Guidelines for the Creative Arts Practice Application Form:
1.
Please complete all sections in minimum 11 point font size. Maximum 4 pages (excluding 1 st page of Guidelines and
Terms and Conditions and Applicant Information).
2.
It is envisaged that the majority of successful applications will normally be for under £1,000, although a small number of grants may be available for up to £5,000.
3.
Applications from students (undergraduate and postgraduate) must include a named member of academic staff who will act as project mentor.
4.
We expect applicants to refer to University Ethics Procedures and take these into account when making their application.
5.
Applicants should not incur expenditure before approval. Planned expenditure must be in line with the University’s
Financial Regulations: www.ncl.ac.uk/internal/finance/policies/index.htm
For any successful applications for international travel, the applicant must liaise directly with University approved supplier Selective Travel and follow University Finance procedure. The University’s Insurance policy can be found at www.ncl.ac.uk/internal/finance/insurance /
6.
Applicants should have the prior support of their School/Institute/Centre in delivering the proposal, and associated work.
7.
Applicants should ensure that all interactions with external individuals/organisations/partners undertaken during the funded activity are noted and sent onto the Newcastle Institute for Creative Arts Practice for its records as evidence of activity and potential impact (as expected under the Research Excellence Framework).
Terms and Conditions of Award:
8.
All successfully awarded projects must be prepared to provide brief progress updates to the NICAP Administrator during the course of the project.
9.
All successfully awarded projects will be required to produce a short end of project report, which will may be used in
Institute publicity materials (print & web).
10.
All successfully awarded projects will be required to use Institute for Creative Arts Practice logo on their materials.
11.
All project expenditure must be tracked and in line with original application. Any proposed changes to spend or milestones must be discussed and approved by the Institute Administrator and/or Director who will discuss with ‘home’
School/Centre/Institute as appropriate.
1.
APPLICANT/S INFORMATION
Project Lead
School/Institute/Centre &
Status (UG, PG, Staff)
Contact telephone & Email
Project collaborators and their School/Institute/Centre/ or other affiliations
Have you applied for or considered any other funding for this activity?
(Please give details)
Name of Finance Administrator or Clerk in
School/Institute/Centre
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2. OVERVIEW OF PROPOSAL
Title of project/activity
Brief Summary of Proposal
(Max 100 words)
Please also highlight below which areas of creative practice will be covered by this application. It is expected that for most applications more than one area will be appropriate.
Music composition & performance; Creative writing;
Fine art; Film practice or digital media, Drama/theatre studies;
Architecture design; Multimedia communication; Creative business/enterprise; curatorial practice;
Other: please state:
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Detail of Proposed Activity:
Include details of:

Nature of activity

Methodological approach

Relevance to existing research or teaching
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Planned milestone dates
 Project end date e.g. Performances in May-June;
Travel in June – July; event with stakeholders in Spring; community engagement workshop;
Funding Requested and
Budget Breakdown of Project:
Please give as much detail as possible (e.g. other sources of funding secured, rail travel for 2 guest speakers, 20hrs of RA time, catering and venue costs, cost of coproduction with community partners, other sources of funding committed to the project.)
Note: All proposed expenditure must adhere to University guidelines.
Please discuss in advance with
Finance Administrator or Clerk in your School/Institute/Centre
.
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Please give details of what the activity will achieve and how this supports the aims of the
Newcastle University Institute for
Creative Arts Practice as outlined in its Strategic Plan.
Please explain how you will measure the success of the activity.
Explain how you will evidence the impact of your activity.
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Office Use Only – Award Review
Does project sound viable, feasible and deliver value for money?
Does it have academic credence? Is it encouraging practice based research?
Does it make a strong contribution to NICAP aims & priorities?
Does project link to relevant external regional, national and/or international community/organisation/stakeholders?
Demonstrates a clear enhancement to the research or teaching agenda?
Clearly articulated opportunity to evidence benefits?
Average score
Link to NU Societal Challenge themes (Social Renewal, Ageing, Sustainability) Y or N
Is it ethically sound?
Name of reviewer & date
Y or N
SCORE
1=low
5=high
Reviewers comments
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Dec 2014
Notes