Deadline: 8-Jul-25
The Creative Australia is pleased to invite grant applications to provide financial support to a diverse range of Australian artists at distinct phases of their international careers.
The program has been developed to support emerging, breakthrough and established acts and is made available to Australian citizens or permanent residents who are current practising music professionals. This includes solo artists, instrumentalists, bands, ensembles, DJ/producers and electronic artists, producers, songwriters and composers.
Funding Information
- The International Professional and Artistic Development fund is designed to support international professional development activity with matched funding of $3000 to $15,000.
Eligible Activities
- The International Professional and Artistic Development Fund is designed to support activity that includes:
- co-writing sessions
- invitation to a songwriting camp
- contribution towards overseas recording expenses such as tracking, mixing, mastering
- engaging an international producer
- international residency or fellowship
Ineligible Activities
- Activity that does not meet the Music Australia definition of contemporary music
- International activity in your country of residence (if not Australia)
- Activity in Australia (regardless of country of residence)
- The manufacture of albums and merchandise
- Passport application costs
- International relocation expenses
Eligibility Criteria
- Activity must start between 1 October 2025 and 31 December 2025 and be completed within 12 months.
- You can submit a maximum of one application to each category of the Music Australia Export Development Fund. Ensure each application is targeted to the individual category you are applying for.
- The budget in your application must demonstrate matched funding, and evidence of this matched funding must be supplied in your support material.
Assessment Criteria
- Industry Advisors will assess the quality of the artistic and cultural activities at the centre of your proposal. They may consider:
- vision, ideas and artistic rationale
- benefit and impact on career, artistic and cultural practice
- level of innovation, ambition, experimentation or risk-taking
- rigour and clear articulation of creative, engagement or development processes
- significance of the work within the music industry and/or community.
For more information, visit Creative Australia.