The Goethe-Institut provides individual mobility grants to facilitate creative exchanges between artists and cultural professionals across Africa and Europe. These grants support peer learning, research, collaborative projects, and the development of new creative work. Funding can cover travel, accommodation, daily allowances, and project costs. Special considerations are available for applicants with caring responsibilities, accessibility needs, or eco-friendly travel choices.
Eligible applicants include individual artists, cultural workers, curators, and researchers from all creative disciplines, including theatre, visual arts, writing, film, music, dance, photography, and digital practices. Both emerging and established practitioners are welcome to apply.
Mobility must involve exchanges between Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe, or travel within Sub-Saharan Africa. Applicants must be based in either Sub-Saharan Africa or an EU country. The scheme has quarterly deadlines, with the upcoming cut-off on 15 June 2026.
## Why it matters These grants remove barriers for independent artists seeking international collaboration and professional growth, particularly valuable for those in Berlin's diverse diaspora networks connecting Africa and Europe.