Call for Proposals: Residencies and Fellowships — Caribbean Culture Fund
Organizer: Caribbean Culture Fund (CCF)
Type: Grants – Residencies and Fellowships
Funding: 10 grants of USD 5,000
Who Can Apply: Registered cultural organizations, institutions or companies with residential capacity
Eligibility Region: Caribbean countries and territories
Project Timeline: June – September 2026
Application Deadline: 15 March 2026 (midnight EST)
The Caribbean Culture Fund (CCF) is pleased to announce its second call for Residencies and Fellowships.
The CCF invites organizations and institutions to submit their cultural and creative projects. Selection will be based on respect for the values and criteria defined below, the alignment with the requirements, the quality and feasibility of proposals, and on the proven abilities of project leaders.
We invite applicants to write their projects simply and clearly, paying particular attention to the relationship between objectives and budget, and to consider implementation constraints.
Please read the information below before applying on caribbeanculturefund.submittable.com/submit. Please note that the criteria and details of this call differ from the CCF’s previous calls. We recommend that you read the details carefully and attend a CCF Orientation Session before beginning your application.
Description of the Call: Residencies and Fellowships
CCF will award ten grants of USD 5,000 to support short-term, intra-Caribbean residencies and fellowships.
The CCF invites cultural institutions and organizations with residential capacity to submit proposals for artist residencies and fellowships.
The CCF grant must cover all costs, including visa, travel, accommodation, meals, and interpretation for up to a maximum of two artists from any Caribbean country or territory other than the one of the applicant.
The residencies should foster creative exchange, collaboration, and innovation across diverse artistic disciplines and cultural contexts.
Through this call, the CCF seeks to create meaningful opportunities for artistic growth, facilitate connections between artists, institutions, and communities, and strengthen the cultural and social ecosystem of the Caribbean region.
Priority will be given to organizations that have hosted residencies in the past three years and that have preselected the artist(s) when applying.
The residencies and fellowships may be open to practitioners from any artistic discipline.
Selected artists must be willing to participate in at least one public activity during the period and at least one virtual event to be hosted by the CCF.
Application Requirements
Disciplines
Applications are welcome in all art genres, including:
- Libraries and archives: museums, galleries, and heritage
- Multimedia
- Performing arts: theater, dance, festivals
- Music and sound recording
- Visual arts: painting and visual effects
- Literature and Publishing: poetry, prose, comics; traditional and digital publishing
- Photography
- Architecture
- Design: applied design, fashion design, and interior design
- Pottery, ceramics and sculpture
- Radio
- Television
- Any other genre or mixed genre
Eligibility
Applicants
This call is open to registered cultural organizations, institutions or companies with residential capacity.
Applicants must demonstrate proven capacity to host international artists and to provide a safe and supportive environment.
Countries
This call is open to applicants from all countries and territories in the Caribbean.
The CCF defines the Caribbean as all countries and territories located within the Caribbean Sea.
Central and Latin American continental countries and territories with Caribbean coastlines and strong Caribbean historical connections are also eligible.
Eligible Implementation Timeline
All residences and fellowships must take place between June and September 2026.
Institutions must demonstrate that they can complete all project activities and reporting within this period.