Culture Moves Europe Call for Residency Hosts

This call offers support for residences that meet the following purposes:

• Proposes a concept for a residency project to host between 1 and 5 residents.
• Follows 2 of these objectives: to create, to learn, to explore, to connect, or to transform.
• Has capacity to implement the residency project and provide adequate accommodation and workspaces.
• Offer at least one mentor to provide artistic guidance to the residents.

Legal entities that:

• Are registered and based in one of the Creative Europe countries, including the overseas countries and territories and outermost regions.
• Which are the Creative Europe countries?
  The Creative Europe countries include the 27 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
  Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
  Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) and Albania, Armenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland,
  Kosovo , Liechtenstein, Moldova,Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Tunisia, Ukraine. 3
  This includes the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCT) and Outermost Regions (OR) of the European Union:
  • Greenland (Denmark);
  • French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, New
  Caledonia, Reunion Island, Saint Barthelemy, Saint-Martin, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna Islands (France);
  • Azores, Madeira (Portugal);
  • Canary Islands (Spain);
  • Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Maarten, Sint Eustatius (The Netherlands).
• Have the capacity to host the proposed residency project with artists and cultural professionals from other Creative Europe countries.
• Are active (regardless of being a new or well-established entity), in one of the eligible sectors: architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts, and visual arts.

Your residency project must pursue two of the following objectives:

• Explore: to conduct creative andartistic research, investigate,draw inspiration and work on aspecific theme or new concept.
• Create: engage in a creativeprocess seeking to produce anew piece of artistic or culturalwork.
• Learn: enhancecompetences and skills, forexample, throughcollaboration with aspecialist
• Connect: develop a professional network, engage with audiences, peers or stakeholders.
• Transform: contribute to societal change in line with the New European Bauhaus values and principles. Applicants who choose this objective are expected to design their residency in line with the values and principles of the New European Bauhaus (NEB), such as sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion. Find out more about the initiative New European Bauhaus.

The residency grant offers financial support to the host and each resident.

• Hosting allowance:
  • €50 per day, per resident.
  • Accessibility support (if applicable)
  • A fixed amount of €375, €675 or €1.200, based on the residency duration category, to help cover possible extra costs related to the resident’s accessibility needs.
• To each resident:
  • Daily allowance: €30 per day, per resident.
  • Travel allowance: €400 for travel distances under 5.000 km. €800 for travel distances from 5.000 km. The travel distance is calculated automatically in the application form, based on a one-way straight line. The European Commission distance calculator may nevertheless be used for indicative estimates.
• If applicable, there is additional funding available:
  • Top-ups (if applicable)
  • Green mobility top-up: €400
  • Overseas countries and territories / Outermost regions (OCT/OR) top-up: €175
  • Family top-up: 200 per child under 18 years old
  • Visa top-up: €120
• Accessibility support (if applicable):
• Hosts must request the applicable top-ups and accessibility support when filling in their residency info card (phase 2). These cannot be requested at a later stage.
• A fixed amount of €375, €675 or €1.200, based on the duration of the project.
• Financial support for personal assistance or sign language interpretation.
• The possibility to request air travel for distances below 600 km.

• A concept for a residency project to host between 1 and 5 residents. It should follow 2 of these objectives: to create, to learn, to explore, to connect, or to transform.
• The capacity to implement the residency project and provide adequate accommodation and workspaces.
• At least one mentor to provide artistic guidance to the residents.
• Supporting documents:
  • Proof of the legal entity
  • Legal entity’s artistic portfolio or promotional report
  • Mentor’s short Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • If the application is selected and passes to Phase 2, applicants must submit a residency info card with information about each chosen resident. This includes their official national identification, short Curriculum Vitae (CV), artistic and creative portfolio, and proof of legal residence.