Call for applications: NewComma Creative Fund July cycle

NewComma is a pan-African portfolio platform for creatives to share their work and find jobs. The fund runs with the vision to support upcoming African creatives.

The call applies to professionals and enthusiasts seeking financial support for their creative projects, providing a one-time contribution of £100 (about $120) to help initiate or sustain these projects.

To date, the fund has awarded over $4 500 to 17 recipients across the continent. Last week, the organisation announced that it had successfully completed its initial round of funding with the support of UK investment firm SFC Capital to help NewComma enhance its technological development and enable African/Black creatives’ efforts in transforming the global creative industry.

Applicants can submit up to three projects to be reviewed per month.

Eligibility

To apply, individuals must:

• Be a practising African/Black creative⁣.
• Be between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Be signed up to NewComma.

How to apply

• Create a portfolio using the NC project builder⁣.
• Submit the project link on the application form here.

Applications close on 28 June.

Note:

• Applicants can submit up to three projects per month⁣.
• The judges will only consider applications with NewComma project links. The embed block can be used to add work from various platforms such as YouTube, Figma and Spotify to the NewComma project before submission.
• The quality of creative effort is highly valued and should be demonstrated by including fine details about the project and the process behind its creation in the submitted NewComma project.
• Applicants should also provide a detailed explanation about how the £100 micro-grant will support their creative endeavours within their application.
• To increase the visibility of their work, individuals should promote their projects by sharing links to their NewComma projects with the hashtag #NCFund.

For additional information, individuals may send an email to hello@new-comma.com.

View the original call here.