Voluntary Arts Week Microfund – Scotland
Application Form
We encourage you to read the Microfund guidelines before filing in this form.
Please write one or two short paragraphs for each question:
About your group
Tell us about your group / project, including a brief overview of your activities and participants:
About your event
Dates of the proposed event, dates can be subject to change but must fall between 6 – 15 May 2016:
Please outline your Voluntary Arts Week event and why it is important to your group:
Tell us how this event will help you reach out to new volunteers / participants / audiences, with a
view to them being involved in your group / project in the future:
Does your proposed event aim to reach out to:
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Young people
Older people
Disabled people / people with additional needs
People in areas where there is little arts provision
Please put an X next to the relevant fields above.
Please note: it is not essential to target any of the above groups but we are especially keen to hear
from those who are.
If yes, please briefly indicate how you intend to do so and why:
How many people do you anticipate taking part in your event (rough estimate)?
What do you propose to spend the £100 Event Expenses Fund on if successful? Please break costs
down as demonstrated in the guidelines. Costs can be approximate, but please ensure they are
realistic.
Cost
Goods / materials / services
Total:
£100
Please outline how you intend to cover any additional costs associated with your event:
Total:
Information form
Your name:
Your position in the group:
Your postal address (including postcode):
Name of the group:
Your telephone number:
Your email address:
Social networking links (if applicable):
Website address (if applicable):
Contact address (including postcode):
Contact email:
Contact telephone number:
Where did you hear about the Voluntary Arts
Week Microfund?
Eligibility to apply
Please confirm the following information about your group / project and proposed event.
*Put an X next to the relevant fields.
Group Structure:
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Informal group
Registered Charity
Social Enterprise
Other, please indicate:
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The person signing and submitting this form has the right to do so on behalf of the group
Constitution:
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We have a formal written constitution
We don’t have a formal written constitution but we are able to partner with a local constituted
or statutory organisation that can vouch for us
Bank account:
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We have a community / charity or not-for-profit bank account
We don’t have a bank account but are able to partner with an organisation that can provide
these services for us
Event details:
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Our event will aim to increase the number of volunteers involved in and supporting our group or
project
Our event will aim to reach new audiences / participants which will enable our group or project
to become more sustainable
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Our event will take place in Voluntary Arts Week, 6 - 15 May 2016
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We have the means to take good quality photos of our proposed event
We need support to assure we can take good quality photos of our proposed event
I understand that:
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All issues relating to health and safety, insurance, financial risk and any other matters
relating to the event remain the sole responsibility of the group.
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Applications will be scored by a panel, and this is a competitive fund with only a limited
amount of awards possible. All applicants will be notified of results on or around 29
February.
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Successful applicants will receive an award offer letter, which must be returned, together
with a copy of the constitution and proof of bank account details by Monday 7 March.
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All Microfunded events must be listed on the Voluntary Arts Week website
(www.voluntaryartsweek.org) by Thursday 31 March to be eligible for the funding.
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The funding will only be processed once a copy of the group constitution and bank account
has been received and the event has been listed on the Voluntary Arts Week website.
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Successful applicants are responsible for filling in an evaluation form, taking photographs of
their event and doing a short write up afterwards for the Voluntary Arts Week website - this
should be returned to Voluntary Arts Scotland by Tuesday 31 May.
By submitting this Voluntary Arts Week Microfund application, I can confirm that all information
contained in this application is true and correct.
Signature:
Date:
DEADLINE for applications: Monday 22 February 2016, 9am.
By email: cass@vascotland.org.uk
 If emailing application please include a scanned copy or photograph of your signature.
By post: Voluntary Arts Scotland, Creative Exchange, 29 Constitution Street, Edinburgh, EH6 7BS
 If possible please send an email to confirm that your application is in the post so we know to
expect it.