The aim of the overall Support for Individual Artists Programme (SIAP) is to support artists across all disciplines to create work and develop their practice.

Broadly, awards can be for specific projects, specialised research or personal artistic development.

Applicants can apply for grants between £3,000-£10,000 for proposals taking place between 1 December 2024 and 30 November 2025.

What you can apply for

• Art materials
• Costs of your own time in undertaking the proposed activity
• Residency costs, including travel costs and subsistence
• Artistic or technical fees including those towards production or post-production costs associated with presentation or exhibition of work
• Venue hire e.g. rehearsal space
• Travel costs, including mileage costs (@25.7p per mile) and air travel
• Subsistence costs @£25 per day
• Technical equipment related to the project/proposal (equipment requests cannot comprise more than 50% of the value of your request)
• IT Equipment : equipment requests cannot comprise more than 50% of the value of your request; a maximum contribution of £1,200 will be made towards laptops and pcs, and £500 towards tablet computers.

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