Culture Moves Europe
Culture Moves Europe provides mobility grants for artists and cultural professionals, including those in live music.
What gets funded
- Individual artist mobility
- Individual cultural worker mobility
- Short-term residencies
- International collaboration
What your project needs to address
- Mobility, inclusion, sustainable considerations
- To transform, to learn, to explore, to create
Geographic scope
Mobility between Creative Europe countries. Culture Moves Europe is open to all EU Member States, as well as some non-EU participating countries, which you can find on this list.
Type of partnerships
No consortium required. International partner needed, outside of individual’s country of residence. The international partner can be an individual or an organisation.
Type of partners
Cultural organisations (venues, festivals).
Budget
Small scale (a few thousand euros per grant), based on travel distance, duration, and individual support (per diem). Additional funding is available to cover specific situations, including environmentally sustainable travel, travel to or from overseas countries and territories or outermost regions, as well as family-related and visa expenses. Funding takes the form of a lump sum financed at 100%, so no co-funding is required.
Project duration
Short-term (from a few days up to 6 months).
Administrative complexity
Low. 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
The call for individual mobility allows applications from individuals and groups of up to 5 people. Culture Moves Europe is open to individuals only, which are +18 years of age, legally residing in one of the Creative Europe countries, including the overseas countries and territories and outermost regions, and active in the cultural sector.
Regularity of calls
Between 2 and 4 calls per year. There is a short time-span between the application, the results and the start of the project.
Success rate
Music is the third most funded sector among Culture Moves Europe applications. In 2022, the average success rate for Culture Moves Europe, Individual Mobility strand was 38%.
Get help for your application
The Culture Moves Europe team hosts “Question Time!” sessions on a regular basis. Watch here a recording of a “Questions Time!”. You can also contact Culture Moves Europe by email to ask questions. Find here how to contact the Culture Moves Europe team.
Live DMA tip
Choose this if…
- You need funding for an individual mobility
- You want to support or host short-term mobility (artists or professionals), such as residencies, exchanges or collaborations.
- You are looking for simple, small-scale funding with low administrative requirements, without needing a consortium.
- Your project is focused on learning, creation, exploration or international collaboration, rather than long-term structuring.
Avoid if…
- You are planning a large-scale project or long-term cooperation involving multiple partners.
- You need funding for events, infrastructure, or organisational development beyond mobility activities.
- You are looking for high budgets or multi-year funding to structure a project.