Deadline: 15 September 2010
Geographical Restrictions: open to writers, organizations, institutions in the Philippines
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre):
Prize/Payment: various budgets per project
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is now accepting project proposals for the Competitive Grants Program of 2011. Grants are available for cultural and art groups, academic institutions, individual artists, local arts organizations, non-government organizations involved in culture and arts, and other potential grant applicants. Deadline will be on September 15, 2010.
The Priority Projects for 2011 include the seven national committees under the Subcomission on the Arts, namely the National Committee on Architecture and Allied Arts, National Committee on Cinema, National Committee on Dance, National Committee on Dramatic Arts, National Committee on Literary Arts, National Committee on Music, and National Committee on Visual Arts.
In addition to these seven, grants are also available for community-based projects of the Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts under three committees on Northern, Central and Southern cultural communities.
Under the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage, grants are available for the National Committees on Archives, Art Galleries, Libraries and Information Services, Historical Research, Monuments and Sites, Museums and Cultural Education while under the Subcomission on Cultural Dissemination, grants are available for the National Committees on Education, Communication and Language and Translation.
The NCCA, as a grants-giving agency is tasked to administer the National Endowment Fund for Culture and Arts (NEFCA) for the preservation, development and promotion of the Philippine arts and culture. The NEFCA is solely used for the implementation of culture and arts programs in line with the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan for Culture and Arts.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON LITERARY ARTS
1. Publication of creative works with translation
Qualification of the Proponent: Individuals, NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. Three (3) copies of final manuscript; 4. Three printing quotations from publishing houses/ printers; 5. Certification/endorsement from the regional coordinator of the NCCA Committee on Literary Arts that the manuscript is ready for publication by the NCCA and attesting that he/she has reviewed it and no longer needs to be reviewed by three (3) NCCA independent readers; 6. Propose distribution and marketing scheme; 7. synopsis
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: Literary and cultural value of work in the region to be evaluated by 3 literary experts in the region; With translation in English/Filipino (Php20,000/100pages of translation work)
Budget per project: P 150,000
Slots open for application: 10
2. Publications of criticism
Qualification of the Proponent: Individuals, NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. Three (3) copies of final manuscript; 4. Three printing quotations from publishing houses/ printers; 5. Certification/endorsement from the regional coordinator of the NCCA Committee on Literary Arts that the manuscript is ready for publication by the NCCA and attesting that he/she has reviewed it and no longer needs to be reviewed by three (3) NCCA independent readers; 6. Proposed distribution and marketing scheme; 7. synopsis
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: Criticism on works and/or biographies of local writers; the local writer who is the subject of the critical or biographical work must have a publication track record and other objective evidence of his/her stature or influence in the formation and development of regional and/or national literature
Budget per project: P 150,000
Slots open for application: 3
3. Writing of literary biographies
Qualification of the Proponent: Individuals, NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA. In case of graduate students, a recommendation letter from the adviser attesting the capability and potential to finish work must be submitted
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. Proposed distribution and marketing scheme; 4. Synopsis
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: biographies of writers living or dead; the local writer who is the subject of the biographical work must have a publication track record and other objective evidence of his/her stature or influence in the formation and development of regional and/or national literature; output is at least 10,000 words; proposal must follow the usual research proposal with a conforme of the subject
Budget per project: P 50,000
Slots open for application: 5
4. Anthologies with translation
Qualification of the Proponent: Individuals, NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. Three (3) copies of final manuscript; 4. Three printing quotations from publishing houses/ printers; 5. Certification/endorsement from the regional coordinator of the NCCA Committee on Literary Arts that the manuscript is ready for publication by the NCCA and attesting that he/she has reviewed it and no longer needs to be reviewed by three (3) NCCA independent readers; 6. Propose distribution and marketing scheme; 7. synopsis
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: 200-300 pages; 1,000 copies; the editor should have a critical preface articulating the poetics used as frame of reference in the editorial choices of the literary pieces included in the anthology; There should be a critical introduction
Budget per project: P 150,000 (including the translation)
Slots open for application: 2
5. Creative writing workshops
Qualification of the Proponent: NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. List and profile of panelists; 4. Detailed program of activities and/or modules;:5. Number of fellows to be accepted; 6. Criteria for the selection of fellows; 7. List and profile of the screening committee;
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: At least 10 fellows, majority are region-based; At most 5 teaching staff, majority should come from the regions; Encourage the study of regional literary forms; Utilize the regional languages of the regions, aside from Filipino and English
Budget per project: P 150,000
Slots open for application: 4
6. Seminars/ workshops
Qualification of the Proponent: NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. List and profile of resource persons; 4. Detailed program of activities and/or modules;:5. Profile and number of target participants; 6. Criteria for the selection of participants; 7. List and profile of the screening committee;
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: topics: literary history, criticism/ appreciation of works by local writers; the organizers of the seminar/workshops should submit a program that would spell out the rationale, topics and speakers to be covered in the seminar/workshop
Budget per project: P 150,000
Slots open for application: 2
More information here.
Geographical Restrictions: open to writers, organizations, institutions in the Philippines
Reading Fee: none
Accepts (genre):
Prize/Payment: various budgets per project
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) is now accepting project proposals for the Competitive Grants Program of 2011. Grants are available for cultural and art groups, academic institutions, individual artists, local arts organizations, non-government organizations involved in culture and arts, and other potential grant applicants. Deadline will be on September 15, 2010.
The Priority Projects for 2011 include the seven national committees under the Subcomission on the Arts, namely the National Committee on Architecture and Allied Arts, National Committee on Cinema, National Committee on Dance, National Committee on Dramatic Arts, National Committee on Literary Arts, National Committee on Music, and National Committee on Visual Arts.
In addition to these seven, grants are also available for community-based projects of the Subcommission on Cultural Communities and Traditional Arts under three committees on Northern, Central and Southern cultural communities.
Under the Subcommission on Cultural Heritage, grants are available for the National Committees on Archives, Art Galleries, Libraries and Information Services, Historical Research, Monuments and Sites, Museums and Cultural Education while under the Subcomission on Cultural Dissemination, grants are available for the National Committees on Education, Communication and Language and Translation.
The NCCA, as a grants-giving agency is tasked to administer the National Endowment Fund for Culture and Arts (NEFCA) for the preservation, development and promotion of the Philippine arts and culture. The NEFCA is solely used for the implementation of culture and arts programs in line with the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan for Culture and Arts.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON LITERARY ARTS
1. Publication of creative works with translation
Qualification of the Proponent: Individuals, NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. Three (3) copies of final manuscript; 4. Three printing quotations from publishing houses/ printers; 5. Certification/endorsement from the regional coordinator of the NCCA Committee on Literary Arts that the manuscript is ready for publication by the NCCA and attesting that he/she has reviewed it and no longer needs to be reviewed by three (3) NCCA independent readers; 6. Propose distribution and marketing scheme; 7. synopsis
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: Literary and cultural value of work in the region to be evaluated by 3 literary experts in the region; With translation in English/Filipino (Php20,000/100pages of translation work)
Budget per project: P 150,000
Slots open for application: 10
2. Publications of criticism
Qualification of the Proponent: Individuals, NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. Three (3) copies of final manuscript; 4. Three printing quotations from publishing houses/ printers; 5. Certification/endorsement from the regional coordinator of the NCCA Committee on Literary Arts that the manuscript is ready for publication by the NCCA and attesting that he/she has reviewed it and no longer needs to be reviewed by three (3) NCCA independent readers; 6. Proposed distribution and marketing scheme; 7. synopsis
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: Criticism on works and/or biographies of local writers; the local writer who is the subject of the critical or biographical work must have a publication track record and other objective evidence of his/her stature or influence in the formation and development of regional and/or national literature
Budget per project: P 150,000
Slots open for application: 3
3. Writing of literary biographies
Qualification of the Proponent: Individuals, NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA. In case of graduate students, a recommendation letter from the adviser attesting the capability and potential to finish work must be submitted
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. Proposed distribution and marketing scheme; 4. Synopsis
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: biographies of writers living or dead; the local writer who is the subject of the biographical work must have a publication track record and other objective evidence of his/her stature or influence in the formation and development of regional and/or national literature; output is at least 10,000 words; proposal must follow the usual research proposal with a conforme of the subject
Budget per project: P 50,000
Slots open for application: 5
4. Anthologies with translation
Qualification of the Proponent: Individuals, NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. Three (3) copies of final manuscript; 4. Three printing quotations from publishing houses/ printers; 5. Certification/endorsement from the regional coordinator of the NCCA Committee on Literary Arts that the manuscript is ready for publication by the NCCA and attesting that he/she has reviewed it and no longer needs to be reviewed by three (3) NCCA independent readers; 6. Propose distribution and marketing scheme; 7. synopsis
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: 200-300 pages; 1,000 copies; the editor should have a critical preface articulating the poetics used as frame of reference in the editorial choices of the literary pieces included in the anthology; There should be a critical introduction
Budget per project: P 150,000 (including the translation)
Slots open for application: 2
5. Creative writing workshops
Qualification of the Proponent: NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. List and profile of panelists; 4. Detailed program of activities and/or modules;:5. Number of fellows to be accepted; 6. Criteria for the selection of fellows; 7. List and profile of the screening committee;
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: At least 10 fellows, majority are region-based; At most 5 teaching staff, majority should come from the regions; Encourage the study of regional literary forms; Utilize the regional languages of the regions, aside from Filipino and English
Budget per project: P 150,000
Slots open for application: 4
6. Seminars/ workshops
Qualification of the Proponent: NGOs or LGUs with counterpart funding, with no ongoing projects or outstanding unliquidated fund with the NCCA
Requirements for submission: 1. Regular requirements of NCCA (refer to proposal form); 2. full project proposal and detailed line-item budget; 3. List and profile of resource persons; 4. Detailed program of activities and/or modules;:5. Profile and number of target participants; 6. Criteria for the selection of participants; 7. List and profile of the screening committee;
Criteria for evaluation of the proposals: topics: literary history, criticism/ appreciation of works by local writers; the organizers of the seminar/workshops should submit a program that would spell out the rationale, topics and speakers to be covered in the seminar/workshop
Budget per project: P 150,000
Slots open for application: 2
More information here.
