Travel Expense Funding for International Projects of Choirs, Youth, and Amateur Ensembles
Travel cost subsidy for German youth and amateur ensembles as well as choirs for the implementation of music projects abroad. Applications can be submitted at any time, at least 3 months before the planned project start.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for youth and amateur ensembles as well as choirs from Germany in carrying out music projects abroad through grants for travel expenses.
Eligible expenses
- Travel expenses (lowest offer)
- Additional costs for sustainable means of transport (train)
Non-eligible expenses
- Fees
- Short trips
- Touristic trips
- Projects in German-speaking foreign countries
- Folklore events
Eligible to apply
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
Funding requirements
- Proof of above-average musical achievements
- Planning of a music project abroad
- Own contribution and other sources of funding
- Project includes at least three events
Documents required for application
- Completed application form
- Detailed project description
- Current audio sample (link)
- Self-description of the ensemble including the director's CV
- Specific timeline and schedule
- Concert program
- Official confirmation from a cooperation partner abroad
- Two cost estimates
- Numbered list of participants
Evaluation criteria
- High musical quality of the ensemble
- Cultural-political significance for the target country
- Artistic exchange as the focus
- Coherent program design and sequence
- Consideration of sustainability criteria in the choice of transport
- Invitation letter including services in the host country
Description
The Goethe-Institut nationwide funds travel expenses for emerging and amateur ensembles as well as choirs planning a music project abroad, provided they can demonstrate above-average musical achievements. A grant is applied for the most economical travel cost option as well as for additional expenses incurred by sustainable means of transport such as train travel. Only projects with at least three events (concerts, workshops, or panels) that enable significant artistic exchange on site and have cultural-political relevance for the host country are supported. Full funding is excluded: own contributions and additional funding sources from public or private funds must be demonstrated.
Requirements for an application include a completed application form, a detailed project description, a current audio sample, and a self-presentation of the ensemble including the resume of the director. Additionally, a concrete schedule and timeline, a concert program, an official confirmation from the cooperation partner abroad with a precise description of services, two cost estimates, as well as a consecutively numbered participant list are required. Applications can be submitted at any time but must be received at least three months before the project start. Selection criteria include not only musical quality but also the coherence of program design, the extent of artistic participation, and the integration of sustainability criteria. The funding program is explicitly aimed at interest groups and associations wishing to expand their concert activities and workshops in an international context and thereby contribute to the global networking of the German music scene.
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