Deadline: 7 April 2025
The Transcultura programme: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, implemented by the UNESCO Regional Office in Havana and funded by the European Union, presents its Seed Capital Grant Scheme to support startups and small businesses in the Caribbean Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI).
Funding Information
- The grants, each worth US$5,000, are intended to help businesses expand their operations, launch new products or services, or introduce new technologies and innovations into their processes. The main objective is to foster creativity, innovation and sustainable growth within the cultural sector.
- Financial support is complemented by personalized mentorship services tailored to the specific needs of the beneficiary entrepreneurs. These services help refine work plans and implementation phases, contributing to the successful completion of the grant process.
Eligibility Criteria
- Creative young entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years old with a startup or small business active in the Caribbean CCI who are looking to expand their business, launch new products or services, or introduce new technologies and/or innovation into their operations.
- Citizens and permanent residents of one of these seventeen Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
For more information, visit UNESCO.
