Are you an artist or cultural organisation looking to take action around climate change?

Climate Futures: South Asia will support climate action in the creative industries. The new programme is supporting the arts sector through grants, mentorship, research, and knowledge exchanges between the UK and South Asia. The programme will support artists and cultural organisations to develop impactful responses to the climate emergency. 

Our goal is to empower the arts community to contribute to climate action and sustainability through innovative and impactful projects.

Grant application deadline: 25 November 2024, 23:59 GMT.  

Grant available

We are offering grants of £15,000 to artists and cultural organisations seeking to develop projects that address the climate emergency. Our grant will support the creation of artistic responses to climate issues and encourage the integration of sustainable practices within cultural operations. 

This may include projects that:

  • Support artist-led initiatives that promote knowledge creation and sustainability in the cultural sector, 
  • Design and implement a sustainability strategy or process for your organisation including capacity building initiatives, and  
  • Optimise infrastructure to enhance climate change awareness and sustainable approaches within the arts sector. 

Successful grantees will receive mentorship throughout their project from leading UK specialists. 

Information sessions 

Find out more about applying for our Climate Futures: South Asia through our Information Sessions.   

  • Information Session 1, 10:00 GMT, 8 October 2024  
  • Information Session 2, 10:00 GMT, 22 October 2024  

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About Climate Futures: South Asia

Climate Futures: South Asia is a British Council programme supporting climate action in the creative industries.

The programme will award grants to artists or cultural organisations in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka. Selected grantees will be provided with mentorship sessions through the course of their project from leading UK specialists in this field.

Mentorship and Knowledge

Successful grantees will have the opportunity to engage with Climate Futures: South Asia’s learning and knowledge networks. These include: 

  • Mentorship 
    Grantees will be connected with UK specialists, who will provide guidance and support throughout the course of the projects.  
  • Culture and Climate Community of Practice 
    Artists and cultural organisations will be able to exchange ideas, share experiences, and build collective knowledge to champion sustainable change. 

Eligibility 

Before making your application, please read the ‘Application Briefing Notes’ and the ‘Frequently Asked Questions’ (see the Downloads section below) and ensure your application meets these conditions.  

  • You are an artist, or a cultural organisation based in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan or Sri Lanka.
  • You are applying as a project that engages audiences in climate related themes.
  • You are applying for grants of £15,000.
  • Project proposals should have a timeline ending no later than 31 January 2026   
  • Applicants applying as collectives/organisations should be registered in any of the listed South Asian countries (Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka).  

Funding bodies are not eligible.

FOR ORGANISATIONS REGISTERED IN INDIA ONLY 

Due to local regulations, there are further eligibility requirements for applications from organisations based in India. We will accept applications from organisations that are FCRA registered only. We request you to please submit your valid FCRA registration document along with the application for you to be eligible to apply for this grant. If you cannot share proof of a valid FCRA registration when requested, your application becomes ineligible.  

If you need any clarifying of the above ahead of applying, please contact us via the enquiry form link:  

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Application Toolkit, FAQs and Required Document

Before submitting your application, please read the relevant application toolkit. We have also created Frequently Asked Questions to answer any questions about the grants.  

  • Application Briefing Notes 
  • FAQs 

Templates for supporting documents required at the time of application i.e.  Templates 

  • Project Budget  
  • We will also ask for the CV of the project leader at the time of the application. You may use your own template for this.

Enquiries  

Contact our team for any questions around Climate Futures: South Asia.

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