GRANTS, BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Grants are given to Group Members to help fund their activities. To apply you must fill out the application form of the BCAC (British Columbia Arts Council) as described below.

Group Grants

• Group Grants from the West Shore Arts Council are available only to WSAC member groups in Colwood, Highlands, Langford, Metchosin or View Royal for their activities that require funding.
• Group Grants must be applied for by August 15^th each year. The application should cover activities taking place from August 16 of that year until August 15 of the following year. Board decisions on grant applications received by August 15^th will be made by April 1^st of the following year.

The largest part of the funding for grants come from the British Columbia Arts Council (BCAC)and their application forms are often available to us shortly before their deadline. You can request an application form by e-mailing grants@westshorearts.org with the subject line: WSAC Grant Application Request giving your name, the name of your Group, your postal address and a telephone number at which we can contact you. You can also download the two-page British Columbia Arts Council Community Arts Council Arts Member Groups Assistance form from their site.

• CAC Arts Member Groups Assistance - page 1 (.pdf)
 
• CAC Arts Member Groups Assistance - page 2 (.pdf)

How to Apply

To apply, a WSAC Group must submit the following:

1. A completed BCAC application form as noted above.
 
2. A typed letter of application stating the specific intended use of the funding.
 
3. Written, pictorial or recorded examples of the group’s endeavours in this field (eg. video, audio tape, photographs, photocopies).
 
4. The Group’s official budget for the year indicating their financial status.

Conditions of a Grant

If you are awarded a WSAC grant you must fulfill the following conditions:

1. You must use the award as requested in your application.
 
2. As a condition of the subsidy, you must acknowledge the West Shore Arts Council and the British Columbia Arts Council in your activities, (including any website, video or other promotional material relating to the activities for which the Grant was used).

CRD Arts Development Project Grants

Capital Regional District

These grants provide support for

• arts organizations that work on a project-to-project basis;
 
• new and emerging arts organizations;
 
• arts organizations doing one-time programs or development projects.

Projects must be carried out in the CRD.

Deadlines

Project Grants deadlines are the second Friday of January and the first Friday of May at 4:30 p.m.

For More Information

Please contact the CRD Arts Development Office for more information:

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