British Council 2020 Digital Collaboration Fund
Published: 01 Nov 2020
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Grants now available to support arts organisations to collaborate internationally. We are offering grants of up to £50k to organisations in the UK and selected countries overseas to collaborate digitally on international projects.
The Digital Collaboration Fund aims to address this challenge. Through a series of grants, we are supporting organisations to devise new virtual ways of working internationally, in turn creating a climate-friendly approach to international collaboration and artistic exchange.
British Council Digital Collaboration Fund
Benefits of British Council Digital Collaboration Fund
Grants of up to £50k are available to organisations in the UK and selected Official Development Assistance (ODA) countries to collaborate on digital projects.
They're looking to support a range of different projects across the countries that are eligible for this grant.
There are grants of between £10-20k and £40-50k available in the following three areas:
- 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.
Applicants can either apply for a small or large grant for projects that align with the three areas above. The funding will be allocated as follows:
- Small grants of 10-20k GBP - 4 grants awarded per area (12 total)
- Large grants 40-50k GBP - 5 grants awarded per area (15 total)
Requirements for British Council Digital Collaboration Fund
- 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.
We are expecting to fund the following kinds of projects (this is not an exhaustive list):
- Virtual art residencies
- Virtual exhibitions or showcases
- Virtual conferences
- Online art and cultural archives
- Creative collaborations
- Research & development of project ideas
- Digital games
- Mixed, augmented and virtual reality projects
Application Deadline
November 18, 2020How to Apply
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