CONTENTS:
- Seminar - Help, Funding Applications and Project Proposals
- Creative Enterprise Fund
- Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust
- Comic Relief's Older People''s Programme
- The Wellcome Trust - Arts Awards
- Funding for Film Festivals
- Funds for Historic Buildings
- Better Breaks Shared Care Scotland
- The Family Fund Take a Break
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SEMINAR - HELP, FUNDING APPLICATIONS AND PROJECT PROPOSALS
20 January 2012 -1pm, Edinburgh
This intensive half-day seminar covers what funding bodies and project partners are looking for, and gives some tips on how to talk and write about your project in a way that convinces others.
The seminar will have input from Creative Scotland and Voluntary Arts Scotland.
www.scottishstorytellingcentre.co.uk/
CREATIVE ENTERPRISE FUND
Young Scot Extra and Creative Scotland have announced that the Creative Enterprise Fund is open for applications.
The fund can offer awards of up to £200 for individuals (aged 15-22) or £750 for groups of three of more young people, where two thirds of any group are aged between 15-22 to develop their artistic talents and fulfil their ambitions within the creative industries.
It aims to encourage enterprising and innovative ideas and assist young people to become creative leaders. The next deadline for applications is Monday the 16th January 2012.
AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST
The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust which awards grants to charitable organisations in the United Kingdom and overseas has announced that due to the current economic climate and the increase in the number of applications they have been receiving, the decision has been made to make no further grants to overseas projects after 2012. During 2012, the Trust is seeking to fund projects that work with:
- Homelessness
- Addiction
- Asylum and Refugees
- Tackle Sexual and Domestic Abuse
- Support Prisoners and ex-Offenders
- Medical projects
Grants are usually between £1,000 and £3,000. Exceptionally, grants of up to £10,000 are made, but these are usually for medical research projects.
There are two closing dates for applications in 2012. These are the 1st June and 1st November 2012.
http://www.austin-hope-pilkington.org.uk/
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COMIC RELIEF'S OLDER PEOPLE''S PROGRAMME
Comic Relief has announced that its Older People Programme will open for applications on the 16th January 2012.
The aim of the programme will be to support projects that help older people cope with the challenges of this particularly harsh financial climate and the resultant exclusion and hardship it is causing.
This programme will be aimed at supporting older people (65+) to build their knowledge and skills to manage their money more effectively, ensure access to good, independent financial advice, guard against financial scams and abuse and cope better with cold homes.
Comic Relief are especially interested in how older people can be supported to manage the extreme rising fuel and food prices.
In addition, the programme aims to encourage partnerships with voluntary sector organisations and banks, building societies, credit unions, energy companies and others to recognise and respond better to the needs of older people. There is no maximum grant level that can be applied for, however, the minimum grant level will be £10,000.
There will be a two stage application process.
The closing date for stage 1 is the 13th February 2012. Application chosen for further consideration will then have until the end of March to apply.
THE WELLCOME TRUST - ARTS AWARDS
The Wellcome Trust is inviting organisations and individuals to apply for funding through its Arts Awards.
The Arts Awards support projects that engage the public with biomedical science through the arts including dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media.
Applications are invited for projects of up to £30,000 through their small & medium-sized grant programme, and for projects above £30,000 through their large grant programme.
The aim of the awards is to support arts projects that reach new audiences which may not traditionally be interested in science and provide new ways of thinking about the social, cultural, and ethical issues around contemporary science.
The scheme is open to a wide range of people including, among others, artists, scientists, curators, filmmakers, writers, producers, directors, academics, science communicators, teachers, arts workers, and education officers.
The next application deadline for small and medium sized projects is 28 January 2012, and for large projects 16 December 2011.
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FUNDING FOR FILM FESTIVALS
Cinemas, film clubs, community groups, and other bodies seeking to present a public film festival in Scotland are being urged to apply for a share of a new £60,000 scheme from development agency, Regional Screen Scotland (RSS).
RSS is accepting applications for the Local Film Festivals, Touring Programmes & Audience Development Fund (2011-12) from organisations planning film festivals, touring programme of films, or similar audience development activities in areas of cinema under-provision in Scotland.
The total fund for this scheme during 2011-12 is £60,000 devolved from the Creative Scotland''s Access Investment programme.
Grants are normally available for up to a maximum of £5,000 per organisation in any one year, though it is anticipated that many awards will be for amounts less than £3,000. Deadline 13 January 2012
www.regionalscreenscotland.org/funding/
FUNDS FOR HISTORIC BUILDINGS
The Funds for Historic Buildings website provides a comprehensive guide to funding for anyone seeking to repair, restore or convert for a new use any historic building in the UK (excluding the Channel Islands and Isle of Man) which is listed, scheduled or in a conservation area and of acknowledged historic merit.
It is free to use and allows you to search for a specific funding source, or for sources which are relevant to your project.
It also gives useful advice on how to maximise your chances of success when making funding applications.
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BETTER BREAKS SHARED CARE SCOTLAND
What's it for? Improving access to short breaks for disabled children and their families
Who can apply? Third sector organisations in Scotland
What is available? Up to £50,000
This is a Scottish Government funded scheme to improve the provision of, and access to, quality short breaks for disabled children and their families, especially where children and young people have multiple support needs.
Better Breaks provides grants to third sector organisations working in Scotland to develop additional, responsive and creative short break opportunities for disabled children, young people and their families.
THE FAMILY FUND TAKE A BREAK
What’s it for? Breaks for carers and kinship carers
Who can apply? Families living in Scotland and caring for a disabled child or young person
What is available? Up to £500
Take a Break is a Scottish Government initiative available to families living in Scotland to enable them to partake in a holiday or activities in the UK or overseas. Families must be caring for a child who has a disability or multiple support needs.
http://www.takeabreakscotland.org.uk/
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