AIC Bursary 2023

Please ensure that you have all the information that you will need to fully complete this form to hand, including all supporting material and your budget document. Our guidelines document contains clear instructions. If you have technical issues using this form, consult the troubleshooting document, then contact info[at]create-ireland.ie with your query.

AIC Bursary 2023

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2. Tell us about yourself
2.1 Tell us about yourself*
A statement which includes a) Biography outlining your current preoccupations as a collaborative artist b) Statement of practice- Tell us about your experience of collaborative practice, outline your collaborative methodology - how you work with/engage with the communities(max. 1,900 characters)
3. Your Proposal
3.1 Expression of Interest (EOI)*
Please upload: An expression of interest (EOI)- max 2 A4 pages. It is important you ensure your EOI reflects the Objectives and priorities of the award (See guidelines section 1.1). Articulate: Which aspects of your practice you plan to explore and how – e.g. what technical skills do you want to develop, if working with a mentor what your mentoring needs are, what areas of your practice warrant focused critical reflection, etc. It should outline how you plan to structure the bursary-award period in order to achieve your goals e.g. a timeline up to 12 months. Explain why the award at this time would facilitate significant development in your collaborative practice
Accepted file types: rtf, doc, docx, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 16 MB.
The AIC bursary aims to assist an artist who has identified challenges and barriers to progressing their collaborative arts practice. We are aware some challenges and barriers are more visible / apparent than others. It is important that there is opportunity in this process for you to articulate the particular challenges/ barriers you have experienced as part of describing how the bursary and the support it offers will have a transformational impact on your arts practice.
3.2 Postgraduate students
If you are a postgraduate student, please name the postgraduate course and outline how or if the proposal relates to your course. (max. 600 characters) See guidelines section 1.4 Who is not eligible to apply?
4. Artist CV
4.1 Artist CV*
Please upload: An up-to-date CV (max. three pages) to give a sense of previous projects
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Accepted file types: rtf, doc, docx, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 16 MB.
5. Supporting Material
5.1 Examples of previous relevant work*
Please combine your supporting material into ONE document (in Word or pdf) for upload. Please include up to 5 images or examples of recent projects (relevant to your collaborative arts practice) with short descriptions. If you have relevant links to images and videos, please include them within these examples.
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Accepted file types: rtf, doc, docx, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 128 MB.
6. Budget - Expenditure, Income and Amount Requested
6.1 Detailed budget*
Please use the budget template to provide an outline budget, indicative of primary areas of expenditure as you foresee them. Note the nature of the bursary is to buy you time, we expect to see an appropriate artist fee that reflects the time you will spend on your bursary. See guidelines section 2.1 Budget Guidelines.
Accepted file types: xls, xlsx, pdf, Max. file size: 16 MB.
Total Costs*
This is the total cost of the proposed activity
Amount sought from the AIC Bursary?*
This is the amount you are applying for
Access Costs - Costs specifically relating to the making of work by artists or participants with disabilities.
Please DO NOT include this figure in the total above.
7. Other supporting materials
7.1 Other relevant support material
For example- statements or letters of support from key partners identified in the application that are integral to your proposal (e.g. participants or group representatives, other artists, mentors, funders and any other partners), a short document with a breakdown of access costs, or any other materials relevant to your application
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Accepted file types: rtf, doc, docx, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 128 MB.
IMPORTANT: If you do not submit the required supporting material, your application will be deemed ineligible. See guidelines section 1.7 What support material must you submit with your application?

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AIC Bursary 2023

AIC Bursary 2023

Step 1 of 3

1. General

2. Tell us about yourself

3. Your Proposal

4. Artist CV

5. Supporting Material

6. Budget - Expenditure, Income and Amount Requested

7. Other supporting materials

8. Declaration