Deadline: 30 April 2019
Applications are open for Mobility First!-ASEF Cultural Mobility Initiative which is the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)’s travel grant for artists and cultural professionals.
Mobility First! supports a wide variety of activity types (workshop/training, conference/forum, festival/biennale, residencies, partnership meetings, research trips, short-term exploration/networking) with particular focus on these areas:
- Skills transfer / knowledge exchange
- Innovation in arts & culture
- Local development
- Art and social issues: the role of art & artists in society
Grant Information
- The grant amounts for 2019 are as follows:
- Asia to Europe and vice-versa SGD 2,000.
- Australia/New Zealand to Europe and vice-versa SGD 2,300.
- Russia to Europe and vice-versa SGD 1,000.
- Intra-Asia SGD 1,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals
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- Artists and cultural professionals from any artistic genre (such as visual arts, performing arts, film, heritage etc.) may apply. Applications focusing on contemporary artistic and cultural disciplines are encouraged.
- Applicants should be citizens of ASEM member countries3 and are seeking support for travel within the ASEM region.
- Applicants may seek travel support to participate in any of the 7 types of eligible activities listed below in the section on What types of activities are supported?
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- Arts organisations
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- Arts organisations may apply for up to 5 artists/cultural professionals whom they want to invite for the event they are organising.
- Arts organisations that operate in any artistic or cultural genre may apply. Non-profit arts organisations will be prioritised.
- Arts organisations should be based in any of the ASEM member countries and operating in the ASEM region (nationally or bi-regionally).
- Arts organisations should be applying for travel support for individuals to participate in any of the 7 types of eligible activities listed below in the section on What types of activities aresupported?
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Travel Regions
- Mobility First! prioritises cultural mobility from Asia to Europe; from Europe to Asia; and, within Asia. All travel must be international. Eligible nationalities and destinations are Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) partner countries:
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- Australia, Austria, Poland, Bangladesh, Belgium, Portugal, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Romania, Cambodia, Croatia, Slovakia, China, Cyprus, Slovenia, India, Czech Republic, Spain, Indonesia, Denmark, Sweden, Japan, Estonia, Switzerland, Kazakhstan, Finland, United Kingdom, Korea, France, Lao PDR, Germany, Malaysia, Greece, Mongolia, Hungary, Myanmar, Ireland, New Zealand, Italy, Pakistan, Latvia, Philippines, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Luxembourg, Singapore, Malta, Thailand, Netherlands, Viet Nam, Norway
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How to apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit this link.