Creative Europe countries: Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo*, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, The Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. As well as their overseas countries and territories: Greenland, New Caledonia and Dependencies, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Wallis and Futuna Islands, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint-Barthélemy, Aruba, Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten), Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn, Saint Helena and Dependencies, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory, Turks and Caicos Islands, British Virgin Islands, Bermuda.

*This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

The third Call allows groups up to 5 people to submit an application. We define “a group” as a fixed number of people (up to 5) having the same coherent mobility project. People from the group can come from and return to different countries, but the mobility project requires the group to travel to the same country of destination, arriving and leaving on the same dates: the mobility must focus on one single group project. If one (or several) person(s) from this group will not undertake a trans-national mobility this person will not receive the mobility support: i-Portunus supports individual artists and culture professionals who undertake a trans-national mobility.

For group applications, one person should submit an application for the entire group, including the name, nationality, date of birth and country of residence of the other group members in the Application Form. The requested CV should reflect the group, idem for the artistic portfolio and the recent work experience. We request only 1 CV per group and 1 artistic portfolio.

For group applications

• If you intend that group members have different durations of the mobility, or travel to different destinations, then the group is not eligible and it’s better to apply individually.
• Group members who are staying within their country of residence will not receive mobility support, however members of the group who do travel to another country will of course receive mobility support.
• The group cannot be a “company” or a “legal entity”, since i-Portunus is designed for individual artists.
• Your entire group should be hosted by a partner organisation: a member of your group cannot act as a host organisation.
• If any member of your group has previously received i-Portunus mobility support, your application will be rejected.

Commercial films are not eligible but video art is. Films which are shown in / produced for a museum / art gallery context are eligible. If however the film targets the commercial and art house film industry and audiences, it’s not eligible. In that case please check opportunities under the Creative Europe Media programme.

Since this is a pilot the third Call for Applications will be limited to performing arts (except music) and visual arts only so as to obtain a critical mass for the analysis of the data. If, however, a musician would apply for a mobility linked to a theatre, opera, dance, circus or visual arts project, then the applicant would be eligible.

i-Portunus provides financial support to help fund the cost of travel (transportation, accommodation etc.) to a trans-national Creative Europe country (or several of them). It can’t a mobility project within the country of residence of the applicant.

The total number of days must be minimum 15 days (not less), and the maximum is 60 days (not more).

• The trans-national mobility must be between 15 and 60 days in length, and must take place between 11 October and 31 December 2019.
• The mobility must focus on one project
• It can be continuous, or segmented:
• A continuous mobility means that you have one round-trip travel, to one or several trans-national destinations.
• A segmented mobility means that you will travel several times, to one or several trans-national destinations for the same project (not for different projects). Each trip must last a minimum of 5 days, and the total number of days still has to be between 15 and 60.

In this third Call for Applications applicants can apply for a segmented mobility. This means that you will travel several times, to one or several trans-national destinations for the same project (not for different projects). Each trip must last a minimum of 5 days, and the total number of days still has to be between 15 and 60. The mobility must focus on one project.

This specific pilot programme only runs in 2019. The departure date of the third Call must be on or after 11 October 2019; the return date on or before 31 December 2019. The total length of the mobility must be between 15 and 60 days (including travel days).

Creative Europe has funded the i-Portunus project to test viable schemes in 2019 only. The year 2020 will continue the experimentation with other consortia to keep new schemes going. With projects like i-Portunus, the Creative Europe programme of the European Union will be conducting trials on how to best facilitate cross-border mobility for artists. This type of mobility will become a permanent Action under the Creative Europe programme for 2021-2027.

The mobility must focus on one project. In this third Call for Applications applicants can apply for a continuous or segmented trans-national mobility which has to focus on one single project. In case of a segmented mobility this means that you will travel several times, to one or several destinations for the same project (not for different projects). Each trip must last a minimum of 5 days, and the total number of days still has to be between 15 and 60 days.

To apply, you should organise a project with a host institution or partner. You are free to choose any host organisation as long as it is a professional institution, and located in a trans-national Creative Europe country (or in several other countries), meaning another country than where you reside.

The evaluation will be more favorable for applications with a clear and well defined plan. Avoid vague plans and applications in order to be more successful.

In your application, you will need to:
– describe the project and its main objective,
– explain how the mobility will allow you to achieve the stated objective,
– provide documents showing that you have made plans with a partner or host institution, and that the partner/host institution is committed to your project.

Your application will be judged more favourably if you can show that your project is part of a plan (a personal strategy!) that will lead to the development of new audiences, collaborations, career perspectives,
opportunities or other longer-term impacts.

Please find a step by step presentation here.

Make sure the complete 10 sections of the left menu in your Application Form are filled in and are marked with a checkmark. As soon as you filled in all the sections the button “Send application file” will appear at the bottom of the left menu (right below the Print button). If you don’t see the button “Send application file” please go through all the different sections and check what you have to complete.

You also need to fill in the “Your Feedback” section since we are keen on receiving your feedback on the application process. Since this is a pilot programme we need this feedback to improve the programme in the future.

After clicking on the “Send application file” button, you’ll receive an automated email message confirming your submission.

The application form needs to be submitted in English. For this pilot programme we work with an international group of evaluators, so if you include additional documents (cv, artistic portfolio, invitation letters) in another language we can’t guarantee the evaluators will understand and might therefore not be able to evaluate your application fully. For the most optimal result it’s better to have all documents translated in English.

The i-Portunus mobility support is a support to individuals only. In case you are selected the money should be transfered to your personal bank account, and not to the account of a partner organization or the company of the host.

All payments will be made to the account mentioned above and in Euros. The cost of any bank fees will be paid by the Sub-Contractor.

For group applications

• Group members who are staying within their country of residence will not receive mobility support, however members of the group who do travel to another country will of course receive mobility support.
• The group cannot be a “company” or a “legal entity”, since i-Portunus is designed for individual artists.
• If any member of your group has previously received i-Portunus mobility support, your application will be rejected.

• You will receive a contract, which you will be requested to sign and upload to your i-Portunus account within two weeks of the notification of results (i.e. by October 10).
• You will also be asked to provide your bank account information (with BIC and IBAN code).
• After receipt of your contract and bank information, 75% of the mobility support will be transferred to your bank account.

The mobility support will be transferred to your bank account: not to the account of a partner organisation or of your host. Any bank fees will be charged to the recipient (i.e, the banks will deduct any fees from the amount we will have transferred to your account).

You can use that money to pay your expenses for the mobility. When your mobility has ended, we expect an activity report  within 2 weeks of the end of your mobility, and when you send it you will receive the remaining 25% of the mobility support. If the activity report has not been submitted within 6 weeks of the end of the mobility, the remaining 25% will not be paid. Since this is a pilot programme your feedback is important to us, and that’s why we ask you to complete activity report.

i-Portunes mobility support intends to help you cover the expenses for your personal mobility (mode of transport, accommodation, etc.) and not for transport of goods / art works / material. In case you receive i-Portunus support, you agree to submit an activity report on your mobility, including proof that it took place. This proof will include electronic boarding passes/train tickets/transport and / or proof of accommodation, pictures or videos of yourself during your project, and social media posts showing your project with the hashtag #iportunus.

Yes, i-Portunus funding can be used as a match funding.

The applicant is personally in charge of spending the mobility support to cover the expenses for his / her personal mobility (mode of transport, accommodation, visa cost etc) and not for the transport of goods / art works / material.

i-Portunus provides a fixed lump sum depending on the length of the mobility.

The level of support depends on the length of your mobility:
15 to 29 days: 1.500 euros
30 to 60 days: 2.400 euros

Each individual will have to submit proof of their mobility:

• Electronic boarding pass/train ticket
• Pictures of the beneficiary during the mobility
• Activity on social media.

i-Portunus provides a fixed lump sum depending on the length of the mobility. It is not proportional.

Regarding taxes you need to address your local / national tax authorities since every country has a different legislation. You can ask for assistance at the Creative Europe Desk in your country.

IMPORTANT! You will be responsible for paying all taxes due on the mobility support you receive. This may include double taxation. For details, see https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/work/taxes/double-taxation/index_en.htm.

Please find a step by step explanation to apply here.

Creative Europe has funded the i-Portunus project to test viable schemes in 2019. In 2020 Creative Europe will continue the experimentation with other consortia to keep new schemes going.

With projects like i-Portunus, the Creative Europe programme of the European Union will be conducting trials on how to best facilitate cross-national mobility for artists. This type of mobility will become a permanent Action under the Creative Europe programme for 2021-2027.

Additional mobility support can be provided to artists and culture professionals living with a disability. The applicant is invited to  discuss  the  amount  of  extra  support  needed  with the i-Portunus team via info@i-portunus.eu.