In partnership with British Council, Unlimited are excited to announce Round 3 of the British Council Unlimited Micro Awards, which will give ten pairs of disabled artists the opportunity to make connections and work collaboratively on an international level. These award will facilitate UK based artists to pair up with an international artist/s from Official Development Assistance (ODA) countries.

There will be 2 rounds of grants open to disabled artists to apply in 2022:

  • Round 3 opens on Monday 9 May until Thursday 9 June
  • Round 4 will open from Monday 25 July until Thursday 25 August

We want to hear from the full diversity of disabled artists, working in any discipline across the UK. Our use of the term ‘disabled artist’ includes artists who identify as being disabled, D/deaf, neurodivergent and those experiencing chronic illness, mental health conditions, and more.

Who can apply?

  • Projects can be centred around disability/impairment, but can also be about something else.
  • Projects must be led by a disabled artist / collective based in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland or Wales
  • International collaborator must be a disabled artist / collective based in one of the ODA (Official Development Assistance) countries listed below:

Albania, Argentina, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Serbia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Please note that British Council have temporarily suspended activities in Ukraine for the safety and well-being of their staff, customers and partners.

Why apply?

Rachel Walker, Unlimited Project Manager: “These awards are to enable the building of artistic connections between UK-based and international disabled artists. They recognise the value and opportunity that comes with just making that initial link, especially across borders. Rounds 1 and 2 saw over 40 artists learn from each other, exchange skills, compare creative processes and build relationships for future work. Artists reflected that they had ‘opened each other’s minds’, ‘enabled two seeds to germinate’ and several UK-based artists said that they had been able to ‘realise ambitions for working internationally for the first time.’”

Read more and apply: Round 3 of the British Council Unlimited Micro Awards