AFAC: Training & Regional Events Grant

AFAC: Training & Regional Events Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Arab Fund for Arts and Culture
Amount: Up to US $35,000
Last Updated: January 16, 2026

Summary

The AFAC Training & Regional Events grant, established by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, supports various artistic and cultural initiatives across the Arab region. Annual grants range from $25,000 for individuals and teams to $35,000 for institutions, fostering workshops, residencies, and festivals. Open to all Arab nationals in the arts field, this program enhances cultural collaboration and creativity, ensuring projects are relevant to the Arab context and completed within two years.

Overview

About Us The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture - AFAC was founded in 2007 through the initiative of Arab cultural activists as an independent foundation to support individual artists, writers, researchers, intellectuals, as well as organizations from the Arab region working in the field of arts and culture. Since its launch, AFAC’s programs have steadily expanded to cover cinema, photography, visual and performing arts, creative and critical writings, music, documentary film, in addition to funding research, trainings and cultural events. Based in Beirut, AFAC works with artists and organizations all over the Arab region and the rest of the world. Training & Regional Events The Training and Regional Events grant supports trainings and workshops in the different cultural and artistic fields, in addition to residencies, symposiums, forums, and festivals (multidisciplinary, music, film, performing arts, visual arts, literature…). The program provides annual grants ranging from a few thousand U.S. dollars up to a maximum of 25,000 U.S. dollars for individuals and teams and 35,000 U.S dollars for institutions and collectives.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. AFAC is open to receive project applications from all Arab individuals working in arts and culture. Applicants are eligible if they are nationals (not necessarily citizens) of an Arab country living in the Arab region (for example, citizenless Palestinians, Kurds, or other individuals/groups denied citizenship for political reasons). An Arab country is defined by its membership in the League of Arab States (Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen).Project applications are accepted irrespective of age, years of experience, country of residence, ethnicity, gender or religion.Projects may be implemented anywhere as long as they are created by Arab artists or – as in the case of non-Arab institutions - relevant to the Arab region.AFAC also accepts proposals from local, regional and international institutions whose projects are related to Arab culture. These include artistic, cultural, social and educational institutions, galleries, centers and organizations, governmental and non-governmental, that are engaging with contemporary Arab arts and culture.Each applicant (individual or institution) is entitled to only one application in the same category.The AFAC grant covers project-related expenses (including artist fees up to 30% of the total grant amount). In the case of institutions, up to 30% of the grant amount can be allocated for certain running costs. AFAC and the jury reserve the right to determine whether the proposed running costs items are relevant or not.Projects must be completed within 2 years of signing the contract, during which grantees are expected so submit the necessary financial and narrative reports.For projects that have already started, AFAC will cover the expenses that will occur only after the signature of the contract if the project is selected.No grantee will be awarded more than two deadline extensions during the grant period; such extensions should be justified by the grantee and approved by AFAC.Applicants must choose only one program to apply to, if projects fit two different grant programs.

Ineligibility

AFAC will not consider applications submitted by:Members of the Board of Trustees, their business partners or family members.AFAC staff members, their business partners or family members.Members of the current year’s readers and jurors’ committees.Recipients of two consecutive grants unless two years had passed since the last grant.Applicants with a current open grant.If an applicant has an application that is in process, s/he cannot submit another application in any category until the result of the current application in process is announced.AFAC does not offer scholarships.AFAC does not offer mobility grants. Travel costs can be covered by the AFAC grant only when they are part of the implementation of a project.AFAC will not provide support retroactively, i.e. to projects already completed.In the event that the grantee does not sign the grant contract within 60 days upon receipt thereof, the grant will be canceled.