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£5,000 / £10,000 / £15,000 (three tiers; up to £100,000 total pool)
Grant fund enabling festival collaboration between Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and the UK. Supports festival organisers and managers with funding, skills, network building, and knowledge to enhance festival management, scalability, and sustainability. Total pool of up to £100,000 across multiple grants in three tiers (£5K, £10K, £15K).
Grant Funding
Non-dilutive grants in three tiers: £5,000, £10,000, or £15,000
Network Building
Access to British Council's global arts network and peer connections across SSA and UK
Skills Development
Capacity building in festival management, sustainability, and scalability
International Visibility
Exposure through British Council's global platform and arts programmes
Artistic Collaboration
Artistic collaboration and co-production between SSA and UK partners
Festival Making & Delivery
Festival making and delivery including community engagement
Mobility & Exchange
Mobility and exchange between SSA and UK (and within SSA)
Festivals with established track records seeking to deepen international collaboration between Sub-Saharan Africa and the UK. Strong emphasis on artistic quality, cross-cultural exchange, community impact, and festival sustainability. Multidisciplinary and innovative festival programming is welcome.
Skills development and capacity building in festival management. Network building with peer festivals across SSA and UK. Knowledge exchange on sustainability and scalability. Access to British Council's broader arts and culture programming.
Check current fund status and deployment activity
This fund is specifically for festivals, not individual artists or one-off cultural events. Multidisciplinary proposals are welcome. The collaboration between SSA and UK partners must be genuine and mutually beneficial — not tokenistic. Having completed 2+ editions is a hard requirement. Apply at the £15K tier only if the scale of collaboration justifies it. Monitor britishcouncil.org from May 2026 onwards for the 2026 call.
2024
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Yes
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