Der neue Call von Culture Moves Europe unterstützt die Mobilität von Kulturschaffenden und richtet sich an sowohl an Einzelpersonen wie auch an Gruppen von bis zu 5 Personen. Es gibt mehrere Einreichtermine für Reisen in den Jahren 2025 und 2026.
Culture Moves Europe promotes cultural and artistic mobility by supporting individual mobility and residency projects across all Creative Europe countries. It supports artists and cultural professionals by giving them funds to travel and carry out a project in another Creative Europe country.
The scheme consists of two call types: The Call for Individual Mobility, for artists and cultural professionals (individuals or groups of individuals), and the Call for Residency Hosts, for legal entities who want to host residencies.
If you are an artist or cultural professional living in one of the Creative Europe countries, you can apply under the Call for Individual Mobility to travel, by yourself or as part of a group, to a different Creative Europe country to implement a project with an international partner.
Culture Moves Europe aims for gender, geographical, regional and sectoral balance, and encourages sustainability and inclusion.
This project is funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut.
Who can apply?
Artists and cultural professionals, who are:
- legally residing in one of the Creative Europe countries, including the overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
- 18 years of age or older
- active in one of the following sectors: architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts, and visual arts; No specific level of experience is required
The call for individual mobility allows applications from individuals and groups of up to 5 people.
What does the grant offer?
Daily allowance
85€ per day of project implementation.
Travel allowance
- travel distance under 5 000 km -> 400€
- travel distance from 5 000 km -> 800€
The travel distance is calculated automatically in the application form, based on a one-way straight line.
The grant offers additional funding, if applicable:
Top-ups
- Green mobility top-up: 400€
- Overseas countries and territories / Outermost regions top-up: 175€
- Family top-up: 200€ per child
- Visa top-up: 120€
Accessibility support
- 30€ per day of project implementation
- Either the actual cost or a fixed allowance for personal assistance or sign language interpretation, depending on the assistant’s professional status
What is required to apply?
One project
One artistic or cultural project to be carried out in another Creative Europe country, with the support of an international partner.
This project must follow 2 of the following objectives: to learn, to create, to explore, or to connect.
One international partner
The international partner collaborates with the artists and cultural professionals during the project implementation.
Applicants chose their own international partners, which can be an individual or an organisation.
Supporting documents
Applicants must upload the required supporting documents:
- official national identification
- proof of legal residence
- short curriculum vitae (CV)
- artistic and creative portfolio
- letter of invitation from the international partner
When to apply?
The deadlines for the call for individual mobility 2025-2026 are on a rolling basis as follows:
- 2025: 31 October // 30 November
- 2026: 31 January // 29 February // 31 March // 30 April
How to apply?
- Create an accountCreate an account on the Goethe-Application Portal. Register as an “individual” (even if you are a group), then select “Culture Moves Europe funding” and then “call for individual mobility”.
- Complete the application formComplete the application form in English. You don’t need to be fluent; using online translation tools is allowed, and language skills are not evaluated.
- Finalise and submitEdit and save the draft application before making a final submission.
All applicants must carefully read the call document before submitting their application.
Link:
Culture Moves Europe
Culture Moves Europe: Call for individual mobility (call document)