About

The Culture Resource has launched the Wijhat program to provide grants of up to €7,000 to artists and cultural actors from the Arab region to support their travels within the Arab region or to any destination abroad.

It thereby contributes to acquainting others with the artistic and cultural production from this region while enabling the grantees to present their works to new audiences and to engage in diverse cultural exchange experiences.

Wijhat offers 25 to 30 grants a year in three rounds. The funding covers ticket costs, visa costs, accommodation, internal transportation, and partial coverage of living expenses. Culture Resource estimates the amount allocated for the partial support for living expenses which should be regarded as travel support rather and should not be presumed to cover living expenses in full during the travel period.

Culture Resource can also provide a recommendation letter to the relevant embassy in order to support a grantee’s visa application, if necessary. This would be arranged after the grant contract is signed.

The program does not stipulate a specific duration for a travel or stay abroad, but it only covers the above-mentioned expenses for the period of the activity or event stated in the application.

Purpose

To participate in:

• Artistic and cultural fairs

• Artistic residencies

• Forums, conferences, seminars

• Workshops that promote creative and artistic production

• Training and capacity-building workshops

Funding Information

Up to €7,000 to cover:

• Travel tickets.

• Visa costs.

• Accommodation.

• Partial coverage of living expenses.

• Internal transportation.

Eligibility

• Applicants must be from an Arab country.

• (regardless of ethnic affiliation and citizenship status). They may reside in the Arab region or abroad.

• The country of departure or arrival for an intended travel must be in the Arab region.

• The grant is available for individuals as well as for groups (bands, folk troupes, associations, work teams, theatre/dance companies, etc — see the section on applying as a group).

• The grant targets:

• Artists of all disciplines: live arts, visual arts, literature, music, etc.

• Cultural actors, whether working independently or as members or staff of cultural initiatives or organizations.

• Examples of potential grantees: playwrights and theater directors, musicians, creative writers, cultural managers, cultural researchers, curators, etc.

• The host may not apply on behalf of the invitee. Every artist/group must submit their own application along with the required supporting documents. The host may help an artist/group fill out the application. However, the form itself must be completed by the artist/group, express their point of view and be submitted by them as well.

• Applications from individuals under 18 years old will be accepted on the condition that the application is accompanied by a written letter of consent from a parent or guardian.

• Recipients of a Wijhat grant may not apply again for the mobility grant until at least 16 months (the equivalent of four rounds) have passed since receiving a grant. This period is calculated from the date on which that grant was announced.

• Recipients of any other type of grant from Culture Resource (apart from another mobility grant) may still apply for a grant from the Wijhat program.

Post Date: 28-Mar-2023