Zeeshan Akhter

More about this scholarship

There are two types of Asia New Zealand Foundation Arts grants, 2017. They are listed below:

• Contestable arts grants: For art professionals and organizations to contribute to the New Zealanders’ understanding of Asian arts and culture by supporting their projects.
• Festival/major event fund: They are provided to bring international artists, performers, speakers etc working in an Asian context to take part in the event.

Eligibility criteria:

• The participating organizations must be based in New Zealand.
• Applicants of Asia New Zealand Foundation Arts grants, 2017 should be citizens or permanent residents of New Zealand.
• Organizations and candidates belonging to one of te following categories will be eligible to apply:
  • individual arts professionals
  • local and regional councils
  • festival and major event organizers
  • arts administrators
  • Arts and cultural organizations – galleries, museums, universities, theater companies etc.
• Candidates belonging to the following categories will be ineligible:
  • Organization/individuals/anyone linked with any organization/individual that has previously received a grant from Asia New Zealand Foundation for 3 years in a row. Festivals are excluded from this condition.
  • Organization/individuals/anyone linked with any organization/individual that has previously received a grant from Asia New Zealand Foundation during the current financial year.
  • Previous grantees who have not reported sufficiently regarding the grant.
  • Amateur artists or organizations that are not professional art organizations.

Documents required:

• Candidates applying for Asia New Zealand Foundation Arts grants, 2017 should provide the following mentioned documents before the deadline:
• Reports on all the previous grants they have received
• Competitive quotes should be accompanied by all the applications