British Council is delighted to announce round five of the British Council and Unlimited Micro Awards, funded by the British Council and administrated by Unlimited. The aim of these awards is to help facilitate partnership and collaboration between artists and/or collectives in the UK and countries eligible to receive Official Development Assistance (ODA).In total, micro-grants of £2,500 will be awarded to approximately 10 pairs of disabled artists.
These awards can cover a range of different art forms, including:
- Combined arts
- Visual art
- Literature
- Music
- Theatre
- Dance
- Film
The international collaborator must be a disabled artist/s or collective based in countries in receipt of Official Development Assistance. For details about ODA-eligible countries visit OECD’s website.
Here is a full list of the countries that artists can apply to collaborate with:
Albania, Argentina, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Each application can be for up to £2,500.
Artists and their collaborators, together, decide how the funds will be distributed. So what portion are artist fees and what portion is allocated to project running costs, e.g. translation, money transfer charges, equipment, administration, subscriptions, etc? You will be asked to show a budget, outlining how the funds will be distributed.
Access funding is available separately both to support access to applications and/or access to support the project. In the budget, applicants will be asked to give figures for the access costs of both the UK artist and the international collaborator. This is to ensure that the fund can cover all costs and will not form part of the panel’s decision-making.
Funding from this award can cover 100% of the project costs, or part-fund them if other sources of funding are available.
Collaborations need to take place between May – July 2023.
Deadline for applications: Monday 17 April, 12 noon.
Location:
EnglandBenefits
- Each application can be for up to £2,500.
- Microgrants of £2,500 will be awarded to approximately 10 pairs of disabled artists.
- Funding from this award can cover 100% of the project costs.
- Artists and their collaborators, together, decide how the funds will be distributed.
Eligibilities
In order to be eligible, proposals must adhere to the following criteria:
- Both the UK and international artists must identify as disabled. For Unlimited’s definition of disabled, please see the Terminology section in this document.
- Collaboration must be feasible within the given budget.
- Collaborations must be feasible within the given timescale (see Key Dates).
- Artists whose work centers around disability and/or impairment are welcome to apply, as are those whose work does not.
- Collaborations must be led by a disabled artist / collective based in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales.
The international collaborator must be a disabled artist / collective based in one of the ODA-eligible (Official Development Assistance) countries.
Eligible Regions: Albania, Argentina, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, China, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nigeria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.Application Process
- Please apply via their application portal, when it opens.
- To make your application, you will first need to create your own account.
- From your account, you will be able to work on a draft of your application online, save it as you go along, and come back to it before submitting it.
- It is possible, on Submittable, to upload video files as well as written answers.
Application Deadline: April 17, 2023
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