Wijhat — mobility grants
Culture Resource supports travel by artists and cultural workers from Arab countries, including eligible African countries and diaspora practitioners. Grants contribute to approved mobility expenses but do not cover all living costs. One end of the journey must be in the Arab region; applications are accepted year-round.
Activity-dependent · International
Before you apply
Check residence and nationality requirements separately, confirm what costs you would cover, and allow time to prepare every required document. This listing is a guide; the organiser makes the eligibility decision.
- Status
- Rolling applications
- Organizer
- Culture Resource / Al-Mawred Al-Thaqafy
- Who can apply
- From an Arab country regardless of ethnicity/citizenship; residence inside or outside region. One travel endpoint must be in Arab region. Individual/group self-application, not host nomination. Under 18 needs guardian consent; prior Wijhat awardees wait 16 months.
- Funding & support
- Up to EUR 7,000 approved actual costs; tickets, visas, accommodation, local transport and partial living costs. Payment 60–80% initially, remainder after financial/narrative reports.
- Application fees
- Application fee not stated on the checked official pages. Living costs are only partially supported.
- Travel support
- Grant-funded approved costs; artists obtain visas; recommendation letter possible after contract.
- Accommodation
- Eligible approved expense, not automatically provided housing.
- Disciplines
- Visual arts, performing arts, literature, music, cultural work, curation/research
- Deadline
- Year-round intake; published 16 Jan / 29 May / 17 Sep 16:00 cutoffs lack next-cycle years. 2027 first-round portal exists; login required. No exact 2027 deadline encoded.Organiser timezone: Asia/Beirut
- Programme dates
- Travel after relevant results; grant used within 12 months.
- What to prepare
- Invitation/acceptance, passport, budget, CV, prior work and available event programme.
- How to apply
- Arabic application except specified English fields; one project/application per round.
- Admission & access
- Account/login required; individuals/groups submit themselves. Current-round form behind login; exact next deadline/year and country-edge cases unverified.