Pro Helvetia Johannesburg has for some time been investing in transnational collaborations, exchanges and joint projects among organisations and creative practitioners operating across the SADC region, with support from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). The investments are focused on projects, networks and platforms that have a shared interest in building a stronger regional creative fabric.

Ant funding addresses two different types of initiative through micro-grants.

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Ant Project Funding 

The primary focus of this funding is to assist in the distribution of new and existing works to a broader Southern African audience and to enable transnational collaboration and sharing of knowledge and expertise.

Projects will be supported for up to a maximum of ZAR 60 000.00/US$ 5000 and applicants are encouraged to seek additional funding from other sources.

Funds should be used towards arts & culture projects within Southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Seychelles, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Zambia, and Zimbabwe).

Find more information on project funding >>

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Ant Research /Project Development Residencies 

Research residencies are available to artists, curators, and arts managers to undertake research trips of between 1 and 4 weeks’ duration within the SADC region. The purpose of the funding is to provide an opportunity for creative producers and organisers to develop collaborative projects and initiatives with peers operating in the region and enjoy the benefits of face to face engagement and a substantive experience of a different context/environment for creative work.

The same broad guidelines and exclusions for Ant project funding apply to research residency grants, and the geographical scope is the same (Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Seychelles, Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Zambia, and Zimbabwe).

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How to apply:

Find information on the application process here:

for project funding >>

for research funding >>

Applications must be emailed to Pro Helvetia Johannesburg at regional(at)prohelvetia.org.za

Your emailed application should include the words “ANT project funding application” OR “ANT research residency / project development grant application” in the subject line.

Submit applications by November 07 2016, for projects that will be completed between January 2017 and end November 2017.

Application outcomes will be announced on or before November 22 2016.

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