Deadline: June 23, 2024
Registration is now open for the British Council Grants 2024 for International and UK Biennales and Festivals The British Council's Architecture, Design and Fashion team has been supporting presentations by UK architects and designers on ten international platforms since 2016 through grants to biennials and festivals.
They are awarding grants of up to £5,000 to support biennials and festivals in the UK to showcase work by international designers, and biennials and festivals outside the UK to showcase work by UK designers.
Grant
- The grants will be offered by the British Council's Architecture and Fashion Design team to the biennial/festival organizer to cover costs related to the participation of architects or designers. The value of each grant should be up to £5,000. An estimated total of 8 to 10 grants will be offered in the 2024-25 financial year.
Eligibility
- Biennials and festivals outside the UK that wish to showcase work by UK-based designers, or UK biennials and festivals that wish to showcase work by international designers, may apply.
- The grants are not intended for research and development, but rather to facilitate the implementation of activities such as collaborations and exchanges, or exhibitions and installations. The grant can be used to support travel expenses, production costs, as well as other miscellaneous costs associated with the presentation of work.
Priority will be given to:
- Activities taking place in countries receiving Official Development Assistance (ODA) (for biennials and festivals outside the UK) or with designers based in those countries (for UK biennials and festivals). A limited number of grants will be available to support collaboration outside this group of countries;
- Projects involving designers at the beginning of their careers, that is, with 10 years of experience;
- Projects that promote collaboration between international and UK designers.
Application
The organizers of the Biennial or festival must provide information about the designers selected to present works, funding expenses, and plans for public engagement. The event should take place between September 2024 and August 2025.
The online application form must be completed by 11:59 PM BST on June 23, 2024, and must include:
- Supporting documentation about the activity and biennial/festival, for example, reports or presentations about the biennial/festival;
- Examples of designer work;
- Letter of support from the participating designer; Completed diversity monitoring form (for UK applicants only).
