Call for Applications: British Council International Collaboration Grants 2024
Our International Collaboration Grants are now open for the second time. This £1 million grants programme supports the creation of new cultural collaborations between UK artists, arts professionals and organisations and their peers around the world.
Our International Collaboration Grants encourage new bilateral and multilateral partnerships, providing funding to enable organisations to make and develop creative artwork with their international peers, and help individual artists find innovative ways of collaborating. Available grants range between £25,000 and £75,000 and are now open for application.
Application support
We have developed a package of resources to help you with your application. Scroll down this page to Downloads and links for an application toolkit providing more information on eligibility, the grants programme and what we are looking for, plus practical tips and considerations for your application.
Please find links below to: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs); a recording of our online information session in 2024; a pdf copy of the online information session in 2024, and a recording of our online information session in 2021. We will continue to update the FAQs while applications remain open.
International collaboration
Applications must demonstrate genuine international collaboration and deliver explicit benefit to participating UK artists and organisations and their international partners. Projects can address any theme and we ask applicants to share their approach to diversity, inclusion and environmental sustainability in the delivery of their project.
Participating countries
Each project should include at least one UK-based organisation and one organisation based in the countries listed below as part of the partnership.
Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Mainland China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Montenegro, Mexico, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Serbia, Senegal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen and Zimbabwe.
Key dates
Applications open: 31 January 2024
Applications close: 30 April 2024, 23.59 (GMT)
Downloads and links
Here you can find links to the application form, associated documents and further help.
Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form
Further help
Below you’ll find videos designed to support your application, including readings of some of the documents linked above.
Application Form Questions (Audio)
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