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ARTS SCHOLARSHIPSIn association with IdeasTapSky Academy Arts
Scholarships: Terms and Conditions1. Applicants to the Sky Academy
Arts Scholarships must be aged between 18-30 on 26 February 2015
and be a UK or Irish citizen, or have been a resident in the UK and
Ireland for five years or more.
2. Applicants must demonstrate that the scholarship will enhance
the quality and ambition of their ideas and projects in ways that
would not be possible without this support.
3. To be eligible for funding it is necessary for the applicant
to have an IdeasTap profile, with a profile photo uploaded,
supporting content in their IdeasTap portfolio and complete either
the written application form or a filmed application which must be
uploaded to IdeasTap.
4. Applicants submitting a filmed application must cover the key
topics detailed in the brief on IdeasTap website, and fill in a
short written form.
5. Sky Academy Arts Scholarships will only support applications
from individuals for arts and creative projects. However, the
individual may work with a group of people to realise their
vision.
6. The Scholarship is for activities, projects and the
development of ideas taking place between June 2015 to September
2016. All activities or claims taking place before June 2015 or
after September 2016 will be disqualified.
7. If you have commercial representation then you must clearly
state this in your application and this may affect the eligibility
of your application. Eligibility depends on the details of your
representation agreement and so we ask that you contact IdeasTap in
advance to check you can still apply.
8. As a project applicant you must be able to include references
from an individual/organisation you have worked with that supports
the goal of your creative project.
9. Evidence of artistic merit, originality and the quality of
your practice, including the planning, management of funds and
ability to deliver will be the foremost consideration of the
judges.
10. A minimum of 1/3 of the scholarship awarded must be used
solely on the project outcome. An outcome could include an event,
production, exhibition, performance or publication. The remaining
scholarship may be divided as the artist sees fit. Living costs,
travel expenses may be included and we encourage you to spend at
least 1/3 of the scholarship on Living costs for the year. All
scholarship winners must clearly and transparently document their
expenses throughout the year.
11. All intellectual property in the applicants work will remain
with and belong to the individual applicant. The application
licenses Sky Academy and IdeasTap to use such Intellectual Property
for the purposes of the Sky Academy Arts Scholarships.
12. Sky Academy and IdeasTap reserve the right to publicise and
promote all applications and funded projects, including individual
profiles, portfolio content and project summaries.
13. Successful applicants will be expected to promote the award,
be available for interviews and participate in events such as
receptions, press activities and launches for Sky, Sky Academy and
IdeasTap.
14. All shortlisted applicants must ensure that they are
available for the filming and documenting of their work and for any
related editorial activity. Failure to do so will result in the
disqualification of your application.
15. Sky retains rights to the film created and broadcast on Sky
Arts about the artist.
16. Recipients of the Sky Academy Arts Scholarship must
acknowledge Sky Academy and IdeasTaps support on every possible /
relevant occasion including acknowledgment as principal funder of
the final output/project and on any promotional material for your
project.
17. With regards to data protection, Sky Academy and IdeasTap
will use each winners, and each entrants, personal details for the
purpose of administering this application. By applying for the Sky
Academy Arts Scholarships you agree that Sky and IdeasTap may use
the details you give us to contact you about each of our
products/services.
18. The name, photograph and application of the successful
applicants may be used by Sky Academy and IdeasTap for publicity
purposes. The winners agree to allow Sky Academy and IdeasTap to
use their name and likeness for advertising and publicity purposes
in association with Sky Academy Arts Scholarships without
additional remuneration.
19. Longlisted applicants will be invited to an assessment day
at IdeasTaps London offices.
20. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to produce an in-depth
budget and plan, outlining further details of their years work for
the panel of judges. They will then be asked to present their
proposals to the judging panel.
21. The Sky Academy Arts Scholarships judging panel will be made
up of nine people from Sky and IdeasTap personnel and IdeasTap
members as well as external professional artists.
22. Applications will be assessed with the following
weighting:
Artistic quality and creativity 60%Ability to deliver
30%Application/portfolio 10%
23. Any costs incurred when putting together your application
are the responsibility of the applicant.
24. Any expenditure incurred or committed before an award is
granted is the responsibility of the applicant.
25. Selection of the winning projects remains the decision of
the judges. The outcome of the judges decision is final. There will
be no recourse to appeal if applications have not been successful.
IdeasTap will provide feedback to unsuccessful shortlisted
applicants. An article with general feedback will be published on
IdeasTaps website for all other applicants.
26. Applicants must keep to the terms & conditions and not
make any changes to the project without Sky Academy or IdeasTaps
advance written permission. If an applicant deliberately gives any
false or misleading information, the applicant will be withdrawn
or, if already awarded the prize, will be asked to pay back any
money awarded.
27. Incomplete applications will be considered ineligible.
28. The Sky Academy Arts Scholarships is open to the following
artistic disciplines: performing arts, dance, music, visual arts,
creative producing and creative writing.
29. Only one submission to each round of the Scholarship is
permissible. The next round will open in autumn 2015.
30. Winning applicants will be awarded the funding in three
installments: At the beginning of the project (40%) Following an
interim report and confirmation with mentors (40%) At the end of
the project (20%)
31. During the course of the bursary the successful applicants
must offer themselves and/or evidence reasonably requested by
IdeasTap to verify progress of the agreed project. All further
installments due will be suspended until the applicant satisfies
IdeasTaps enquiries. The final installment of the funding will be
subject to independent verification from an organisation of the
applicants choice to ensure the work committed to has been
delivered. This organisation must be specified at the point of
application. If in the opinion of Sky Academy and / or IdeasTap
verification is not satisfactory the final installment will be
withheld until evidence is provided and / or not awarded.
32. Applicants may seek additional funding for the project but
such funding must not exceed the amount awarded by Sky Academy and
IdeasTap.
33. Winning applicants will receive a business mentor from Sky
who will meet with them three times over the course of the year.
Travel expenses incurred by the winning applicant for these
meetings will be covered by Sky Academy.
34. Entrants will be deemed to have accepted these terms and
conditions and agreed to be bound by them when applying for Sky
Academy Arts Scholarships
Projects not eligible for fundingThe following projects are not
eligible for funding from the Sky Academy Arts Scholarships:
Individuals/projects that will use the fund solely for the purchase
of equipment (by equipment we mean musical instruments, computers,
office equipment, multimedia and audio-visual equipment etc.)
Projects that have commenced or completed before the assessment of
the application. Artists/projects that have already received a
bursary/funding over 30k and/or have sponsorship other than from
Sky Academy Fundraising events. Activities for formal educational
purposes set out by the national curriculum, e.g. Degree or MA
courses.
Promoter: British Sky Broadcasting Limited, Grant Way,
Isleworth, MiddlesexPromoter: IdeasTap Limited, Woolyard, 54
Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3UD
