MUSIC AUSTRALIA – International Performance and Touring Activity

Applications close Tuesday 1 April 2025 (3pm AEDT). Activity must start between 1 July 2025 and 30 September 2025 and be completed within 12 months.  

The Music Australia Export Development Fund is a bold partnership between the Australian Government and the Australian music industry – a matched funding initiative, designed to provide financial support to a diverse range of Australian artists.   

The program has been developed to support emerging, breakthrough and established acts and is made available to Australian citizens or permanent residents who are current practising music professionals. This includes solo artists, instrumentalists, bands, ensembles, DJ/producers and electronic artists, producers, songwriters and composers. 

The International Performance and Touring fund (Category 1) is designed to support international touring and showcase activity, with matched funding of $5,000 to $25,000.

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EOI close 30 April 2025

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