Travel Grants of Performing Arts Centre Iceland
Open for applications
We are accepting applications for travel grants. Deadline 28th May 2026 at 4 pm.
Applicants must have an Icelandic social security number and work as professionals in the performing arts. If only part of the participants in a project meet this requirement and a significant part do not, emphasis must be placed on how the project contributes to the strengthening of Icelandic performing arts life.
Travel grants are intended for self-employed performing artists and do not support projects produced by public institutions or private institutions run with public funding.
Grants are awarded to performing arts professionals for touring, aimed at generating interest, increasing visibility, and stimulating demand for performing arts works.
Domestic: Grants are awarded for tours aimed at reaching new audiences and enhancing cultural accessibility nationwide.
International: Grants are intended for participation in events aimed at raising awareness, increasing visibility, and stimulating demand for Icelandic performing arts outside of Iceland.
Grant Amounts:Domestic
ISK 50,000 per participant.
Maximum of ISK 300,000 per project.
International
ISK 75,000 for travel within Europe.
ISK 100,000 for travel outside of Europe.
Maximum of ISK 600,000 per project.
What is not supported:
- Participation in workshops (residencies)
- Participation in courses or study tours
- Participation in foreign projects that are entirely produced and supported by foreign sources.
Applications for travel grants are open year-round, but they are processed three times a year by the professional council. The application deadlines are on the last working day of January, May, and September.
Eligibility Periods: Applications can be submitted for travels that have already taken place within the current period, are ongoing, or are planned for the future. Each period is calculated from the end of the previous deadline until the next:
January Deadline (30 January 2026): Covers travels starting from 1 October 2025 onwards.
May Deadline (29 May 2026): Covers travels starting from 1 February 2026 onwards.
September Deadline (30 September 2026): Covers travels starting from 1 June 2026 onwards.
Please note: Only one travel grant can be awarded to each applicant or group per application period.
The professional council of the Iceland Performing Arts Centre is composed of representatives from SAFAS (The Association of Professional Performing Arts Societies in Iceland). Applications are evaluated based on artistic quality, professionalism, and how well they align with the goals of the travel grants to generate interest, increase visibility, and stimulate demand for performing arts. The assessment considers both international visibility and the value of enhancing the distribution and accessibility of the arts across Iceland. Furthermore, the council aims to ensure a diversity of art forms within each allocation period and considers how projects contribute to principles of inclusion.
Principal representatives:
Rebekka A. Ingimundardóttir
Ólöf Ingólfsdóttir
Ólafur Kjartan Sigurdarson
Deputy representatives:
Friðþjófur Þorsteinsson
Aðalbjörg Árnadóttir
Þóra Einarsdóttir
Please note that travel grants from the Iceland Performing Arts Centre are competitive. Due to limited funding, it is not guaranteed that all applications will be successful, even if they meet all formal requirements. The professional council performs a comprehensive evaluation of all applications within each period, based on available funds and the pool of applications received.
Applications are made online.
In the application, information about the applicant, project, participants, purpose and arrangements for the tour must be specified.
An invitation letter from a performance venue or festival must accompany the application or other documents that confirm the participation of a performing arts company at a festival or other events that aim to increase the number of opportunities and increase the visibility of the performing arts group in question.
A budget for the planned trip must accompany the application, otherwise it will not be considered. Please note that a budget is not requested for the production of the show, only income and expenses related to travel. Please fill in the budget that can be downloaded HERE and attach it to the application.
Answers to applications for travel grants are sent by e-mail no later than 4 weeks after the application deadline.
The travel grant is transferred upon time of allocation. Application must be received before the event takes place. The Performing Arts Centre undertakes to treat all data related to applications as strictly confidential.
If a trip is cancelled, it must be reported to the Performing Arts Centre and the grant will then be cancelled.
The final report must be submitted within 2 months of the end of the trip.
The report is completed online on Google Forms and can be accessed below.
The final report must include a brief summary of the tour and how it achieved the goals of the travel grants, information on the number of performances and the number of spectators, and photo(s) from the tour for public display.
Please note that new applications cannot be submitted if the final report has not been submitted by the deadline.
