Presentation and Participation Grant (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.