Fellowships - Dance
Support for a dance artist to undertake creative or professional development
A fellowship of $50,000 over one year or $100,000 over two years for creative or professional development
Applications for this grant close 15 August 2012
Decisions will be advised in November 2012
Funded projects can start form 1 January 2012
Fellowships provide financial support for an artist to undertake a program of creative or professional development. This may include strengthening their current practice, seeking new challenges, or testing a new creative direction.
The Dance Board provides one fellowship grant per year. This is for an established artist in the dance sector who has an outstanding record of achievement. The Fellowship grant is $50,000 over one or $100,000 over two years.
Contact
Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss their application with the relevant Australia Council team member. For further information, or to discuss your proposal, please contact:
Adrian Burnett
Program Manager, Dance
Phone 02 9215 9164, Email a.burnett@australiacouncil.gov.au
Support for a dance artist to undertake creative or professional development
A fellowship of $50,000 over one year or $100,000 over two years for creative or professional development
Applications for this grant close 15 August 2012
Decisions will be advised in November 2012
Funded projects can start form 1 January 2012
Eligibility
This category is only open to individuals. To be eligible, you must meet the general eligibility requirements.
The Australia Council encourages artists from Indigenous backgrounds and from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to submit proposals. Proposals are also encouraged from artists with disabilities and from artists living and working in regional Australia.
Selection criteria
Your application must demonstrate:
- Artistic innovation with a creative rationale
- Artistic or professional skills appropriate to the activity
- The benefit of the activity and audience development potential
- Contribution to the cultural diversity of Australian dance
- Good planning and effective use of resources
You can find detailed information about each selection criteria here.
Information about the assessment process is available here.
Selection process
An assessment panel will assess applications according to the selection criteria above. The outcomes will be published as a Grant Assessment Report.
For more information on the assessment process, please see the page on Assessment of applications in the Information for applicants section.
Support for a dance artist to undertake creative or professional development
A fellowship of $50,000 over one year or $100,000 over two years for creative or professional development
Applications for this grant close 15 August 2012
Decisions will be advised in November 2012
Funded projects can start form 1 January 2012
How to apply
You are encouraged to apply online for this category. To begin an online application, use the 'Apply online' button in the right-hand column. For other ways to apply, please see the information on making an application in the Funding Guide for 2012.
Supporting materials
You must submit the following support material:
| Type of material | Due date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Up to 15 minutes of moving image of recent relevant work | To be received by the closing date |
Moving image material must be submitted by vimeo. We no longer accept support material in DVD format. Information about using vimeo can be found below.
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| Key artist biographies | To be received by the closing date | Maximum two A4 pages in total. |
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Media Form
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To be received by the closing date |
Download a copy of the media form here. This must be included, detailing the relevance of the support material to the current application |
| Letters of confirmation | To be received by the closing date | Letters of confirmation from all key participating artists. Where relevant, acceptance letters from institutions, individuals or international invitations should also be submitted. Where your project contains representations of artistic/cultural practice or has intended outcomes relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists or communities please see the below. |
| Support letters from relevant communities and artists for projects containing representations of artistic/cultural practice or intended outcomes relating to Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists or communities | To be received by the closing date | Letters are required in accordance with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts Policy. |
| Letter of agreement (where proposals involve Australia Council Major Performing Arts board-funded companies) | To be received by the closing date | You must provide a letter of agreement between the applicant and the MPAB-funded company to both the MPAB and the Dance Board. |
After submission you may provide updated confirmation (eg funding confirmations, venue/ touring confirmation) however this must be received at least two weeks before the assessment meeting. Support materials supplied in addition to these requirements will not be considered in the assessment of your application. If you need assistance in determining the support material you are required to submit or when it must be submitted, please contact the listed Australia Council team member.
Submitting moving images
It is compulsory to provide moving image support material for applications with a creative development/performance outcome. Without this, your application is ineligible. In response to feedback from applicants and to streamline internal processes, from 2012 the Dance Board will now only accept support material via link to vimeo. DVDs or material on alternate sites will not be accepted.
vimeo submissions must comply with the following:
- Material must not exceed 15 minutes
- Material must be downloadable from the Vimeo site
- You may password protect your material for confidentiality
- Work should be recent and relevant and should demonstrate the breadth of the applicants work. It is recommended to include an unedited section from rehearsal or performance
- A media form must be including detailing the relevance of the support material to the current application. The media form must include the Vimeo link and (where relevant) password must be pasted on to the media form
- If moving image file is less than 15 mins you may also add media from other sources, including audio, text or multimedia material
For information on how to use vimeo please access this how to document.
Submitting budgets
A detailed budget is not required for a fellowship application.
Application checklist
We encourage you to use this handy checklist to help you prepare and submit your application. You should:
- read the Funding Guide for 2012, in particular the general eligibility requirements, the information on making an application and the information on how your application will be assessed;
- read all of the information provided for this grant (across all the tabs above);
- get in contact with the grant contact person to discuss your application;
- prepare your application, being mindful that you address all of the eligibility and selection criteria for this grant; and
- submit your application form online using the 'Apply online' button in the right-hand column.
Support for a dance artist to undertake creative or professional development
A fellowship of $50,000 over one year or $100,000 over two years for creative or professional development
Applications for this grant close 15 August 2012
Decisions will be advised in November 2012
Funded projects can start form 1 January 2012
General FAQs
Specific frequently asked questions (FAQs) relating to this grant are listed below. Please regularly check for updates as new questions may be published during the grant round.
Creative Fellowships FAQs
Can I earn other income during the period of my fellowship?
Yes. You are able to work on other projects and earn other income during the period of your fellowship.
Grant
Fellowships - Dance
Artform
Dance
Expression of Interest
01 January 2003
Closing date
15 August 2012
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