The British Council’s Connections Through Culture (CTC) Grants support artistic collaboration between the UK and select countries in Asia and Europe. The grants support collaborative projects between artists, creative practitioners and arts organisations, fostering cross-cultural exchange and lasting relationships.
Open Until: 23/06/2025
Posted: 28/04/2025
The grants support the development of new creative projects leading to collaborative activities that promote the exchange of skills, knowledge, and practice. Various approaches can be taken such as art residencies, exhibitions, performances, showcases, publications, webinars, and conferences, among others. Projects can be digital, face to face or a hybrid of both.
Each application must comprise of at least one UK partner and one international partner from the countries listed below.
Eligible countries
Australia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Mainland China, Indonesia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam.
Organisations and individuals are eligible to apply.
For the UK, eligible individuals are those who are living and working in the UK and for participating countries, individuals need to be residents of that country.
We would expect individuals to have the necessary registration/s needed to comply with legal and/or tax provisions in the country in which they are based e.g. this could be a sole trader or an individual operating as a company with the associated registrations.
Apply for a grant
Applications for the latest round of grants are now open. We expect to award approximately 90 grants of up to £5,000 or £10,000 to support new collaborative projects.
Applicants should read the information for applicants in full below before submitting an application.
Deadline: 23 June 2025, 15:00 BST
For full details click HERE
