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Grants Application Procedures
How to Apply: A Checklist
  • Study the types of grant schemes available from NAC and identify the scheme that best meets your needs.
  • Check your eligibility to apply for the grant against the grant information sheet located at the webpage of the grant scheme you are interested in applying for.
  • Check that you meet the eligibility requirements for the grant application.
  • Apply for the grant using the relevant online application form. The online application forms are available at the respective grant information webpages.
  • Make sure that you answer the questions on the application form, including the synopsis and objectives of your project proposal and a clear and realistic budget. Budget carefully and fill up the project budget section of the application form. An accurate and well-presented budget is indicative of the administrative capacity of the applicant or the organisation.
  • Make sure that all the required supporting documents and materials are mailed to NAC. This includes a brief history of your organisation or articles of memorandum (if you are a first-time applicant) and curriculum vitae of key participating artists. All attachments must be printed on A4-sized paper. Take note of your application reference number and quote it when you send in your supporting documents and materials.
  • Check that you have no outstanding evaluation or feedback reports for previous grants received. If you have any reports outstanding to the Council, your application will not be eligible.
  • Check that the start date of your proposed project, event or publication is at least two months away from the date of your submission. Where applicable, check that you have met the closing dates for the schemes.
  • Send in your supporting information and materials within a week of submitting your online application. Applications without supporting information and materials will not be considered and will be returned. Late applications will be considered in the next window of application.

    Keep a copy of your application for your own records.
What Happens to Your Application

Step 1
NAC officers will check your eligibility for the scheme to which you have applied, and ensure that any feedback or evaluation forms from previously funded projects have been submitted.

Step 2
NAC officers will check all the required supporting materials and if necessary, contact you for more information if the application is incomplete.

Step 3
Applications will be assessed by NAC officers and/or specialist panels drawn from NAC's arts resource panel. This panel is made up of a range of experts and arts practitioners from across the art forms.

Step 4
Applications will be assessed against the published criteria of each grant scheme. These may include the artistic merit and impact of your project on the local arts scene, its innovativeness and creative potential, the track record and calibre of the artists involved, and the demonstration of sound planning and financial management.

Step 5
Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application within two months from the application closing date.

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