The Digital Collaboration Fund aims to address this challenge. Through a series of grants, we are supporting organizations to devise new virtual ways of working internationally, in turn creating a climate-friendly approach to international collaboration and artistic exchange.
Eligibility Criteria:
Eligible countries:
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia) Yemen, Zimbabwe.
General eligibility information:
- The fund is open to arts and culture organisations and higher education organisations with an arts and culture focus.
- Applications must be a partnership between at least one UK organisation and one organisation based in one of the countries listed below.
- There must be one lead applicant, but this does not need to be the UK organisation.
- Whilst the funds are designed to benefit the artistic community, applications will only be accepted from legally registered organisations and collectives. Applicants must have a registered business bank account.
- We will accept applications for multilateral projects, with the focus on the programme being delivered mutually across the UK and in overseas countries.
- In general, funding should be split 60/40 between the UK and the other countries. The lead partner should get no more than 60% of the funding and at least 40% of funding should be distributed in one or more of the countries listed below.
Grant Category:
- Research and development grants: to research and develop proposals for new virtual collaboration projects
- Restart grants: for existing projects that are currently on pause due to Covid-19, to help organisations restart them via digital means
- Collaboration grants: for new projects with a focus on virtual collaboration and other new ways of working
Application Dateline: 18 November 2020
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