OISTAT GRANTS

OISTAT Seed Money Grant Guidelines

OISTAT offers two types of grants: OISTAT Seed Money Grant and OISTAT Project Grant. Both grants are allocated to projects that support OISTAT mission and are for the benefit of the worldwide theatre community.

OISTAT Mission 

• To stimulate the exchange of ideas and innovations, and to promote international collaboration in professions which support live performance;
• To promote the formation of centres in each country in order to achieve these aims;
• To encourage life-long learning among live performance practitioners;
• To respect the integrity of all cultures and celebrate the diversity as well as the similarities of those who work in support of live performance.

OISTAT Seed Money Grant

Application Eligibility: OISTAT Members
 

Grant Amount:

OISTAT will fund Seed Money Grants to a maximum of 1,000 Euro each project.

Criteria

1.    Grant application must be supported by one of the OISTAT Commissions or Sub-commissions. 
2.    OISTAT Seed Money Grant is meant to help the project director seek additional funding
       from other sources. 
3.    OISTAT Seed Money Grant is for project that:
    i.    encompass multiple commission disciplines and/or include the work of multiple cultures
           are encouraged.
    ii.   seek new knowledge through experimentation, research, or the collection of resources
           that will promote new ideas, new ways of working together.
    iii.  demonstrate originality, creativity, and innovation;
    iv.   improve or enhance contemporary approaches to theatre design, technology, education,
           research and architecture. 
    v.   brings OISTAT members together to experience the benefit of the project.
 

Rules

1.    The funding must be completed in the same year or the following year. Applicants should allow sufficient time to plan, implement, close out their project. 
2.    When funded, projects need to acknowledge OISTAT and Headquarters’ official government supporter(s) in all printed and online media.
3.    The project must follow OISTAT Adjudication Policy and OISTAT Inclusion policy.

OISTAT Seed Money Grant Timeline

The application of Seed Money Grant must be submitted to OISTAT Headquarters headquarters@oistat.org by August 31 to be reviewed by OISTAT Executive Committee.

The project report should be submitted the OISTAT Headquarters no later than November 30 in the year the project is finished.

Application

Applications should consist of the following:

1.    A completed OISTAT Seed Money Grant Application Form
2.    A Grant Proposal Narrative with a detailed description

Project Report

The project report should be submitted the OISTAT Headquarters no later than November 30 in the year the project is finished.

Project report should consist of the following: 

• Project description, project results and financial report. 
• Project summary for OISTAT website 
• Project Photos 
•  Original Receipt(s) 
•  Samples of printed materials, copy of webpages that acknowledge OISTAT and MOC (Ministry of Culture Taiwan) as sponsors with their logos.

* Note: If the project is granted, OISTAT may use the text, photos and pictures of the project report for non-commercial purposes that support the mission of the organization

Procedure of Applying for OISTAT Seed Money Grant