On the Move Cultural Mobility Funding Guide
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On the Move, operating since 2002, maintains the most comprehensive directory of cultural mobility funding worldwide. The platform aggregates over 2,000 travel and mobility grants from national and international funders across Africa, the Americas, the Arab Region, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, enabling artists and cultural professionals to find support for international projects, residencies, and collaborations.
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Search by your country of residence and destination to find relevant mobility funds. Many grants are country-specific and support both outgoing and incoming cultural exchange.
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Roberto Cimetta Fund Mobility Grants
Roberto Cimetta Fund
International
The Roberto Cimetta Fund supports the international mobility of artists and cultural professionals through targeted grant calls focused on the Euro-Mediterranean region, the Middle East and Africa. Recent calls include the Gil Mendo Mobility Grant (Portugal and non-EU Mediterranean countries) and the Emergency Mobility Grants 2027, which offers up to EUR 600 for transport, visa fees and a daily allowance for professional training, creation, residencies, dissemination and networking.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
United States (foundation based in New York)
The Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants programme provides year-round, rapid funding for innovative or experimental work in performances, exhibitions, screenings, poetry readings and installations. It covers sudden opportunities to present work with too little time to seek other funding, and unbudgeted expenses for nearly complete projects with committed dates. About 100 applications arrive each month and roughly 15-20 grants are made. Founded by Jasper Johns and John Cage in 1963, the foundation has long supported artists working outside commercial structures.
Mondriaan Fund Work Contribution for Visual Artists
Mondriaan Fund
Netherlands
The Mondriaan Fund is the Dutch public fund for visual arts and cultural heritage. Its Artist Start grant supports early-career visual artists working professionally for one to four years, offering EUR 24,900 for a 12-month period to fund work, research, materials, commissions, exhibitions or presentations. Applications are open year-round with decisions made within roughly three months of submission.