CIMAM 2025 Travel Grant Applications

International Committee for Museums and Collections of Modern Art (CIMAM) opens the Call for the 2025 Travel Grant Applications, this year celebrating 20 years of supporting global modern and contemporary museum professionals.

Travel Grant Beneficiaries will attend the 57th CIMAM Annual Conference in Turin, Italy, from November 28-30, 2025, titled Enduring Game: Expanding New Models of Museum Making. With the guiding mantra Of Necessity Virtue.

The CIMAM Travel Grant Program aims to support the curatorial and research development, representation, and international visibility of the directors, curators, and professionals of modern and contemporary art museums residing in countries with emerging and developing economies – Groups C, D, E of this list – through their attendance at the 2025 CIMAM Annual Conference where the most current concerns on contemporary art practices will be discussed.

The grant aims to allow selected candidates to attend the 2025 CIMAM Annual Conference and access not only speakers’ presentations but also all the activities scheduled during the 3-day conference, such as workshops, panels, and visits to the main contemporary art exhibitions in the city where the Annual Conference takes place.

The grant will cover the following:

• Conference registration. Includes access to all conference sessions, lunches, dinners, refreshment breaks, access to organized visits, and coach service to and from planned visits during the 3 conference days.
• Travel expenses (train, bus, or round-trip economy flight ticket).
• Four-night accommodation in one of the hotels recommended by CIMAM.*
• CIMAM membership for the period awarded (2026-28).

The distribution of funds is set on a case-by-case basis for each recipient.

CIMAM books and pre-pays all expenses directly (travel and accommodation) avoiding reimbursements to any grantee to facilitate accountability and tracking of the funds that CIMAM is accountable for.

The grant will not cover:

• Registration and expenses related to the pre and/or post-conference tour.
• Transportation to/from the airport, visa expenses, travel insurance.
• Any additional expenses such as mini-bar items, room service, telephone, etc.

Please find the full open call here.