We are very happy to launch today the fifth call of the EJN support scheme to the members: the EJN Green Pilot Tours! So far, in the first four calls, 24 tours have been granted, with a total contribution of approximately €138.000,00.
To have some inspiration, please check out this link with some case studies from the previous tours.
Please download here the GUIDELINES OF THE CALL (.pdf format). The deadline to submit a proposal for this call is Wednesday, 30 April 2025, and the eligibility period of the tours is from 01 June 2025 to 31 December 2026. All the information about the Green Pilot Tours are available at this page, on the EJN website. Please find below a summary of the key points:
A Green Pilot Tour is a tour of ONE single artistic project/band between at least FOUR different venues or festivals and involving at least TWO EJN members from TWO different countries. It must focus on innovative touring models based on the principles of sustainable touring and fair and balanced practices in the music sector. 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 overall budget available for this call is €25.00,00. The maximum contribution which can be granted to each Green Pilot Tour, according to the number of band members and concerts, is €6.000,00 (VAT included).
In order to be eligible, applications for a Green Pilot Tour must be presented by a single active EJN member (the application leader) meeting the following criteria:
Applications must be submitted by the leader organisation (an active EJN member) by maximum Wednesday, 30 April 2025, by completing the online application form at the following link: https://form.jotform.com/EuropeJazz/ejn-green-pilot-tours-5
Please download here the GUIDELINES OF THE CALL (.pdf format). The deadline to submit a proposal for this call is Wednesday, 30 April 2025, and the eligibility period of the tours is from 01 June 2025 to 31 December 2026. All the information about the Green Pilot Tours are available at this page, on the EJN website. Please find below a summary of the key points:
A Green Pilot Tour is a tour of ONE single artistic project/band between at least FOUR different venues or festivals and involving at least TWO EJN members from TWO different countries. It must focus on innovative touring models based on the principles of sustainable touring and fair and balanced practices in the music sector. 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 overall budget available for this call is €25.00,00. The maximum contribution which can be granted to each Green Pilot Tour, according to the number of band members and concerts, is €6.000,00 (VAT included).
In order to be eligible, applications for a Green Pilot Tour must be presented by a single active EJN member (the application leader) meeting the following criteria:
- Each application must involve at least two active EJN members from two different countries (one as leader, and one or more as partners);
- Only one application can be awarded for each leader organisation for this call, and a leader can be a partner in maximum one additional application;
- If an organisation is only a partner, and no leader, it can be involved in different applications in this call;
- Each application must include a minimum of four concerts/cities/areas;
- 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;
- A Green Pilot Tour must involve international touring. The band leader and majority of band members cannot play in their own residing country;
- The band leader and majority of band members must be residing in countries where EJN members are located;
- All the dates of the Green Pilot Tour must be consequential (i.e. the tour must happen in “one leg”). However, days off for travelling 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;
- The same artistic project (or band) can only be awarded one time during this Green Pilot Tour call.
Applications must be submitted by the leader organisation (an active EJN member) by maximum Wednesday, 30 April 2025, by completing the online application form at the following link: https://form.jotform.com/EuropeJazz/ejn-green-pilot-tours-5
