Call for applications: Arab countries mobility fund

Wijhat was created by Culture Resource, an NGO that supports artistic creativity and encourages cultural exchange in the Arab world. The programme aims to raise public awareness of the arts and culture of the Arab region by supporting regional or international travel by artists and cultural actors from the region.

"The programme offers artists the opportunity to take part in cultural activities and events and to present their work to a variety of audiences in wider regional and/or international contexts in order to exchange knowledge and skills with their peers and/or to build their professional capacity. Wijhat offers grants of up to $8 000 to support travel within and outside the Arab region," Culture Resource says.

The Wijhat programme offers participants the following support:

• Airline tickets.
• Visa fees.
• Accommodation and partial coverage of living expenses.

It covers the following activities:

• Arts and cultural festivals.
• Artistic residencies.
• Forums, conferences and symposia.
• Workshops for artistic and creative production.
• Training and capacity building workshops.

Who can apply?

Applicants must be artists, researchers and cultural actors from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

How to apply

Interested cultural actors can submit their applications in Arabic only via a form available here.

Applicants are requested to read the guidelines carefully before submitting their applications.

Applications are accepted all year round. The deadline for this round of applications is 15 May 2020. Successful applicants will be notified by 30 June 2020.

For more information about the Wijhat programme, send an email to wijhat@mawred.org.

View the original call here.