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Canada Council for the Arts / Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council New Media Initiative

Deadline

15 April

Objectives

The Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) New Media Initiative is intended to promote collaboration linking artists, scientists and/or engineers to combine creativity with the development and application of new technologies and knowledge. The objectives of the New Media Initiative are to:

  • promote art/science creation research that leads to the development of high quality artwork and sound science
  • promote integrated research methodologies, processes and outcomes that are of benefit to Canada and Canadian society
  • encourage and support eligible artists and scientists/engineers to collaborate in areas of mutual interest, and
  • foster mutual understanding among the disciplines and sectors and facilitate innovation, knowledge transfer and cross-disciplinary influence among new media artists, scientists and engineers.

Project collaborations that include an industrial partner are encouraged.

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Description

The New Media Initiative emerged from existing programs of both councils: the CCA’s Media Arts Section Grants to New Media and Audio Artists: Research and Production Grants and NSERC’s Research Partnerships Program (RPP).

The New Media Initiative:

  • is based on partnerships between artists and scientists/engineers
  • provides core support for research and implementation of integrated activities that reflect the New Media Initiative objectives, and
  • is centered on themes/areas of mutual importance to the research partners.

The CCA funds the artistic component of successful projects and NSERC funds the scientific and/or engineering research component.

This program is accessible to Aboriginal artists and artists of diverse cultural and regional communities of Canada.

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Eligibility

Applicant Eligibility

Canada Council applicants must meet the criteria for mid-career or established artists as detailed in the Grants to New Media and Audio Artists program guidelines. Canada Council applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada. They need not be living in Canada when they apply.

Science/engineering applicants must meet NSERC’s eligibility requirements as outlined in the Program Guide for Professors available on NSERC’s web site at www.nserc.gc.ca.

Project Eligibility

Projects involving independent new media art creation and related science and engineering research are eligible for support.

The following are not eligible for support under the New Media Initiative:

  • projects that support work created for the cultural industries of commercial new media, radio or television broadcasting
  • projects whose purpose is to record or document existing artworks or to use existing technology in routine applications
  • projects that focus on the routine application of existing technology or that provide professional or consulting services, and
  • proposals that are principally associated with the acquisition and maintenance of scientific equipment.

Grants cover only expenses incurred after the application deadline.

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Amount and Duration of Grants

New Media Initiative grants are awarded for one to three years.

The CCA funds up to $60,000 per year for up to three years, and NSERC has no specified limit. However, the average NSERC funding is $130,000 per year.

The grants are subject to:

  • the CCA’s and NSERC’s fiscal ability to provide the support
  • the grant recipients’ satisfactory compliance with the program’s reporting requirements, and
  • a positive interim evaluation of the grant-supported project.
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Application Form

CCA / NSERC New Media Initiative (PDF format).

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Further Information

At the Canada Council for the Arts:
Marie-France Thérien
Program Officer
Media Arts Section
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa ON K1P 5V8

Telephone: 1-800-263-5588 (toll-free) or 613-566-4414, ext. 5253
TTY (TDD) machine, for hearing-impaired callers: 613-565-5194
Fax: 613-566-4409

At NSERC:
Annie-France Bernier
Program Officer
Research Partnerships Programs / NSERC
350 Albert St., Ottawa ON K1A 1H5

Telephone: 613-943-7831

Fax: 613-992-5337

annie-france.bernier@nserc.ca

www.nserc.ca

January 2009