OpenGrantAfrica
AOCA – Support for cultural operators in Africa
Institut français
- Amount or benefit
- Grants ranging from €5,000 to €15,000, covering up to 50% of the project’s total budget
- Deadline
- 30 Oct 202612 days leftCall open 1 July – 30 October 2026, for projects taking place March–December 2027
- Who can apply
- African cultural institutions or organisations based in Africa running a creative or outreach project, or an internationally scoped event in Africa (visual arts, digital art, photography, music, theatre, dance, street arts), with a letter of support from the French cultural network if not led by it.
- Location rule
- Africa-wide (Nigeria eligible)
- Applicant type
- Nonprofit/NGO, Business
- Stage
- Any
- Sectors
- Arts, culture & mediaCreative industries
- Notes
- Needs a support letter from an Institut français, Alliance Française or French embassy cultural service (e.g. in Lagos or Abuja).