Call for applications: Music grants for the Arab world

The programme provides grants between $1 000 and $50 000 to support production, performances, collaborations, album recordings and festivals.

Who can apply?

AFAC accepts projects originating from Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Mauritania, Egypt, Sudan, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. AFAC also accepts proposals from local, regional and international institutions whose projects are related to Arab culture.

These include:

• Artistic, cultural, social and educational institutions.
• Venues, centres and organisations.
• Governmental and non-governmental organisations that are engaging with contemporary Arab arts and culture.

The deadline for submitting proposals is 1 August 2020. Successful candidates will be notified on 6 November 2020.

Requirements

• CVs.
• Agreement/commitment letter from the participants.
• Sample from the submitted project is mandatory.

Applicants should note:

• Supporting files/samples of the current submitted project and/or previous work smaller than 10MB can be uploaded directly to the application form.
• Supporting files/samples of the current submitted project and/or previous work exceeding 10MB should be included as links to files on sharing websites (such as Dropbox, Vimeo, YouTube etc).

How to apply

To apply, log in with your username and password. Once you log in, you will be directed to the applications page.

In case you don’t have an existing account, create one here.

The applicant will receive a confirmation email once the online application has been received. Applicants are advised to follow up on the full completion and delivery of the requested material, as AFAC will not contact applicants if any part of their application is incomplete.

The AFAC grant beneficiaries will be announced and published on its official website and Facebook page after the jury meetings conclude. An automatic email will be sent to applicants whose projects were not selected.

For more guidelines, view the original call here.