No application fee, Saskatchewan Arts Board Grants for Writers and Publishers, grant: up to $10,000

Deadline: 1 February 2011

The Access Copyright Foundation was created to promote and support Canadian culture by providing grants to encourage the development and dissemination of publishable Canadian works. The Foundation re-invests resources back into the creative and publishing community by supporting activities that enhance the economic and creative environment in which they operate.

The Access Copyright Foundation provides grants to publishers, individual creators and publishing, writing and visual arts organizations through the following program components:

• Research Grants
• Professional Development Grants
• Events Grants

The Access Copyright Foundation grants program is administered by the Saskatchewan Arts Board in association with the Access Copyright Foundation.

Artistic Discipline

Research grants are available in the literary and visual arts.

Grant Category

Creators

For individual creators (writers and visual artists) engaged in research toward the realization of a publishable work-in-progress. Research may be content or process-oriented.

Organizations and Publishers

For publishers or publishing, writing and visual arts organizations exploring issues relevant to the publishing industry or to writers and visual artists in Canada. Research may be specific to the interests of the organization or to issues in the creative and economic environment.

Grant Amount

Creators

Applicants may apply for 85% of eligible project expenses to a maximum of $7,500.

Note: Creators Research Grants from the Access Copyright Foundation are taxable income. Successful Creators Research Grant applicants will be required to provide their Social Insurance Number, and to complete and submit the voucher enclosed with the notification letter before grant funds are released. The Access Copyright Foundation will issue T4As to grant recipients for the year in which the grant is paid. Applicants are encouraged to contact a tax advisor or to review the Income Tax Act to determine the amounts that must be included in income, the amounts that may be excluded and the deductibility of related expenses.

Organizations and Publishers :

Applicants may apply for 75% of eligible project expenses to a maximum of $10,000.

The demand for Access Copyright Foundation Research Grants generally exceeds available resources. Sufficient funds may not be available to support all of the recommended applicants or to provide grants in the amounts requested.

Eligible Applicants

Creators

Professional writers and visual artists who have completed formal or informal training in their discipline, maintain an artistic practice, and publish or present their work in a manner recognized by their professional peers. Applicants must also be Canadian citizens or permanent residents (as defined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada) and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• one published book
• one exhibition catalogue
• five publications in periodicals or journals

Organizations and Publishers

Publishers or publishing, writing and visual arts organizations located in Canada that:

• are legally registered in Canada as non-profit organizations or
• are public institutions in Canada operated by a government body, open to the public at least 120 days per year, and that maintain artistic control and separate financial records or
• are independent professional book or periodical publishers at least 75% Canadian-owned and controlled
• have a program mandate that is based on the professional development and interests of Canadian writers or visual artists
• have been in continuous operation for at least one year prior to the date of application and have published or presented programs with Canadian content throughout that period
Ineligible Applicants
• Employees or board members of Access Copyright and/or the Access Copyright Foundation
• Employees or board members of the Saskatchewan Arts Board
• Students registered in an undergraduate degree or certificate program
• Recipients of an Access Copyright Foundation grant with an outstanding final report

Eligible Activities

• Research consistent with the stated purpose of the program
• Inquiry, information gathering and analysis designed to explore the Inquiry Question
• Travel directly related to the research project and undertaken during the grant term
• Creation of publishable literary, visual or photographic works informed by the research
• Preparation, documentation, publication and dissemination of the research results
• Development of innovative program or operational initiatives in response to the research results

Ineligible Activities:

• Component activities undertaken prior to the grant deadline or after the end of the project term
• Research undertaken solely for academic purposes
• Research projects undertaken by undergraduate students
• Self-assessment or internal review limited to an organization’s current program or operational activities
• Research activities, creative work or travel unrelated to the Inquiry Question
• Project components fully supported by grants from other funding agencies
• Research and creation engaging writers and artists without compensation
• Equipment purchase or other capital costs
Ineligible Applications:
• Applications delivered, postmarked or sent by courier after the deadline date
• Applications submitted by e-mail or fax
• Incomplete, illegible or unsigned applications

Application Process

• Read the complete Application Package.
• Complete and sign the Application Form, and attach the required information and support material. Submit one copy of the application.
• Deliver or mail the application and support material to:

Access Copyright Foundation Research Grants
c/o Saskatchewan Arts Board

1355 Broad Street
Regina, SK
S4R 7V1

OR

417 – 24th Street East
Saskatoon, SK
S7K 0K7

Applications and support material must be delivered, postmarked or sent by courier on or before the deadline date. If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, applications may be delivered, postmarked or sent by courier on the next business day.

More information/ application package here.