CIRCUS BOX

GRANTS & RESIDENCIES

Money, time and space you can apply for. Sorted by what closes first.

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CANADAMENTORSHIPCIRCUS
MONTREALEMERGING ARTISTS

300 hours of one-to-one mentoring from the people who build Éloize's shows, open to artists 15 to 29 and companies under 10 years old

Cirque Éloize is opening 300 hours of personalised coaching to emerging artists and young companies, shaped around what each participant needs and how far along their project already is.

Cirque ÉloizeHOW TO APPLY →
OPEN NOW300 hours of one-to-one coaching, at no cost
BY DEADLINE
CANADAGRANTALL DISCIPLINES
MONTREALNEWCOMER ARTISTS

A paid 600-hour placement inside an established Montreal arts organisation, for artists who arrived in Canada recently.

démART-Mtl pays an artist or cultural worker $15,000 for 600 hours of real work inside an established Montreal company. It is aimed at people who are new to the city and to how the sector here operates.

Conseil des arts de MontréalHOW TO APPLY →
CLOSES 8 OCTOBER$15,000 fee for 600 hours, plus $2,000 to the host organisation
FRANCE & CANADAGRANTALL DISCIPLINES
FRANCE-QUEBECMOBILITY

EUR 20,000 to 30,000 for a project that moves between France and Québec, for artists aged 18 to 35.

Odyssart funds one thing: a project in 2027 that physically moves between France and Canada/Québec, in either direction. Co-creation, a joint residency, shared workshops, a collaboration that needs both territories.

Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse (OFQJ)HOW TO APPLY →
CLOSES 12 OCTOBEREUR 20,000 to 30,000 (max 70% of the total budget)
CANADAPRIZEALL DISCIPLINES
MONTREALEMERGING ARTISTS

$15,000 for one work by an early-career Montreal artist, and arts du cirque is the first discipline listed.

This is a prize, not a project grant, which means it rewards something you have already made and presented. $15,000, one recipient, and you can put your own name forward.

Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecHOW TO APPLY →
CLOSES 13 OCTOBER$15,000
CANADARESIDENCYALL DISCIPLINES
MONTREALINDIGENOUS ARTISTSCRITICAL WRITING

Two to six months of paid training in critical writing for an Indigenous artist or cultural worker, with publication guaranteed at the end.

Criticism is one of the few parts of the arts sector with almost no Indigenous voices in it, and this programme is CAM's attempt at the supply side. Up to $10,000 goes to a Montreal organisation to train one Indigenous artist or cultural worker in critical writing.

Conseil des arts de MontréalHOW TO APPLY →
CLOSES 14 OCTOBERUp to $10,000 to the host organisation
CANADARESIDENCYALL DISCIPLINES
MONTREALINDIGENOUS ARTISTS

Up to $20,000 for a Montreal organisation or museum to host an Indigenous artist in residence, at a fee set by the highest standards in the sector.

A Montreal organisation receives up to $20,000 to host an Indigenous artist in residence, and the budget has to include a fee paid at the highest standards in the cultural sector.

Conseil des arts de MontréalHOW TO APPLY →
CLOSES 14 OCTOBERUp to $20,000 to the host organisation
CANADAGRANTALL DISCIPLINES
MONTREALINDIGENOUS ARTISTSPAID INTERNSHIP

A 650-hour paid placement for an emerging Indigenous artist or cultural worker, with an Indigenous or racialised mentor attached.

CultivART puts $20,000 into a Montreal organisation so it can host an emerging Indigenous artist or cultural worker for about six months, with a mentor paid separately to accompany them.

Conseil des arts de MontréalHOW TO APPLY →
CLOSES 14 OCTOBER$20,000 to the host organisation: $12,500 in intern fees, $5,000 to the mentor, $2,500 for hosting costs
CANADARESIDENCYTHEATRE
GUADELOUPEPLAYWRITING

Two months in Guadeloupe writing a play, with accommodation, a workspace and dramaturgical support included.

Two months in Guadeloupe between March and June 2027, writing one theatre text, with a $9,500 bursary and accommodation and a workspace provided. Theatre only, and Québec playwrights only.

Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecHOW TO APPLY →
CLOSES 15 OCTOBER$9,500 bursary, with accommodation and a workspace provided free
CANADAGRANTALL DISCIPLINES
ABITIBI-TEMISCAMINGUE

Up to $20,000 for a project built with a partner in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

Same structure as the other CALQ regional calls, different territory and a deadline nine days later. Up to $20,000 for a project that formally involves a partner from Abitibi-Témiscamingue, with arts du cirque first on the eligible list.

Conseil des arts et des lettres du QuébecHOW TO APPLY →
CLOSES 15 OCTOBERUp to $20,000 (max 80% of the project cost)
TUNISIARESIDENCYMULTI-DISCIPLINARY
CIRCUSTHEATREPUPPETRYSOUSSE

One month in Sousse on a research project connected to Tunisia, with circus named among the disciplines.

A month at the Villa Salammbô in Sousse, run by the Institut français de Tunisie, for a research and creation project connected to the Tunisian territory. Circus is named explicitly, alongside theatre and puppetry.

Institut français de TunisieHOW TO APPLY →
CLOSES 18 OCTOBER
UNITED KINGDOMOPEN CALLCIRCUS
TOURINGPAID BOOKINGS

Four companies get at least four or five paid bookings touring South-West England between June 2027 and May 2028.

This is the one on the October list that is actual paid work rather than an application for money. Take Art and Circus City are picking four companies for a touring menu, and every booking comes with a guaranteed fee.

Take Art and Circus CityHOW TO APPLY →
CLOSES 19 OCTOBER£1,350 to £1,500 per performance day for UK companies, EUR 2,100 for EU companies, plus a £1,000 to £1,500 adaptation bursary
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EVERY DEADLINE, ONCE A MONTHOne email at the start of each month, with everything closing in it.