Culture Moves Europe promotes cultural and artistic mobility by supporting individual mobility and residency projects across all Creative Europe countries. The project is funded by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union and implemented by the Goethe-Institut. The Individual Mobility supports artists and cultural professionals to carry out a project with a partner of their choice in a Creative Europe country which is not their country of residence. The partner can be an individual or an organisation. It is possible to apply either as an individual or as a group of up to five people.
The project must follow two of the following objectives: to learn, to create, to explore, or to connect. The project must be between 7 and 60 days in length (for individuals) or between 7 and 21 days (for groups). Applicants must be active in one of the following sectors: Architecture, Cultural Heritage, Design and Fashion Design, Literature, Music, Performing Arts, and Visual Arts.
Applicants can only receive one individual mobility grant between October 2025 and July 2028.
It is open to artists and cultural professionals, who are:
- legally residing in one of the Creative Europe countries, including the overseas countries and territories and outermost regions
- 18 years of age or older
- active in one of the following sectors: architecture, cultural heritage, design and fashion design, literature, music, performing arts, and visual arts; No specific level of experience is required
The grant provides:
- A daily allowance of 85 EUR per day
- Travel allowance (400 EUR for distances under 5,000 km, 800 EUR for greater distances)
- Top-ups such as green mobility (400 EUR), overseas or outermost region top-up (175 EUR), family top-up (200 EUR per child), visa top-up (120 EUR)
- Accessibility support is offered at 30 EUR per day (for personal assistance or sign-language interpretation)
The Call for Individual Mobility 2025-2026 is a rolling call with monthly deadlines. Applicants will be notified of the result up to 8 weeks after the monthly deadline.
