Call for applications: NewComma Creative Fund April cycle

NewComma is an initiative seeking to support upcoming creatives from the continent with a one-time monthly contribution of $100 monthly to facilitate various projects. To date, the organisation has awarded over $4 500 in microgrants to 15 recipients in various African countries.

The application deadline is 28 April.

Eligibility

To apply, individuals must:

• Be of African descent (living in or outside the continent).
• Be a practising creative.
• Be between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Be signed up to NewComma.

How to Apply

Interested applicants may:

• Create a portfolio using the NewComma project builder
• Submit: Drop the project link on the application form here.

Note: Applicants can submit up to three projects per month

NOTE:

• 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 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 [email protected].

View the original call here.