Deadline: 15-Oct-2025
The Halaqat has launched an open call for project grants that aim to support artistic, cultural, and community-centered work exploring the interconnected themes of care and gender.
Rooted at the crossroads of art, culture, and civic engagement, the program invites participants to reflect on and reimagine practices of care across communities and disciplines.
A total of 42 projects will be supported through both schemes, including 26 small-scale grants of up to €2,500 and 16 medium-scale grants of up to €9,800. The grants will be distributed among the five focus countries based on the quality and scale of proposals received. Funding will be provided in euros or their equivalent, in accordance with the regulations of each country.
The initiative welcomes individuals, collectives, and institutions based in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Belgium, with applications encouraged from both emerging and established practitioners. Artists, cultural actors, educators, researchers, NGOs, civil society organizations, and independent spaces are all eligible to apply. Through this call, Halaqat seeks to promote collaboration and dialogue, fostering inclusive and creative responses to contemporary social questions related to empathy, equity, and collective well-being.
Successful applicants will receive financial support, mentoring, capacity-building opportunities, and visibility, along with chances to publicly present their project outcomes in partnership with local Goethe-Institutes. By supporting contextually grounded projects, the program hopes to inspire meaningful cultural exchange and community engagement that reflect the lived realities of care in diverse environments.
To accommodate a wide spectrum of creative and civic work, Halaqat has introduced two dedicated funding streams. The Art Production Support Scheme is tailored for artistic and literary projects that explore care and gender through mediums such as visual and digital arts, literature, music, and performance. Eligible applicants include artists, curators, institutions, and collectives producing new creative works across these disciplines.
Meanwhile, the Care Initiatives Support Scheme focuses on educational, knowledge-based, and community-driven projects that engage with care and gender outside of traditional art forms. This may include research, publications, curriculum development, community practices, and digital or interdisciplinary initiatives led by educators, researchers, and community workers.
Through this program, Halaqat continues to champion cross-cultural dialogue and creative exchange, nurturing projects that bridge art, social impact, and care, while amplifying voices that shape inclusive and equitable cultural landscapes.
For more information, visit Goethe-Institutes.