Resonance Grants Performing Arts

Applicants must be:

• legally registered entities in their country of operation
• based in Australia or in France including French overseas territories
• not-for-profit such as:
  • Theatre / Dance / Music / Interdisciplinary companies
  • Music ensembles and orchestras
  • Performing arts public institutions (national and regional theatres, state companies, cultural centres)
  • Artist collectives
  • Festivals and Biennials (local, national and international)
  • Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary performance organisations
  • Performing arts training institutions and conservatories

Applicants must have:

• Identified a collaborator in the other country, with whom they wish to work with (the partner can be another organisation or an individual practitioner). The partner must provide a letter of commitment/support.
• Identified a project with that partner, with whom they wish to collaborate
• Defined a clear and genuine partnership with the destination country

Eligibility period:

• Projects must take place within the eligibility period (18 months after notification)
• Projects may be at development stage but cannot have already been completed at the time of application

Are not eligible:

• Practitioners themselves
• For-profit/commercial organisations
• Organisations with no legal status
• Organisations whose activity sits outside the purpose of the grants
• Applicants not based either in France or in Australia

Preferably, projects will focus on:

• Fostering collaboration and exchange between institutions
• Highlighting regional diversity and the richness of local contexts
• Supporting dissemination of knowledge and exchange of best practices for both professionals and the general public
• Offering reciprocal opportunities (e.g. one year an institution may send practitioners to the partner country, and the following year the partner reciprocates)

Projects will be evaluated based on:

• Alignment with FACEF's mission, artistic quality, innovation, and their potential to develop lasting French Australian connections
• Ability to demonstrate how the grant will support the applicant's and practitioner's professional development
• Ability to demonstrate the importance of mobility and exchange to the project
• Ability to demonstrate genuine collaborations with the partner country
• Ability to demonstrate project's feasibility and practical viability

Strong applications will demonstrate:

• Clear reciprocity between partners
• Long-term collaboration potential
• Strong artistic vision
• Clear outcomes and professional or public benefit
• Realistic budget and timeline

As applications are not yet open, we’ve provided two sample documents to help you prepare. Please note that the final application form and required information may change.

Sample Application Form   Sample Budget

Applications must be submitted via an online application form, which will be available on this webpage from Monday 17 August 2026.

Applications must be submitted online by Friday 25 September 2026 at 12:00 pm CEST / 8:00 pm AEST. Late submissions will not be accepted.

You must complete the online form and provide:

• A detailed project description (maximum 1,100 words)
• A budget (including all income, overall expenditure, and the requested amount)
• A project timeline
• A description of the applicant organisation
• A description of the collaborator
• A letter of commitment from the collaborator
• Supporting visual materials (lookbook, portfolio, ...)
• Any additional supporting materials available

All applications must be submitted in English.

To facilitate your preparation, a sample application form is provided (see "Important tips" above). This document is for guidance purposes only and may vary from the official form, which will be available upon the opening of applications on 17 August 2026.

Yes, institutions whose practice spans both visual and performing arts may apply to both programs. However, the same project cannot be submitted to both. Each application must correspond to a separate and clearly defined project, with different practitioners and entirely distinct subject matters.

Applications are assessed for eligibility and against selection criteria by the FACEF executive team and selected by a Jury of experts.   

The grant provides funding for:

• Performer/practitioner fees
• Production costs (materials, fabrication, equipment hire, technical production)
• Travel and accommodation for the visiting practitioners (flight, visas, per diems, local transport)
• Venue and space hire (studios, performance venues)
• Research and development (preparatory work)
• Public programs and engagement (workshops, talks, community engagement activities)

The grant does not provide funding for:

• Retrospective costs
• Core operational or overhead costs not directly linked to the project
• Deficit funding or debt repayment
• Costs already fully funded by another source
• Per diems exceeding reasonable limits

The applicant must be a French or Australian organisation affiliated with a collaborator from the other country. Individual artists / practitioners cannot apply directly.

Projects must be affiliated with the performing arts and initiated by a not-for-profit organisation, such as:

• Theatre / Dance / Music / Interdisciplinary companies
• Music ensembles and orchestras
• Performing arts public institutions (national theatres, state companies, cultural centres)
• Artist collectives
• Festivals and Biennales (local, national and international)
• Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary performance organisations
• Performing arts training institutions and conservatoires

Are not eligible:

• Practitioners themselves
• For-profit/commercials organisations
• Organisations with no legal status
• Organisations whose activity sits outside the purpose of the grants
• Applicants not based either in France or in Australia

Performing arts encompass a variety of fields: music, theatre, dance, performance, puppetry, circus, hybrid forms, etc. Both contemporary and classical expressions of these disciplines are included in the program.

Yes. The Resonance Grants program is dedicated to projects fostering collaboration between France including French overseas territories and Australia. Applicants must be based either in France or Australia, and the project must create an exchange between the two countries.

No. The grants are open to professionals at all career stages.

Yes, it is entirely possible to establish technical and/or financial partnerships with additional organisations outside France or Australia. However, the institution leading the project - and the key collaborator - must strictly meet the geographical eligibility criteria.

Yes. Joint applications are encouraged. However, the lead organisation that will receive the grant must be clearly identified in the application and must meet the eligibility criteria.

Projects must take place within the eligibility period (within 18 months after notification).
Projects may be at development stage but cannot have already been completed at the time of application.

Yes. The Resonance program encourages innovative practices and the production of new works.

To be eligible, the applicant entity must be a not-for-profit organisation. If your institution does not appear in the listed categories, it is likely not eligible. However, we encourage you to contact us directly if you are unsure.

Successful applicants will be required to

• Sign a grant agreement, which will outline:
  • Terms and conditions of the grant
  • Approved project plan and budget
  • Project timeline
  • Credit and acknowledgement requirements
  • Reporting obligations
• Provide proof of:
  • Legal status (e.g. ABN for Australian entities, SIRET for French entities)
  • Not-for-profit status

Upon receipt, grant funds must be expended in accordance with the approved project plan, unless any proposed variations have been discussed with and approved in advance by FACEF.

At the completion of the project, an acquittal report will be required. This will generally include:

• A narrative report detailing outcomes and achievements
• A budget reconciliation
• Supporting documentation (e.g. visual materials, video, press coverage)