The travel grant programme is addressed to all professionals, artists or cultural operators
in all fields of contemporary arts in the Mediterranean (the countries on the north shore from
Portugal to Turkey, and on the south side from the Near East to the Maghreb).European
professionals may apply but only if their project has a strong Mediterranean connection.
The Roberto Cimetta Fund travel grants are individual - they are granted to specific
individuals and not to organisations. The application must therefore be filled in and
sent by the person desiring the grant. We can accept three applications maximum linked to the
same project (participants for short term training events, for example), but the selection
will be based on the merit of each individual personally: he/she must clearly describe their
career path, motivations and personal objectives.
The project must involve one of the following artistic disciplines
- contemporary performing arts : new theatrical forms, new writing for theatre,
dramaturgy, contemporary dance, circus, street performances in situ, puppet theatre and
inter-disciplinary projects,
- visual arts including photography, film, digital arts, video arts
- literature : especially travel for authors’ meetings, writing workshops, poetry...
The exchange must take place in the Euro-Mediterranean area
- the 27 countries of the European Union- the Southern and Eastern countries
of the Mediterranean: Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan,
Palestine, Israel, Algeria, Libya
- Balkan countries that are not members of the EU: Serbia, Albania, FYROM (Macedonia),
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Croatia.
- The countries of the Arabian Gulf (UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Yemen, Bahrain, Oman).
Applicants’ profile
- nationality: the selection committee does not take into account the nationality of the
applicants but the country where they live and work (see the list above).
- age: no age limit, but the selection committee prefers to support professionals
who are starting their professional careers and who have not already developed their
access to international professional networks.
- profession: artists (interpreters, creators, teachers, writers), cultural operators
(organizers, managers).
- projects: projects at a professional level.
- financial means: priority is given to applicants who do not have access to other funds
supporting their travel, and to those who are the most artistically and economically isolated.
The applications must be made by an individual
Up to three applicants from the same organization or project can apply for a travel bursary
related to the same project, but their applications will be evaluated separately according to their
individual professional pathway
The travel grant
RCF will only reimburse one international return travel ticket and visa costs (no reimbursement
for local transport costs, registration fees, accommodation, per diem…).
The amount reimbursed is the amount you estimate on the application form. You must
choose the cheapest way to travel (economy class…).
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