Deadline extended for Sound Connects Fund grant applications
The Sound Connects Fund is pleased to announce that it has extended the deadline for its third open call for grant applications. The new submission deadline is Tuesday 31 January 2023 at midnight. The extension will afford interested applicants more time to refine their grant proposals and submit them for funding consideration.
- Sound Connects Fund grantees during a previous capacity and networking workshop.
Visit the official website for comprehensive information about the grant opportunities available, application criteria and to download all the required application documents.
For queries and questions regarding the Sound Connects Fund and the current open call, please email scf@musicinafrica.net.
More about the third open call
The Sound Connects Fund (SCF) is implemented by the Music In Africa Foundation (MIAF) in partnership with Goethe-Institut. It is made possible with funding from the ACP-EU Culture Programme, a project implemented by the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS), and funded by the European Union (EU).
The SCF aims to accelerate development and increase the capacities of practitioners in the region. The value of the approved grants will range between €45 000 and €70 000.
To date, the fund has awarded grants worth over €2m to 23 organisations based in Angola, Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Eligible projects
The fund seeks to support projects and activities in the cultural and creative sector that:
- Facilitate the rapid production and distribution of high-quality goods within and outside the Southern African region.
- Increase capacities among professionals.
- Support rapid mobility and exchange among creators.
- Enhance access to new markets.
- Develop visual literacy (especially among underrepresented groups).
- Promote advocacy aimed at protecting the interests of creators.
- Support the existence of sustainable financing structures.
Eligible countries
Angola, Botswana, eSwatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Eligible disciplines
The fund supports projects across a wide range of disciplines including, but not limited to, performing arts, visual arts, animation, film, gaming, photography and videography.
Eligible languages
Applications to the Sound Connects Fund can made in both English and Portuguese from organisations based in the eligible countries. The English and Portuguese application forms can be downloaded from the Sound Connects Fund website.
How to apply
Interested organisations are urged to visit the Sound Connects Fund website for more information about the fund and the application process.
If you have any queries about the Sound Connects Fund, read through the FAQs, or email scf@musicinafrica.net.
About the Music In Africa Foundation
The Music In Africa Foundation is a pan-African, non-profit organisation based in Rosebank, Johannesburg, with satellite offices in East, West and Central Africa. The MIAF’s mission is to support the African music sector through promoting knowledge exchange and creating opportunities and capacity for music professionals. The Foundation does this in two ways: digitally via the Music In Africa website (www.musicinafrica.net) and offline through training programmes, artist mobility programmes, workshops, concerts, lobbying, conferences and other related initiatives.
About Goethe-Institut
Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. The institute promotes knowledge of the German language abroad and fosters international cultural cooperation. It conveys a comprehensive picture of Germany by providing information on Germany’s cultural, social and political life.
About the ACP-EU Culture Programme
Implemented by the Organisation of the African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) and funded by the European Union, the ‘ACP-EU towards a viable cultural industry’ programme (ACP-EU CULTURE) intends to boost the potential of the cultural and creative sector and its contribution to the social and economic development of the ACP countries.
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