Presentation and Participation Grant (Singapore)

Deadline: 15-Apr-25

The National Arts Council is seeking proposals for its Presentation and Participation Grant to enable a wide range of arts practitioners and organisations to continue to present quality arts activities and works that express and enrich their artistic diversity, as well as increase arts appreciation and participation in Singapore.

Project Types

• The grant is open to individuals, organisations and collectives and supports:
  • Music EP
  • Publishing
  • Exhibition/Performance
  • Festivals/Conferences

Funding Information

• All except Publishing, EPs/Full-Length Albums
  • Up to 70% of a realistic budget, up to $50,000 per financial year for each applicant
  • Up to 50% of a realistic budget, up to $50,000 per financial year for each applicant
• Publishing
  •  realistic budget, up to $100,000 per financial year for each applicant
• EPs/Albums
  • Individuals and Non-Profit Organisations
    • Tier 1: For applicants recording their first EP/Album
      • One-off funding of up to $10,000 per project
    • Tier 2: For applicants who have released one or more EP/Album
      • Up to 50% of a realistic budget, up to $50,000 per financial year for each applicant
  • For-profit Organisations
    • Tier 1: For applicants recording their first EP/Album
      • One-off funding of up to $10,000 per project
    • Tier 2: For applicants who have released one or more EP/Album
      • Up to 30% of a realistic budget, up to $50,000 per financial year for each applicant

What they Support?

• The grant supports the production and presentation costs of the following types of projects in the Performing, Visual, Literary or Multi-Disciplinary artforms:
  • Performances, exhibitions
  • Artform publications
  • Music Extended Plays (EPs) and Albums
  • Process-driven/co-creative projects with members of the public
• Conferences/festivals Proposed projects can take place in one of the following formats:
  • Physical
  • Digital
  • Combination of physical and digital deliveries

Eligibility Criteria

• Individuals who are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents (PR);
• Priority will be given to applications by Self-employed Persons (SEPs), who are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents, residing in Singapore and work in the local arts scene.
• Organisations that are either registered with ACRA (including Non-Profit/Non-Government/Community-based organisations/sole proprietorship/limited liability partnership (LLP)/Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG)/Private Limited Company) or a society with the Registry of Societies at the time of application;
• Informal groups or collectives of which, the majority of members are Singapore Citizens or PR;
• Foreign publishers who wish to publish and/or translate Singaporean‐authored literary works for promotion in Singapore and overseas.
• Applicants should be able to clearly articulate the artistic intent of the project and/or engagement with members of the public. Applicants are encouraged to have the relevant artform training or experience to implement and complete the project satisfactorily.
• Proposals that involve collaborations with foreigners are eligible, as long as the lead applicant (who plays a key role in the production) and at least half the artistic team/cast is Singaporean or PR.

Ineligibility Criteria

• NAC will not be able to support your application if you:
  • Are a group/organisation
    • Constituted for non-secular purposes;
    • Currently receiving funding under NAC’s Major Company;
  • Are a Company Limited by Guarantee
    • Receiving Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY) or NAC organisational funding
  • Are proposing a project that
    • [Updated] is presented or commissioned by Major Company (MC);
    • Has already commenced6 prior to the time of application;
    • Does not have a clearly defined arts component, including projects primarily aimed at promoting religious causes;
    • Is held at a religious venue;
    • Is not intended for public consumption;
    • Is intended for fundraising purposes;
    • Is presented under the auspices of a school or tertiary institution, or is part of its curriculum;
    • Is intended specifically for academic purposes;
  • Have pending/outstanding
    • Evaluation reports on the use of previous grants from NAC;
    • Outstanding debts with NAC (you are eligible to apply once you have cleared your outstanding debts).

For more information, visit National Arts Council.