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Culture Moves Europe: grants for professional travels for artists and culture professionals
Sector:
Culture and creative industries
Type:
Grant
Location:
Ukraine and EU
Deadline:
30 April 2026 at 23:59 Kyiv time
Organiser:
This is your ticket to a dream professional event in one of 40 European countries. Visit an international theatre festival, represent Ukraine at a book fair, complete an internship at a famous gallery or come up with something else — you plan the route yourself.
Embark on a 7-60 day journey on your own or with a team. If you can’t leave Ukraine, a virtual or hybrid journey is also an option.
The programme is implemented by the Goethe-Institut and funded by the ‘Creative Europe’ EU programme. This is one of thousands of EU opportunities for Ukraine.
What do I get?
- Opportunity to attend a professional event in the EU, Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia or Tunisia
- EUR 85 per day for accommodation, meals, public transport and other travel-related expenses. You will also receive EUR 400 for tickets and EUR 120 for visa costs
- If you plan to attend a professional event online, EUR 40 to pay for access, internet receipt, etc.
- Additional EUR 200 if you are travelling with a child
- Additional funding for people with disabilities. To do this, attach a certificate of disability to your application
Can I apply?
This opportunity is for artists and cultural professionals who:
- Have Ukrainian citizenship or a residence permit
- Are of legal age
- Work in the fields of architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, visual or performing arts
- Want to travel alone or invite up to four colleagues
- Have not previously won a Culture Moves Europe grant
More about the participation requirements on the website.
What do I need to apply?
Six documents in PDF format:
- Application form completed in English: education, professional experience, travel plan
- Detailed description of the trip: tell where you will go, why it is important to you and how it will affect your professional development
- CV. For the team — CV of all participants
- Portfolio. For the team — common for all participants
- Signed document from the EU partner: confirmation of registration for the workshop, invitation to the conference, etc.
- Scan of passport or ID card
Find answers to the frequently asked questions on the website.
How do I apply?
Complete the online application in English. You can previously check the questions at the link.
Applications are accepted monthly until 30 April 2026. You can expect to receive the results within the next two months.
Good to know
- Unfortunately, representatives of the audiovisual sector are not eligible to apply. The audiovisual sector includes professionals who create radio and television programmes, films, and content for media platforms.
- You can only submit one application per trip.
- You will have two months to plan your trip.
- If you are travelling alone, plan on travelling for 7 to 60 days. If you are travelling with a team, plan on travelling for 7 to 21 days. The trip cannot be interrupted.
- If you are travelling with colleagues, the mobility plan must be the same for everyone.
- If you are applying as a team, the organisers will transfer the money to the bank account of the group leader.
- If you work for the EU institutions or the Goethe-Institut, you cannot apply.
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