Frequently Asked Questions

The goal of the Odyssart call for projects is to support cultural exchanges between France and Canada/Québec for young people aged 18 to 35. 

This call for projects is aimed at artists affiliated with an organisation wishing to carry out a professional project including mobility between France and Canada/Québec.

The call for projects is renewed each year for five calendar years (2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027). The application form opens in the fall for projects taking place the following year.

If your project was submitted and not selected in the past, you may submit it again. We recommend refining it to improve your chances.

Projects that have already received Odyssart funding in previous years cannot receive it again.

Yes, self-employed workers can apply.

Artists must be affiliated with an organisation.

Universities can be host organisations, but students cannot apply for a project during their studies or for an internship.

The Odyssart call for projects is renewed each year for five years. You will be able to submit your project for Odyssart 2027.

The OFQJ does not assist with identifying partner organisations or with the direct development of projects. Each project leader is responsible for carrying out their own research and for contacting the relevant organisations.

IDENTIFICATION OF THE HOST ORGANISATION

• Legal representative of the organisation (name, first name, position)
• Host organisation (name, address, country, website, description of activities, registration number [SIRET, NE, or equivalent])
• Project contact person (name, first name, position, phone, email, nationality, date of birth)

PROJECT PARTNER(S) IN THE OTHER TERRITORY 

• Main partner organisation in the other territory (name, address, country, description) 
• Project leader in the main partner organisation (name, first name, position) 
• Other partner(s) involved in the project in the other territory 

PROJECT PRESENTATION

• Project destination
• Project title
• Project discipline (architecture / visual arts, fine arts, digital arts / audiovisual / circus / dance / design, crafts / literature, publishing / music / theatre / other) 
• Project type (cultural cooperation / implementation of a project in the other territory)
• Description in max. 15 lines
• Expected objectives (qualitative and/or quantitative) in max. 5 lines
• Evaluation : indicators proposed in relation to expected objectives
• Context and issues justifying the project’s interest
• How is this project relevant to the development of your organisation ?
• How does this project promote emergence (renewal of a discipline, new discipline, renewed relationship with audiences, new artists or collectives, etc.) ?
• Number of participants aged 18 to 35 inclusive as of December 31, 2025 (French and Canadian/Québécois) 
• Number of participants over 35 after January 1, 2026 (French and Canadian/Québécois)
• Date de début du projet (en 2026)
• Project ending date (before 12/31/2026)
• Project schedule (planning and implementation) 
• Number of trips planned between France and Canada/Québec in 2026
• Territory(ies) and date(s) of planned international travel in 2026
• Past cooperation with France or Canada/Québec (organisation or project)
• Have you previously received funds from the OFQJ ? 
• Diffusion strategy to reach target audience(s) (e.g., social media, performances, videos, etc.)
• Other information
• How did you hear about the Odyssart call for projects ?

PROJECTED BUDGET

• Projected budget (in euros) as an attachment
• Amount of grant requested (in euros)
• Total budget amount (in euros)

ATTACHMENTS

• Project and/or host organisation presentation document(s) (pdf - max 5MB, mp3 - max 5MB, or mp4 - max 500MB)
• Letter(s) of commitment from one or more partners (pdf)
• Bank account details (RIB, IBAN, or check specimen) (pdf)
• Other document(s) (pdf - max 5MB, mp3 - max 5MB, or mp4 - max 500MB)

DECLARATION TO BE SIGNED

Yes. Since Odyssart funding cannot exceed 70% of your budget, you are free to seek other funding sources for the remaining 30%.

Yes, but only if the expenses relate to costs incurred after the winners are announced in January 2026.  No retroactive funding is available.

Eligible expenses include in particular :

• international and local transport (including vehicle rental)
• meals
• accommodation
• project production costs

For a more exhaustive list, please refer to the regulations !

The amount granted per project ranges from a minimum of €20,000 to a maximum of €30,000.  

OFQJ’s support will not exceed 70% of the project’s total funding. 

Yes. You may apply if you are a French citizen with permanent resident status in Canada or a Canadian citizen who has been living in France for more than one year. Your host organisation and your partner organisation must be located in these territories. Organisations based in other countries are not eligible.

Mobility must take place in 2026. Multi-year projects are not accepted, as the call for projects is annual and renewed for five years.

For group projects, we will accept them if at least 80% of mobility beneficiaries are aged 18 to 35 inclusive as of December 31, 2025.

People under 18 or over 35 may take part in the project. However, their travel costs cannot be included in the requested funding.

Eligible projects must involve international mobility between France and Canada/Québec and take one of the following forms : 

• cultural cooperation (collaboration, co-creation)
• implementation of an artistic project in the other territory (residency program, filming, recording, etc.)

Projects can concern any cultural sector: architecture, visual arts, plastic arts, digital arts, audiovisual, circus, dance, design, crafts, literature, publishing, music, theater, etc.  

Simple projects of diffusion, study trips and insertion projects are not eligible. 

For France → Canada/Québec projects : 

• be between the ages of 18 and 35 on December 31, 2025
• be of French nationality or resident in France for more than a year 

For Canada/Québec → France projects : 

• be of Canadian nationality or have the permanent resident status 
• be between the ages of 18 and 35 on December 31, 2025