We are very excited to launch today the sixth call of the EJN support scheme to the members: the EJN Green Pilot Tours! So far, in the first five calls, 30 tours have been granted. 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 Thursday, 30 April 2026, and the eligibility period of the tours is from 01 June 2026 to 31 December 2027. 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 an 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 environmental sustainability, collaboration, fair remuneration, inclusion and gender balance.
The overall budget available for this call is €25.000,00. 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 Thursday, 30 April 2026, by completing the online application form at the following link: https://form.jotform.com/EuropeJazz/ejn-green-pilot-tours-6
NEW: in addition to the regular Green Pilot Tours calls, we are launching in 2026 a special “Beyond Europe” Green Pilot Tours call, to support the touring inside the EJN membership of artistic projects from Africa and the Middle East that have performed at key EJN Beyond Europe activities in these last years, precisely Visa for Music in Morocco (2023 and 2025) and Dakar Music Expo in Senegal (2025 and 2026). Please download here the GUIDELINES of this special call, with a deadline on Friday, 10 May 2026.
Please download here the GUIDELINES OF THE CALL (.pdf format). The deadline to submit a proposal for this call is Thursday, 30 April 2026, and the eligibility period of the tours is from 01 June 2026 to 31 December 2027. 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 an 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 environmental sustainability, collaboration, fair remuneration, inclusion and gender balance.
The overall budget available for this call is €25.000,00. 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 as a partner);
- Only one application can be awarded for each leader organisation for this call, and a leader can be a partner in maximum one additional awarded application;
- Each application must include a minimum of four concerts/cities/festivals;
- Only two flights (if unavoidable) are allowed per each tour proposal. IMPORTANT: in exceptional circumstances, a third flight could be allowed for the purpose of the Green Pilot Tour, please check the guidelines for the details;
- A Green Pilot Tour must involve international touring. The majority of band members (50% or more) cannot play in their own residing country;
- The majority of band members (50% or more) 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 Thursday, 30 April 2026, by completing the online application form at the following link: https://form.jotform.com/EuropeJazz/ejn-green-pilot-tours-6
NEW: in addition to the regular Green Pilot Tours calls, we are launching in 2026 a special “Beyond Europe” Green Pilot Tours call, to support the touring inside the EJN membership of artistic projects from Africa and the Middle East that have performed at key EJN Beyond Europe activities in these last years, precisely Visa for Music in Morocco (2023 and 2025) and Dakar Music Expo in Senegal (2025 and 2026). Please download here the GUIDELINES of this special call, with a deadline on Friday, 10 May 2026.
