Closing date:30/07/2010

Arts Grants - Wellcome Trust

The Arts Awards are part of the Wellcome Trust's Engaging Science grants programme, which funds projects that investigate biomedical science and its social contexts.

The Arts Awards support projects that:

stimulate interest, excitement and debate about biomedical science through the arts
examine the social, cultural, and ethical impact of biomedical science
support formal and informal learning
encourage new ways of thinking
encourage high quality interdisciplinary practice and collaborative partnerships in arts, science and/or education practice.
The Wellcome Trust is an independent medical research-funding charity whose mission is to foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health. Allied to this is a commitment to engage the public with science through a diverse range of activities.

The scheme is open to a wide range of people including among others:

Artists, scientists, curators, film-makers, writers, producers, directors, academics, science communicators, teachers, arts workers, education officers
Organisations might include amongst others:

Arts venues, museums and other cultural attractions, arts agencies, production companies, broadcast media, schools, LEAs, universities and colleges, youth clubs, community groups, research institutes, NHS, science centres
Applicants must be based in the UK or the Republic of Ireland and the activity must take place in the UK or Republic of Ireland.

Funding can be applied for at two levels:

Small to medium sized projects (up to and including £30,000)

Funding can either be used to support the development of new project ideas, deliver small-scale productions or workshops, investigate and experiment with new methods of engagement through the arts, or develop new collaborative relationships between artists and scientists.

Large projects (above £30,000)

This funding can be used to fund full or part production costs for large-scale arts projects which aim to have significant impact on the public's engagement with biomedical science. We are also interested in supporting high quality, multi-audience, multi-outcome projects.

Projects can apply for any amount within the above boundaries. All projects will be assessed individually on merit and need.

Costs requested can include:

personnel costs directly related to the project
direct activity and production costs including venue costs, equipment and materials
project travel costs
project publicity costs
project administration costs where is this is not already covered by other funding.
How to apply

Applications for funding will only be accepted on the official application form which can be downloaded from the website: www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/Grants/Arts-Awards/index.htm

Please note that only hard copies of the application form may be submitted. Faxed and emailed copies will not be accepted.

For large projects (over £30 000) the next deadline will be in January 2010 (date to be announced). Decisions will be made approximately six months after the deadline.

Exclusions


salary costs of staff who are already funded by their organisation
overheads.
The Wellcome Trust will not meet the expenses incurred in submitting an application.
This scheme does not fund academic courses or research such as Masters degrees or PhDs.

Address:The Wellcome Trust Gibbs Building 215 Euston Road London England NW1 2BE

Tel:+44 (0)20 7611 7222

Fax:

Email:arts@wellcome.ac.uk

Web:www.wellcome.ac.uk

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