Deadline: 12 February 2018
Pro Helvetia Johannesburg – Swiss Arts Council has announced a call for applications for its Ant Mobility Funding which has been separated into Individual Artists/Arts professionals and Organisations, Groups and Companies.
Activities and Projects should involve mobility between two or more of the following countries: Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Seychelles, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Ant Mobility Funding for Individual Artists/Arts Professionals
The primary focus of Ant Mobility (Individuals is to assist individual artists and arts professionals (curators, organisers, arts managers, etc) to be able to travel across national borders in the region for the purposes of:
- research and project development,
- collaboration across national borders,
- professional exchanges,
- and touring/presentation of work.
Funding Information
- Successful applications will be supported for up to a maximum of ZAR 36 000/US$ 3000.
- Pro Helvetia normally only support the following expenditure items:
- local and international travel within and between the aforementioned countries,
- accommodation costs (up to a maximum period of one month),
- visa fees where relevant,
- reasonable travel insurance costs where relevant,
- material/production costs not exceeding US$ 500,
- administrative costs (not exceeding 5% of the budget).
Ant Mobility Funding for Organisations, Groups and Companies
The primary focus of Ant Project funding is to assist in the distribution of new and existing works to a broader Southern African audience and to enable transnational collaboration and sharing of knowledge and expertise.
Funding Information
- Projects will be supported for up to a maximum of ZAR 60 000/US$ 5000 and applicants are expected to have or seek additional funding from other sources.
- local and international travel within and between the aforementioned countries,
- accommodation costs,
- reasonable local living expenses/per diems,
- visa fees where relevant,
- reasonable travel insurance costs where relevant,
- administrative costs (not exceeding 5% of the budget),
- professional, facilitation or management fees (the amount requested from Pro Helvetia should not exceed US$ 1000/ZAR12 000 and would normally assume complementary contributions from other parties in addition to contribution).
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
For more information, please visit Ant Mobility Funding 2018.
