Professional Development GrantNext deadline: 19th October 2017 at noon

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Date of Application: / Application Reference Number:

Application Form forProfessional Development Grant

1. Applicant Name and Surname

2. Identity Card Number of Applicant

*Please attach a copy of your I.D. Card with this application form

3. Postal Address of the Applicant

4. Applicant Details

Telephone Number:
Mobile Number:
Email Address:

5. Did you ever benefit from public funds?

Yes

No

6. If yes, kindly specify the name/s and dates of the project/s held between 2011 and 2017.

7. PROJECT

  1. Project Title

b. Amount Requested for this Project

*Maximum amount that can be requested under this grant is € 2,000

*You may request up to 100% of the project expenditure

c. Did you already benefit from another public fund to cover the costs for which you are requesting financial support in this application?

*If yes, this project is ineligible for financial support from this Fund.

Yes

No

d. Are you applying as a creative professional or as a student?

Creative Professional

Student

If you are applying as a student kindly provide a recommendation letter from your current tutor, explaining how the proposed project will improve and develop your skills.

What type of project are your proposing?

Short Course (Stand-alone)

Mentoring programme

Internships

Job-shadowing

Apprenticeships

Masterclass

Placement

Courses in Cultural Leadership and Cultural Management

Other *Please specify: ______[1]

e. Kindly provide a short project description.

f. Attach the CV/profile of the applicant and artists involved in the projectas well as the tutors/platformdelivering the training.

g. When will be the project start and end? Kindly provide the project’s dates.

Eligible period: 09/11/2017 – 09/11/2018

From ____/____/______to ____/_____/______

9. FUNDING CRITERIA

In order to help you address the funding criteria, you are invited to consider the following points.

  1. Criterion 1 - Professional Development (30 points)

*In this section you are required to identify your needs, match your needs with the training programme proposed and identify learning outcomes. You are therefore required to answer in more detail the following questions:

What are your training needs vis-à-vis the current stage in your career and other courses and programmes you may have already engaged in?

How relevant is the proposed training/course to your professional development?

Will the proposed learning outcomes improve and develop your skills?

  1. Criterion 2 - Value and Merit of Learning Platform (30 points)

*In this section you are required to describe the learning platform and identify pedagogy and trainers. Kindly provide clear confirmation of course admission or acceptance. In case that confirmation has not been secured by time of application, indicate why. You are therefore required to answer in more detail the following questions:

What are the merits of the learning platform you selected?

How will the method of delivery and professionals engaged in the programme (tutors, mentors etc) sufficiently support your training needs?

  1. Criterion 3 - Artistic Engagement and Networking (20 points)

In this section you are required to identify the links and to answer the following question in more detail:

How will this programme provide you with further opportunities for collaborations, dialogue and exploration on a national/international level?

  1. Criterion 4 - Management and Finance (20 points)

Kindly include a detailed timeframe for this project.

BUDGET – Template

Use Annex 1 as a template for your budget. Add budget items according to your project. All items should be in Euro.

*It is important to provide copies of any relevant quotations that can give an indication of estimated costs. All official quotations and confirmations are to be attached to this application. Whenever quotations cannot be supplied, you can provide a breakdown of estimated costs based on standard expenditure. Other sources of funding and sponsorships must be supported by relevant documentation.

Applicant’s Declaration

Date: ______

Signature of Applicant: ______

By signing this declaration I confirm that, to my knowledge, all the information contained in this Application Form and its Annexes is correct.

By signing this declaration I confirm that I have read the Fund’s Guidelines and that I accept the Fund’s conditions and process as stipulated in this same document.

You may submit your application forms with all relevant supporting documents as follows :
i)By sending an email on till 16:30 of the deadline.
It is essential that in the same email you include all additional supporting documents as required by these guidelines and regulations. You should also include your signature (electronic signature or scan) as indicated on the application form.
or
ii)By sending a printed copy and an electronic copy (on a pen drive) by registered post to the following address :
Arts Council Malta
16, Casa Scaglia,
Mikiel Anton Vassalli Street,
Valletta
It is essential that the post mark indicates either the deadline or a date before the deadline.
or
iii)By submitting a printed copy and a soft copy (on a pen drive) of the application form by hand at :
Arts Council Malta
16, Casa Scaglia,
Mikiel Anton Vassalli Street,
Valletta
You may submit your application form between Monday and Friday from 09:00 and 16:30. On the deadline, we can only accept application forms till noon (12:00). Applications that reach the Council after the deadline will not be accepted.
Please refer to the Guidelines and Regulations of the Professional Development Grant for further information.

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[1]If your project does not fall within the categories above, please contact Arts Council Malta on prior to submitting your application. In this case, eligibility will be subject to approval on a case by case basis.