Deadline: September 14, 2025
Applications are open for the British Council Biennials Connect Grants 2025. The Biennials Connect Grants are now offering grants of up to £9,500 to UK and international biennials/festivals in eligible countries. Biennials Connect Grants support visual artists’ participation in UK and international festivals and biennials. The grants directly benefit artists by facilitating opportunities for travel, the production of new work, networking, skills building and showcasing through biennial partners.
Priority will be given to projects that:
- foster collaboration between UK-based and international artists, curators, arts organisations and / or festivals and biennials
- involve visual artists in the early or mid stages of their career
- are initiated by or engaging with organisations and artists based in countries which are Official Development Assistance (ODA) recipients. These projects can apply for grants of up to £9,500. They expect to award up to eight grants to ODA related projects.
Grants
They have up to £9,500 available for:
- UK biennials/festivals collaborating with visual artists based in ODA countries
- international biennials/festivals based in ODA countries collaborating with visual artists in the UK.
They have up to £5,000 available for:
- UK biennials/festivals collaborating with visual artists based in non-ODA countries
- international biennials/festivals based in non-ODA countries collaborating with visual artists in the UK
Eligibility
- Open to UK (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) and international biennials, festivals and art organisations. Individual artists are not eligible to apply.
- International biennials / festivals must be based in eligible countries.
Application
Applications should be submitted online and you’ll need to create a free account to complete your application. An application must be submitted by one lead applicant. The form has collaboration enabled so you will be able to invite your project partner to collaborate on the form.
For more information, visit British Council Biennials Connect Grants.
