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Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility of Artists and Cultural Professionals
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rolling monthly deadlines from 30 October 2026 to 30 April 2027
Are you an artist or do you work in the field of culture and would like funding support to carry out a project in another country? This call supports the mobility of artists and cultural professionals residing in a Creative Europe country who wish to implement a project in collaboration with an international partner in another Creative Europe country.
Culture Moves Europe’s call for individual mobility targets artists and cultural professionals working in the following sectors: Architecture; Cultural Heritage; Design & Fashion Design; Literature; Music; Performing Arts; Visual Arts.
The Call for Individual Mobility 2026-2027 is a rolling call with monthly deadlines from October 2026 to 30 April 2027 (excluding December 2026). You must submit your application no later than 22:59:59 IRISH TIME (23:59:59 CET) by one of the following dates:
- 31 October 2026
- 30 November 2026
- No deadline in December 2026
- 31 January 2027
- 28 February 2027
- 31 March 2027
- 30 April 2027
Culture Moves Europe Linktree page is a really useful resource to help you apply for funding for a residency, project, or professional development in another EU country.
Please download Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Call Document for full details of the individual mobility funding as the details on this page are for reference only.
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- This call supports the mobility of artists and cultural professionals residing in a Creative Europe country who wish to implement a project in collaboration with an international partner in another Creative Europe country.
- Allows applications from individuals or groups of up to 5 people.
- This scheme covers the following sectors: Architecture; Cultural Heritage; Design & Fashion Design; Literature; Music; Performing Arts; Visual Arts.
- The call is open to artists and cultural professionals. You can submit an application by yourself or as part of a group.
- You must legally reside in one of the Creative Europe countries – including the OCTs and ORs – when you submit the application and when implementing your project.
- 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.
- 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).
- You must be 18 years of age or older.
- You must be active in one of the following sectors: architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts, and visual arts.
- Applications are welcome from people with all levels of experience, educational and professional backgrounds.
- Culture Moves Europe supports free artistic creation, expression and circulation.
- Artists and cultural professionals living in exile, legally residing in a Creative Europe country, and with a refugee or humanitarian protection status, are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants are not eligible if they: already received a grant from the Call for Individual Mobility 2025-2026 or 2026-2027. Between October 2025 and April 2028, each applicant can receive only one Individual Mobility grant from Culture Moves Europe; already applied to the present call (2026-2027). Each
applicant can apply to only one monthly deadline per call, even if their application is not selected (in that case, they’re welcome to apply to the next call). - Your travel and project implementation must take place within the fixed 6-month period tied to your application deadline (see table in the current call document). The earliest date to start your travels is always at least two months after the monthly deadline in which you apply.
Also, you can only start your travel from your place of residence after you have signed and returned the grant agreement - Please download Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Call Document for full details of the individual mobility funding as the details on this page are for reference only.
- One project: one artistic or cultural project to be carried out in another Creative Europe country, with the support of an international partner. You can submit an application by yourself or as part of a group (up to 5 people).
- This project must follow 2 of the following objectives:
- Explore: conduct creative and artistic research, investigate, draw inspiration and work on a specific theme or new concept.
- Create: engage in a creative process seeking to produce a new piece of artistic or cultural work.
- Learn: enhance competences and skills, for example, through collaboration with a specialist.
- Connect: develop a professional network, engage with, audiences, peers or stakeholders.
- One international partner: an international partner is a person or an organisation with whom you will collaborate during your project implementation. They must be based in a Creative Europe country different from the one where you legally reside. For group projects, this applies to all group members. You can only have one international partner.
- One destination country: your project must be implemented with your international partner in a different Creative Europe country than the one where you live. Your nationality is not relevant, only your place of legal residence will be considered. It is not possible to apply for a grant to travel between an OCT/OR and the Creative Europe country to which it is linked, in either direction. You must choose only one destination country and one key destination within that country. This is where you will work on the project with your international partner. However, you can also visit other places as long as you stay in the same country and is relevant to the project’s objectives and justified in your application.
- Duration: The project must last between 7 and 60 days, if you are implementing your project as an individual; or between 7 and 21 days if you are implementing a group project. The duration is considered as the number of days spent in the destination working on the project with your international partner and does not include days spent travelling to or from the destination. Your project must be implemented in one continuous period; it cannot be interrupted or divided into two or more segments.
- Please download Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Call Document for full details of the individual mobility funding as the details on this page are for reference only.
- The grant is made up of three key components: a travel allowance; a daily allowance; and any applicable top-ups or accessibility support (or both).
- Travel allowance: There are two different levels of travel allowance, depending on the distance between your place of legal residence and the destination. The travel allowance is designed to contribute to the cost of travel from your place of residence to your project’s destination, and back again. The travel distance is the distance between your place of residence and the key destination, measured as a direct line between the two points not the distance you would actually travel by road, rail, or air. The application form includes a distance calculator for this purpose.
- Under 5.000 km = €400
- From 5.000 km = €800
- Daily allowance: fixed rate of €85 per day spent working on the project in the destination (travel days are not included). The daily allowance is the amount that you receive for each day of your project’s implementation, for the requested duration. It supports the daily expenses in the destination country, such as accommodation.
- Top-ups: Top-ups provide additional financial support, at fixed rates, to grantees who meet specific conditions. Please remember that:
- You must request these top-ups in your application. They cannot be requested at a later stage.
- Requesting top-ups will not have any impact on the evaluation of your application.
- You will need to provide supporting documents at the activity report stage to demonstrate you meet these conditions. More information can be found in the ‘Proof of project implementation’ section of the call document.
- Green mobility top-up: €400. Supports applicants choosing greener means of transport. You can apply for this top-up if the straight-line distance between your place of residence to the destination is 600 km or more, and you travel by any means of transport other than airplane.
- Accessibility support: If you have a disability and accessibility needs, please see the section ‘Accessibility support for applicants with a disability’ for more
information on the support available in the call docment. - OCT/OR top-up: €175. For applicants who legally reside, or have their destination, in an OCT/OR (see section ‘Which are the Creative Europe countries?’.)
- Visa top-up: €120. For applicants who require a visa to undertake their mobility.
- Please download Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Call Document for full details of the individual mobility funding as the details on this page are for reference only.
- It is strongly advised to apply 4 months before your desired travel dates.
- Please download Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility Call Document for full details of the individual mobility funding as the details on this page are for reference only.
- All applicants are responsible for checking for the most recent call document as made available by Creative Europe / Goethe-Institut here.
- Create an account on the Goethe Application Portal. To apply for the Call for Individual Mobility 2026-2027 you need to create an account and submit an online application via the Goethe Portal. Watch a tutorial video explaining how to create a GAP account and navigate the portal (video is also embedded below).
- Step by step guide on how to create a GAP account:
1. Using the link above, create a GAP account and register as an 'Individual' (even for group projects);
2. Select 'Culture Moves Europe', then 'Call for Individual Mobility 2026-2027’;
3. Complete the form in English, using clear and simple language so that the external evaluators can understand your project. The
level of English is not taken into consideration, and you are free to use online translation tools.
4. You can save and edit until final submission. Draft applications can be worked on for the whole duration of the call. - Once you submit your application, it cannot be changed. You will receive an automatic email confirmation after submitting your application. Note that you need to write and submit the application yourself. Applications that are written or submitted by someone other than the applicant, will not be accepted. If applicants are under legal guardianship, Goethe / Culture Moves Europe provides individual advice on the application process if necessary.
- Monthy deadlines for Culture Moves Europe Indvidual Mobility 2026 to 2027: The Call for Individual Mobility 2026-2027 is a rolling call with monthly deadlines from 1 October 2026 to 30 April 2027 (excluding December 2026). You must submit your application no later than 23:59:59 CET/CEST by one of the following dates:
- 31 October 2026
- 30 November 2026
- NO DEADLINE in December 2026
- 31 January 2027
- 28 February 2027
- 31 March 2027
- 30 April 2027
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