Realities in Transition XR Residency 2027: Three €15,000 Grants for EU and Creative Europe Residents
Realities in Transition 2, supported by Creative Europe, is recruiting three artists to develop a shared extended-reality (XR) artwork through a residency hosted by Beta Festival in Ireland. Applications for the fourth round, 'Relational Realities', close on 10 November 2026 at 23:59 Central European time as listed by the organiser. Each selected artist receives a €15,000 grant. This is not a worldwide remote fellowship: applicants must be permanent residents of an EU Member State or another country formally associated with the Creative Europe programme.
A collective XR artwork, not three individual commissions
The six-month March–August 2027 residency explores relationships between human, artificial and more-than-human intelligence, including ecology, interdependence and the social effects of technical infrastructure. Three participating artists will collaborate with a creative technologist on a single XR work. A two-month on-site period in Ireland is scheduled for May–June, with a public Test Lab in June and a Beta Festival showcase planned in November. Candidates should be comfortable with collaborative decision-making, testing and shared authorship.
Eligibility: residency and administrative checks
Applicants must be at least 18, speak and write English proficiently, be able to work and travel in Europe, and be able to invoice for grant payments. They must have permanent residence in the EU or a participating Creative Europe country; the organisers list certain non-EU countries separately. Former RiT1 grant recipients and consortium staff are ineligible. The application includes a CV, portfolio, video of at most two minutes, examples of technical and collaborative experience, and a budget proposal. An artist's passport nationality alone does not replace the permanent-residence condition.
Understand what the €15,000 pays for
Each selected artist receives €15,000 across three instalments: €7,000 on signing, €4,000 after the Test Lab, and €4,000 at completion. The amount covers artist remuneration, travel, accommodation and living expenses during the programme; it should not be described as €15,000 plus unlimited expenses. The host separately manages a collective artwork production budget of up to €5,000 and provides mentoring and technical help. Payments require suitable invoices and may involve VAT rules.
Organisers and trusted application method
Realities in Transition is a partnership of European XR and media-art institutions; Beta Festival hosts this particular call in Ireland. Its 2027 programme documents the selection stages, individual grants, geographic eligibility and group-production model. Follow the official 'Apply here' form from the RiT page, and check exact deadlines, tax eligibility and residency documents before submitting.
Official organiser rules and application
Information reviewed 22 October 2026. Before applying, check the current official deadlines, eligibility, fees and rights conditions.