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Information | Grants
Application Procedures | Scholarships
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With the aim of catering to specific artistic pursuits, the National Arts Council offers the Special Account Scheme and Foreign Artistic Talent Scheme to individual artists and arts groups.
For more details, please click on any of the following.
An approved IPC must be a charity. Organisations which are conferred the approved IPC status are authorised to receive tax-deductible
donations.
To know on how to apply for charity/IPC status, please visit the Charity Portal (www.charities.gov.sg).
All charities and IPCs under the arts and heritage sector are now being administered by Ministry of Information, Communication and The
Arts Charity Unit.
For more information please contact MICA_Charity_Unit@mica.gov.sg
For queries on cheques, tax deduction request forms, payment advice and tax-deductible receipts, please contact
This Scheme is jointly administered by the Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) and the National Arts Council (NAC).
It aims to assist eligible foreign artistic talents with exceptional achievement in their fields to apply for Singapore Permanent
Resident Status.
Eligibility
The Scheme supports foreign talents in the following fields:
- Dance
- Music
- Theatre
- Literary arts
- Visual arts
- Technical professionals in related arts
The Scheme does not cover the entertainment, journalism, broadcasting or film industry.
To be eligible for this Scheme, foreign talents should have achieved the following pertaining to their art practice:
- At least 3 years of formal training/education (degree, diploma or professional certificate)
- At least 5 years of active work experience that excludes activities in the course of obtaining formal training/education
- Excellent track records (eg. active engagements in acclaimed performances, exhibitions and so forth)
- Established reputation at home or abroad (eg. winning awards/recognition in prominent competitions)
- Involvement in Singapore arts scene and has future plans to actively practise art in Singapore
Successful applicants are required to take up full-time employment in Singapore in order to be granted full permanent residence status.
A foreign artist who is granted Singapore Permanent Residence under the Scheme will enjoy the same status and benefits as Singapore
artist. He/she will be eligible to apply to NAC for grants, to be nominated for Arts Awards and to represent Singapore in overseas arts
events.
A foreign artist who has worked in the arts in Singapore for 2-3 years and would like to apply for PR but does not satisfy the above
criteria could consider applying to the ICA directly.
Application Steps
- Preliminary Assessment
Applicants are to email/post a completed online
application form* and curriculum vitae, to NAC for preliminary assessment. The application form must be completed in English. Applicants will be notified within 30 days of assessment result.
*Please note that only applications through our online official application form will be processed. For preliminary assessment, please
do not forward any other materials by post/email.
- After Preliminary Assessment
- If preliminary assessment is successful, the applicant will be asked to submit a detailed resume with supporting
materials to NAC.
- All submissions must be in English and materials in any other languages must be translated to English.
- A copy of the permanent residence application form will be sent to the applicant if he/she is found suitable. This
assessment may take up to 3 months.
- Upon receiving the completed form from the applicant, NAC will recommend the applicant to the Immigration and Checkpoint Authority for approval.
For more information, please contact
The National Arts Council launched the Violin Loan Sheme in January 2000. This Scheme aims to support Singapore violinists who have the potential and commitment to pursue an international career as a soloist. The Scheme currently owns a JB Guadagnini of Milan, c.1750, which is on loan to Ms Siow Lee Chin
For more information on the Scheme, please contact
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