Apply for Perform Europe Funding by 22 October 2026
Perform Europe is a funding scheme that offers a total of €1.4 million to performing arts collaborations. It supports partnership proposals which reinvent the way organisations tour across borders.
Perform Europe will continue to put emphasis on exploring, with the performing arts sector, how cross-border touring can be made fairer, greener, and more inclusive.
This is a call to the sector to create partnerships and propose impactful ideas that can generate real change via two main priorities: inclusion and diversity; and the fight against climate change.
In addition, all proposals should aim for quality and innovation, be built on fair practices, and are encouraged to promote collaboration across different regions within the 41 Creative Europe countries.
Perform Europe funding applies to:
- Performing arts
- Theatre
- Dance
- Performance
- Circus
- Outdoor arts
- Puppetry
- Interdisciplinary
- Change-makers, inclusion, diversity
- Fight against climate change, sustainability, fairness
- Cross-border mobility, innovation.
The deadline to apply for funding is 22 October 2026.
Perform Europe Funding Application Resources
- Perform Europe Conversation Starter – for building partnerships and designing your proposal.
- Perform Europe Guidebook and Resources – for inspiration and research.
- Help Desk Sessions – for all your questions.
- The Matchmaking Platform – for finding partners.