Closed for applications
About the Fund
The Four Nations International Fund supports those working in the arts and creative industries across the UK nations, together with their counterparts in Europe and beyond.
With co-investment from Arts Council England, Arts Council Northern Ireland, Arts Council Wales / Wales Arts International and Creative Scotland, the second round of the fund will support in-person, digital or hybrid activity including exchanges, residencies, partnership development, co-creation and networking, with priority given to applications experimenting with innovative models of international collaboration.
The recipients
The Four Nations International Fund pilot opened in October 2021 with a budget of £100,000. It supported individuals and organisations to develop international partnerships and co-creation projects.
In January 2022, we announced that funding had been awarded to 38 projects bringing together 82 UK and 48 international partners based in over 24 different countries, from Mexico to Kenya, Barbados to Australia and throughout Europe and USA.
In November 2023, we announced that a second round of funding had been awarded to 60 partners from across the four UK nations and 50 international partners across 25 different countries, from Portugal to Lebanon; Norway to Nigeria; and Canada to Bosnia & Herzegovina.
What was the budget for round two?
For the second round of the fund, applicants could request between £1,000 and £7,500 from a total budget of £320,000 for in-person, digital or hybrid activity including exchanges, residencies, partnership development, co-creation and networking, with priority given to applications experimenting with innovative models of international collaboration.
Who can apply?
In order to be eligible, applicants must:
- Be aged 18 or over
- Be based in one of the four nations of the UK – England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales
- Be a creative practitioner working in the arts and creative industries or an organisation working in the arts and creative industries
- Have a UK bank account in their name
And must have:
- Confirmed commitment from at least one artistic or creative partner based in another of the four nations – England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales (this can be an individual or organisation)
and
- Commitment from an international artistic or creative partner (this can be an individual or an organisation).
Full eligibility details are available in the guidance for the fund.
You can get in touch with us via email at [email protected], to discuss any ideas or questions, ahead of making an online application.
Key dates
- Fund opens - 2pm, Wednesday 16 August 2023
- Deadline - 12 noon, Thursday 28 September 2023
- Decisions - w/c 6 November
- Recipients' announcement - Thursday 23 November 2023
- Projects start - between 1 January 2024 and 31 March 2024
- Projects complete - by 31 March 2025
How to apply
The fund closed for applications at 12 noon on Thursday 28 September 2023.
Downloads
Looking for Welsh language guidance? You can download the Welsh language Fund Guidance and FAQs from the Wales Arts International website in Welsh and in English.
If you have any questions, and have read the guidance and the FAQs, then contact our Enquiries Team by visiting our Contact Us page.
Access support
Creative Scotland is committed to offering clear and accessible application processes and programmes that are open to everyone. We have a number of ways we can support you to make your application. Find out more in the guidance.