Deadline: 7-Feb-21
The British Council has launched a call for applications for the Go Digital: Sub Saharan Africa/Wales to collaborate digitally on international projects.
Go Digital: Sub Saharan Africa/ Wales aims to address the challenges faced by artists and organisations at the moment by supporting new virtual ways of working internationally, in turn creating a climate-friendly approach to international collaboration and artistic exchange.
They hope that the programme will develop new and existing networks, strengthen the economic and social development of SSA and Wales within the international cultural sector and enable strategic digital showcasing skills to be shared between SSA and Wales heightening the international reach and impact of both regions.
The fund is designed to foster international connections at a time when international travel is restricted. In light of this, they are supporting partnership projects where organisations in the UK connect virtually with organisations overseas in order to deliver collaborative projects.
Project Types
British Council is expecting to fund the following kinds of projects (this is not an exhaustive list):
- Research and development of new project or festival ideas;
- Research and development of virtual art residencies;
- Research and development of virtual exhibitions or showcases;
- Virtual conferences;
- Research and development for mixed, augmented and virtual reality projects.
Funding Information
- Grants of between £5000 and £8000 are available to individuals and organisations in Wales and Sub Saharan Africa to collaborate on digital projects.
What costs can the grant cover?
Direct project costs include:
- Staff time to deliver the project;
- Training costs;
- Professional fees;
- Translation and interpreter fees;
- Equipment and materials;
- Activities relating to learning, advocacy and community engagement;
- Evaluation;
- Promotion.
Eligible Countries: Wales in partnership with at least one country from the following list:
- Botswana | Ethiopia | Ghana | Kenya | Malawi | Mauritius | Mozambique | Namibia | Nigeria | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | South Sudan | Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Eligibility Criteria
- The fund is open to arts and culture individuals and organisations
- Applications must be a partnership between one Wales organisation and at least one organisation based in one or more of the Sub Saharan Africa countries listed below.
- There must be one lead applicant, but this does not need to be the UK organisation.
- Lead applicants must have a bank account that accepts GBP.
- In general, funding should be split equally between the partners
For more information, visit https://wales.britishcouncil.org/en/programmes/arts/go-digital-sub-saharan-africawales-application