British Council Cultural Collaboration Grants 2026 Worth Up to £15,000

The British Council offers the Connections Through Culture 2026 program to support artistic and cultural collaboration between the United Kingdom and participating countries around the world. The program aims to enable creative partnerships, promote cultural exchange, and build long-term collaboration between artists, cultural practitioners, and creative organizations.

The program supports joint artistic and cultural projects in fields such as visual arts, design, architecture, fashion, crafts, film, literature, music, theatre, dance, and creative technology.

Grant Value

• Grants ranging from £5,000 to £15,000 are available, depending on the participating country and the nature of the partnership.
• Examples of grant values for some eligible Arab countries:
• Saudi Arabia: up to £15,000.
• Lebanon: up to £10,000.
• Palestine: up to £10,000.
• Tunisia: up to £10,000.
• United Arab Emirates: up to £10,000.
• Egypt: up to £9,000.

Joint artistic development.

• Art residencies and exchanges.
• Workshops, dialogue sessions, and knowledge-based activities.
• Research and development.
• Joint exhibitions, showcases, and artistic performances.
• Festival and biennial activities.
• Digital innovation.
• Audience programs and community engagement.
• Development of artists, designers, and creative practitioners.
• Capacity building and shared learning.
• Interdisciplinary activities.

• Receive a financial grant to support a joint cultural or artistic project.
• Grant value ranges from £5,000 to £15,000, depending on the country and the nature of the project.
• Support for collaboration between artists or cultural organizations from the United Kingdom and an eligible participating country.
• Opportunity to develop joint international artistic and cultural projects.
• Support for activities such as art residencies, workshops, research and development, performances, exhibitions, festivals, and digital activities.
• Promote cultural exchange and build long-term partnerships between cultural practitioners.
• The project can be implemented in person, online, or in a hybrid format, depending on the nature of the idea.
• The program is suitable for artists, cultural institutions, festivals, creative networks, and cultural practitioners.
• Opportunity to receive support from the British Council, a well-known international organization in the fields of culture and education.
• The program helps expand the international presence of artistic and cultural projects.

• The project must include a partnership between at least one party from the United Kingdom and at least one party from an eligible participating country.
• Each partner must be legally based in the country from which they are applying at the time of application and throughout the project implementation period.
• Artists and creative practitioners may apply.
• Artistic and cultural organizations may apply.
• Festivals and biennials may apply.
• Cultural professionals may apply.
• Creative hubs, networks, and artistic collectives may apply.
• Organizations working in the arts, culture, and creative sectors may apply.
• The project must be collaborative and have a clear element of cultural exchange or joint artistic development.

Project Implementation Period

Projects must be implemented between December 2026 and December 2027. Funded activities may not begin, and grant costs may not be spent, before the grant agreement is signed.

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