Deadline: 31-Aug-23
The Finnish Cultural Foundation is seeking applications for the Mobility Grant Program that enables artists and critics to spend time abroad to discover new tools and networks that support their art practise.
Artists from any field of art may apply for a grant for working abroad. The mobility grant is intended to cover the costs of independently organised residencies or other types of work in foreign countries.
Funding Information
- Mobility grants may be sought for expenses ranging from EUR 2,000 to EUR 10,000.
Applicability
- Acceptable uses of the grant include e.g. residency costs, participation in a festival, exhibition project or international collaboration. It is not possible to apply for both a working grant and an expenditure grant in the same application; working must be funded by other means.
- Applicants must spend a minimum of one week at the destination to qualify for the grant. Expenses from several trips can be collected under a single application, provided that they belong to the same project, occur within one year and include one trip lasting at least one week.
- Expenses covered by the grant are:
- travel
- accommodation
- residency fees
- shipping fees, insurance fees
- other expenses directly related to travel arrangements.
Eligibility Criteria
- Individual artist, critics, working groups as well as registered organisations such as associations from any field of art are eligible to apply for a Mobility grant.
- The mobility grant cannot be applied for travel occurring from a foreign location to Finland. The country of departure does not need to be Finland, however.
- The grant does not cover general living costs accrued during travel or in Finland. The budget may not include a daily allowance for the duration of the trip. It is not possible to apply for both a working grant and an expenditure grant in the same application; working must be funded by other means. Receiving a mobility grant does not preclude you from receiving a working grant from future application rounds of the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s central and regional funds (October Round of Applications or January Round of Applications).
- Mobility grants cannot be used for trips included in undergraduate studies or for costs related to undergraduate studies taken abroad.
For more information, visit Finnish Cultural Foundation.