Arts grants available from British Council for collaborations internationally
The British Council has launched the International Collaboration Grants, a £3.5m programme of grants now available to support UK and overseas organisations to collaborate internationally.
A British Council spokesperson said: “We have always believed in the value of international collaboration. During the pandemic, we supported organisations to collaborate internationally via digital means through the Digital Collaboration Fund .
Building on the success of the pilot fund, we are now launching International Collaboration Grants to support UK and international organisations to work together on digital,u202fface-to-face,u202fand/or hybridu202fartistic projects.
“The grants are designed tou202fsupportu202fartists tou202fmake and developu202fcreative artwork with their internationalu202fpeers andu202fencourageu202fnew international partnerships and innovative ways of collaborating. Small grants of £5-20k and large grants of £20-75k are available now to UK and international organisations.
Applications must demonstrate genuine international collaboration and an explicit benefit to individual artists and international partners, and projects should address significant contemporary themes, from climate change to global challenges.
Eligible Countries / Territories
UK in partnership with:xa0
Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Norway, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi, Spain, South Africa, Sudan, Taiwan,Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, and Vietnam
Projects in bold are ODA (Official Development Assistance) countries/territories
You can find out more about the grants, who can apply and how they will be assessedxa0the FAQs pagexa0.xa0
Apply here: https://britishcouncil.submittable.com/submit/206205/international-collaboration-grants-2021
Deadline
All applicants must submit their application digitally via the application link by 4 November 2021.
Online information session
Watch a recording of our online information session for interested applicants below. If you have further questions or want more information, check out our FAQs page.
