i-Portunus, a new mobility scheme for artists and cultural professionals, supported by the EU's Creative Europe programme, has been trialled since 2019 with outstanding results.
i-Portunus, appeals primarily to younger and emerging artists who send applications for more than 10 times the available funding.
In 2019, 337 individuals were supported and so far this year another 304 individuals have been selected to receive a small grant (max €3000) to go abroad to collaborate, co-produce or co-create with their peers or for professional development purposes.
For the first time now, i-Portunus Houses offers the opportunity for hosts or hosting organisations to apply with their selection of artists to bring in to work with them. The funding will go to the individual artists and cultural professionals but via a host or hosting organisation. This new action will allow hosts, who may not have the means to attract international talent, to be part of the mobility scheme. In view of COVID-19 challenges, blended mobility is also on offer.
The deadline for the proposal submission is Sunday 3 October 2021. Please note that it is the Principal Investigator who is responsible for submitting the application.
Draft Applications including Budget in the call template should reach the RSSD office, putting the Project Support office in copy, by not later than Monday 20 September 2021 to ensure processing in time.
The finalised Applications and Budget need to reach the RSSD office, putting the Project Support office in copy, by not later than Monday 27 September 2021 to ensure processing in time.
Please note that a draft application always needs to be sent in advance of the finalised application in order to allow time for reviewing.
In order to ensure the quality of proposals submitted and equitableness to all applications, proposals received beyond these dates will not be processed.