Early Career Development – Individuals

Description

Early Career Development supports immersive and highly impactful opportunities, with measurable learning outcomes, for Emerging and Early Career Practitioners to:

  • Develop their artistic or administrative practice.
  • Participate in knowledge transfer, skill sharing, and reciprocal learning in the sector.
  • Expand their career experience, professional networks, and exposure.
  • Build capacity in their identified community(ies) (for example, geographic, cultural, area of practice).

This program does not support the creation or development of new artistic projects.

Assistance through this program is available to both arts and culture organizations and to individual art practitioners through six components.

For Individuals:

Residency supports Early Career Practitioners to pursue a learning-focussed residency with an arts and culture organization.

Mentorship supports Early Career Practitioners to engage in one-on-one learning through a mentorship with an established practitioner working in their field, art form, or field of practice.

For Early Career Development for Organizations, go to: https://www.bcartscouncil.ca/program/early-career-development-organizations/ ‎

For Individuals 

Program Guidelines (PDF)

Application Checklist (PDF)

Application Preview – Mentorship (PDF)

Application Preview – Residency (PDF)

Review the Program Guidelines to learn about:

  • How to apply
  • Who can apply
  • Eligible projects and expenses
  • Exclusions
  • Grant amounts (requests up to $30,000)
  • What is needed for the application, including support material
  • How applications will be assessed

Please review the Program Guidelines before contacting the Program Advisor.

Applications are currently being accepted until July 10, 2024.

Resources

For Individuals:
Watch an Information Session for Individuals/Early Career Development on our YouTube Channel.

Application Assistance 
This program provides funding for support services required to create and submit grant applications, project updates, and final reports for BC Arts Council grants.

Access Support
This program provides additional funding to support access costs associated with a project funded by a BC Arts Council grant.

Glossary

How to Apply

Applications are submitted through the Grant Management System.

New applicants must register and create a profile in the online system. Once the registration request is submitted, it may take up to four business days to process your request.