Grants

Need money to make your art happen? In this section you will find information on grants provided by Propel and other organisations right at your fingertips.

Grants from Propel

Check out grants available at Propel – perfect for the first-time applicant.

YCulture Metro

YCulture Metro is a project funding and skills development initiative providing arts grants of up to $3000 for young people aged between 12-26.

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN ALL YEAR

For more information, visit the YCulture Metro page

JUMP

JUMP Mentoring Program for Young and Emerging Artists supports the career development of artists aged 18-30 through a funded annual 10-month mentorship.

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN

For more information visit the JUMP page



Grants from Other Sources

Check out some of the local, national and international grants available to young people in the arts.


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General Arts

YCulture Regional

APPLICATION DEADLINE: YEAR ROUND

  • Minimum of 8 weeks before the program/event starts
  • Funding up to $3000, or $5000 for applicants above the 26th parallel.

YCulture Regional is funded by Country Arts WA and supports young people living in regional WA making their own youth arts and culture programs happen. YCulture Regional funding focuses on youth skills development including music, script writing, production, graffiti art, writing, and illustration workshops, dance residencies and more.

For more information:

Healthway Sponsorship

APPLICATION DEADLINE: YEAR ROUND

  • Sponsorship under $5,000: Minimum of 3 months before the program/event starts
  • Sponsorship over $5,000: Minimum of 4 months before the program/event starts
  • Annual Sponsorship for programs starting January 1 2011: August 27 2010

Healthway’s Arts sponsorship program supports community based arts and cultural activities including festivals, theatre, dance, music, visual arts, and workshops. In return the events promote the Healthway message.

For more information:

Sharing Stories

APPLICATION DEADLINE: YEAR ROUND

  • Minimum of 2 months before the program/event starts
  • Funding up to $5,000

Sharing Stories is run by CANWA and provides funding to projects that focus on inter-cultural interaction that gives the opportunity to participate, learn, and experience the arts. Sharing Stories focuses on supporting projects targeted at regional and remote communities, indigenous communities and young people. Sharing Stories also promotes the Healthway message and the Relationships Australia ‘Make Time to Talk’ message.

For more information:

Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grants

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13 2010

  • For projects/travel starting after December 17 2010
  • Funding up to $7,000 for the purpose of professional development

The Ian Potter Cultural Trust is a national private philanthropic organisation that encourages and supports emerging Australian artists. The Ian Potter Cultural Trust Grants are available to artists and performers from all art forms including performing and visual arts, literature and experimental fields.

For more information:

Ian Potter Foundation Grants

APPLICATION DEADLINE: MONDAY SEPTEMBER 13 2010

The Ian Potter Foundation is a national private philanthropic organisation that provides funding for events that give something back to the Australian community. The foundation funds projects in arts education, audience development (especially regionally), and which promote the arts as a vehicle for building a sense of community.

For more information:

Catalyst Community Arts Fund

APPLICATION DEADLINE: THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30 2010

  • Multiple rounds throughout the year
  • The Innovate program provides funding up to $30,000
  • The Create program provides funding up to $75,000, and
  • The Develop program provides funding up to $30,000 (March round) and $15,000 (September round)

The Catalyst Community Arts Fund is run by CANWA and supports WA community arts and culture activities that express local culture, promote the values of community empowerment, social inclusion, and diversity. The focus of funding is on participatory and interactive events.

For more information:

ArtStart Grants

APPLICATION DEADLINE: TUESDAY OCTOBER 5, 2010

  • Funding up to $10,000

The Australia Council ArtStart Program provides financial assistance to recent creative arts graduates* wanting to establish a career as a professional artist. Graduates from visual and performing arts, hybrid and media arts, literature or community arts and cultural development are all eligible to apply. The grants fund services, resources, skills development and equipment that help graduate artists to build a career in the arts.

*To be eligible for ArtStart in 2010, you must have completed the last subject needed for your degree in 2007, 2008, 2009 or 2010.

Young Social Pioneers

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Currently CLOSED

  • Will re-open for 2011, so keep checking this space

The Foundation for Young Australians supports the annual Young Social Pioneers national training and development program for young Australians aged 18-29. The program aims to strengthen, support and celebrate the role of young people creating positive change in their communities. Young Australians involved in the performing and visual arts, as well as politics, health, human rights, media and technology, science, environment and education, are all eligible.

For more information:

The Seed

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Currently CLOSED

  • Will re-open for 2011, so keep checking this space

The Seed Fund aims to help Australian’s from all backgrounds create and establish themselves as professional artists. The funding catagories are subject to change but support all artforms. For 2010, the fund offered professional development in the form of Management workshops, and funding up to $5,000 in the Art for the Public category.

For more information:


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DCA Young People and the Arts Grants

The Department of Culture and the Arts Young People and the Arts program funds all artforms excluding film, television and radio. The program assists young people 26 and under to participate in a broad range of arts and cultural activities. There are five categories of funding: Development, Distribution and Marketing, Quick Response Fun, Fellowships and International Scholarship.

  • Applications must be auspiced by another person including a parent, or organization.
  • Young artists and arts workers may also be eligible to apply for other DCA grant categories.

For more information on all of these grants:

Development

  • APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 24 2010 for activities starting after January 1 2011

Funds projects that involve the exploration of new skills, the creation of new work, or a fresh interpretation of existing material.

Distribution and Marketing

  • APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 24 2010 for activities starting after January 1 2011

Funds the distribution of an existing product to new audiences with the aim of expanding the market. This includes marketing and export initiatives, showcasing work at festivals, trade fairs or similar events.

Quick Response Fund

  • APPLICATION DEADLINE: YEAR ROUND minimum of six weeks before program/event starts
  • Funding up to $5,000

Provides Supports young artists and arts workers to respond to career building opportunities where the time frame is out of their control, or organisations taking advantage of recent popularity to deliver small-scale projects that increase participation and develops the skills of young people.

Fellowships

  • APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 24 2010 for activities starting after January 1 2011
  • Funding amount is $15,000

Open to individual emerging artists and arts workers, and allows them to grow their artform through an intensive period of development.

International Scholarship

  • APPLICATION DEADLINE: Currently CLOSED
  • Will re-open in 2011, so keep checking this space
  • Funding amount in $30,000

The scholarship is offered annually to one outstanding young artist or arts worker aged 29 and under to undertake specialist training at an overseas institution.


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Music

Fresh Blast

APPLICATION DEADLINE: FIRST FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH

  • Round 9 (for launches in October 2010) closes 6 September
  • Round 10 (for launches in November 2010) closes 1 October
  • Round 11 (for launches in December 2010) closes 5 November
  • Round 12 (for launches in January 2011) closes 3 December
  • $2,000 sponsorship including radio promotion, Xpress advertising and up to $250 for any costs associates with the gig

Fresh Blast is RTRFM*’s sponsorship initiative, supported by *Healthway, Community Road Safety Grants Program run by the Road Trauma Trust Fund. It sponsors CD launches for WA bands or solo artists who are willing to stage their launch in a smoke-free environment, and promote the “Alcohol. Think Again” and “Don’t Drink and Drive” messages.

For more information:

  • Visit their website
  • Contact the Program Coordinator Eloise Sweetman on 9260 9200, or
  • Email: esweetman.rtrfm.com.au


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OVERSEAS FUNDING

AsiaLink Arts Residencies

APPLICATION DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 10 2010

  • For 2011 acceptance
  • Funding up to $12,000 for travel, living and project expenses

AsiaLink Arts Residencies are run by AsiaLink Arts in association with the University of Melbourne. The residencies aim to support Australians’ undertaking an arts residency in Asia for research, exchange, collaboration and creativity, and are open to all Australian residents. Residency catagories include arts management, writing, performing and visual arts.

For more information:

Realise Your Dream

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Currently CLOSED

  • Will re-open for 2011, so keep checking this space
  • Prize includes flights to the UK, an $8,000 NAB Cash Passport for expenses, and a tailored professional development program.

Run by the British Council, Realise Your Dream gives out five awards to young Australians in the early stages of their career in the creative industries including advertising, animation, design, film, writing, music, performing and visual arts, and many more.

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