must have an established partnership with an African partner.
African applicants travelling to Europe must have an established European partner.

Goals

Strengthening peer learning and professional networks;
enabling research, co-creation and collaborative artistic projects;
fostering access to new markets, audiences and professional contexts;
building sustainable intra-continental and intercontinental cultural partnerships

Stock market information

Maximum amount per mobility: €4,000 (approximately $4,700)
Approximate number of scholarships available: 60
Coverage: physical mobility only

Geographical orientation:

• Priority: Sub-Saharan Africa to Sub-Saharan Africa (Africa to Africa)

• Secondary: Sub-Saharan Africa to Europe

Key Dates

Call for applications opens: January 2026
Application deadline: March 15, 2026 (23:59 CAT)
Evaluation and notification: March 16 to May 8, 2026
Contracting and integration: May 11 to June 5, 2026
Eligible mobility start date: from June 1, 2026
Mobility period: June 2026 to June 2027

Eligibility criteria

Eligible candidates

• Be at least 18 years old

• To be an artist or cultural professional on an individual basis

• Disciplines involved:

  • Music

  • Visual Arts

  • Performing Arts

  • Literature

  • Cinema and media arts

  • Cultural Heritage

  • Design, architecture and fashion

• Currently based in sub-Saharan Africa or the European Union

• Being able to demonstrate an existing partnership in the destination country

• To be able to demonstrate a clear professional objective aligned with the program's objectives

Ineligible candidates

• People under 18 years of age

• Employees or immediate family members of the Goethe-Institut, Expertise France, the French Institute or the European Commission

• Entities subject to EU restrictive measures

• Applicants previously excluded from EU-funded projects

Application type

Individual applications only.
Applications from multiple people involved in the same activity will be evaluated separately.
Group or ensemble mobility is not supported under this scheme.

Eligible activities

Artistic and professional development
; research on cultural heritage, ecosystems and artistic practices;
co-creation or co-development with international partners;
participation in residencies, mentorships or structured learning programs;
development of international professional relationships;
cultural exchanges and networking
; participation in exhibitions, residencies or cultural events;
participation or performance at conferences and festivals;
strengthening of professional skills and training.

Budgetary framework

Eligible costs

• Travel (plane ticket, train ticket or other transport)

• Visa and insurance fees (actual costs)

• Accommodation and meals via pre-calculated packages

Travel packages

• Intra-continental travel (Sub-Saharan Africa): €1,500

• Intercontinental travel (Africa–Europe): €1,000

Additional support (on request)

• Family support (e.g., childcare costs)

• Support for disability and accessibility

• Support for sustainable mobility (green transport)

Budgetary conditions

• All sources of funding must be declared.

• Budgets exceeding €4,000 (excluding approved additional support) will be excluded.

• Any additional funding must be declared to remain within the scholarship limit.

Application process

How to apply:
Applications must be submitted via the Goethe Application Portal (GAP).
Language: English (supporting documents must include English translations).

Required documents

• Portfolio or work samples

• CV or professional biography

• Confirmation of mobility activity (e.g., invitation letter or registration)

• Project timeline

• Copy of a valid passport

• Budget completed according to the provided template

Optional documents

• Letters of support

• Additional links to the portfolio

• Documentation of previous collaborations

Support and information

General inquiries should be sent by email to: eup-ssa@goethe.de

See the original call for proposals here.

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This article was originally published in English.