05 February 2024. We are very happy to launch a new call for EJN support to the members: the EJN Green Pilot Tours! So far, in the first three calls, 16 tours have been granted, with a total contribution of approximately €90.000,00. To have some inspiration, please check out this link with some case studies.
Please DOWNLOAD HERE (pdf file, 170 KB) the guidelines of the call, read them carefully since they include all the relevant information and links for you to prepare your application and complete the online form. Here below are summarised some key information:
A Green Pilot Tour is a tour of a SINGLE artistic project/band between at least four different venues or festivals and involving at least two EJN members. It should focus on innovative touring models based on the principles of sustainable touring and fair and balanced practices in the music sector.
Already three Green Pilot Tour calls have been circulated, in May 2022, November 2022 and May 2023. This is the fourth call, which will cover an eligibility period between 20 May 2024 and 31 December 2025.
The financial support of the present call must be considered as an additional contribution to EJN member’s activities and is designed to:
a) stimulate collaboration between EJN members and,
b) to put in place sustainability actions.
The general objective of the Green Pilot Tours Call is to give financial support to the EJN members to help them implement measures to organise a tour based on the principles of sustainability, fair remuneration, inclusion and gender balance.
The specific objectives are:
- Increase collaboration and exchanges between the EJN members;
- Foster trans-national mobility of artists;
- Envisage and implement more sustainable ways of touring;
- Encourage a more diverse and gender-balanced programming;
- Develop communication and dissemination strategies to promote environmental sustainability in the music sector.
The overall available budget for this call is € 26.000,00. The maximum contribution which can be granted to each Green Pilot Tour, according to the table below, is € 6.000,00 (VAT included).
In order to be eligible, applications must be presented by a single active* EJN member meeting the following criteria:
- Each application must involve at least two active* EJN members from two different countries;
- Each application must include a minimum of four concerts/cities;
- Only two flights (if unavoidable) are allowed per each tour proposal. Flights are considered unavoidable when a possible train travel takes more than 6 hours. IMPORTANT: in exceptional circumstances, such as for countries that are not densely populated and therefore performing spaces are at big distances between one another, a third flight could be allowed for the purpose of the green pilot tour. If this is the case, please indicate it and clearly describe the reason for it in the specific section of the application form. This will be assessed with the rest of the application, and approved or rejected according to the reasons provided;
- The band leader and majority of band members must be residing in countries where EJN members are located;
- A Green Pilot Tour must involve international touring. The band leader and majority of band members cannot play in their own residing country;
- All the dates of the Green Pilot Tour must be consequential (i.e. the tour must happen in “one leg”). However, days off for traveling and resting are possible, and the applicants are encouraged to organise additional activities with the artists in those dates;
- All artists and professionals involved in the Green Pilot Tour must receive a fair pay for their services, in accordance with the standards of the respective country.
Applications must be submitted by the leader organisation by maximum Sunday 05 May 2024 by completing the online application form at the following link: https://form.jotform.com/240303430025336
To have some inspiration from the previous successful Green Pilot Tours please check out this link.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD HERE the evaluation and results of the third call for Green Pilot Tours, that had a deadline on 16 October 2023. All 9 applications received met the eligibility criteria and were awarded the financial support. Please download here the GUIDLINES of the third Green Pilot Tour call, launched on 16 May 2023 with a deadline on 16 October 2023.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD HERE the evaluation and results of the second call for Green Pilot Tours, that had a deadline on 15 March 2023. All 3 applications received met the eligibility criteria and were awarded the financial support. Please download here the GUIDLINES of the second Green Pilot Tour call, launched on 15 November 2022 with a deadline on 15 March 2023.
PLEASE DOWNLOAD HERE the evaluation and results of the first call for Green Pilot Tours, that had a deadline on 30 September 2022. All 4 applications received met the eligibility criteria and were awarded the financial support. Please download here the GUIDLINES of the first Green Pilot Tour call, launched on 31 May 2022 with a deadline on 30 September 2022.
* EJN Bylaw: Article 5.1- active Members are members that, after admittance, pay the annual membership subscription
