Music Australia Export Development Fund: International Performance and Touring Activity

The program has been developed to support emerging, breakthrough and established acts and is made available to Australian citizens or permanent residents who are current practising music professionals. This includes solo artists, instrumentalists, bands, ensembles, DJ/producers and electronic artists, producers, songwriters and composers.

Funding Information

• A minimum of $5,000, up to a maximum of $25,000.

Eligible Activities

• The International Performance and Touring fund (Category 1) is designed to support activity that includes:
  • headline tour, support tour, opening slot (or combination of all three)
  • festival or Biennale appearance/s
  • commissioned performance/s
  • official showcase performance.

Ineligible Activities

• activity that does not meet Music Australia’s definition of contemporary music
• international activity in your country of residence (if not Australia)
• activity in Australia (regardless of country of residence)
• the manufacture of albums and merchandise
• passport application costs
• international relocation expenses
• capital expenditure (such as studio infrastructure and instrument purchases)
• planning and preparation such as arranging or booking dates, venues, contracts, travel and visas, and rehearsals in your country of residence. These are not eligible activities for the purposes of this grant and should not be included in the activity details section of your application. They encourage and expect considered planning and preparation of your activities in advance of the proposed international activity dates you are applying for.

Eligible Costs

• Eligible costs include but are not limited to:
  • artist and creative worker fees
  • flights, accommodation, per diems, ground transport costs
  • travel insurance
  • visas
  • freight or baggage costs
  • childcare, carer and access costs
  • tickets and/or registration costs to attend events
  • costs associated with reducing the environmental impact of your activity.

Eligibility Criteria

• open to Australian artists, composers and creators individually or in groups
• organisations and music businesses may apply on behalf of their artists
• if you have been successful in a previous round of the Export Development Fund, you are eligible to apply again, however funding priority may be given to first time recipients
• First Nations applicants are encouraged to apply.

Ineligibility Criteria

• You cannot apply for this grant if:
  • you have already submitted an application to this category
  • you have an overdue grant report
  • you owe money to Creative Australia
  • you have applied to their Arts Projects grant rounds for the same activity.

Support Material

• The following support material may also be included with your application:
  • how cultural protocols have been or will be observed and permissions obtained (if relevant to your activity)
  • evidence of your practice relevant to the activity for which you are seeking funding, such as a website link, audio and/or video links (maximum duration 10 minutes in total), images and/or written material
  • biographies and CVs for key artists, personnel or other collaborators involved in the activity (no longer than 2 A4 pages in total)
  • letters of confirmation from collaborators and/or venues directly involved in the activity (up to 5 letters of confirmation, with each letter not exceeding one A4 page)
  • letters of support (up to 2 letters of support, with each letter not exceeding one A4 page), these should not be from individuals or organisations financially involved in the activity
  • risk management: for international travel, you may submit a one-page risk management plan (in any format).

For more information, visit Creative Australia.