Open call: NewComma Creative Fund December cycle

NewComma is a pan-African portfolio platform for creatives to share their work and find jobs, and the fund is a monthly micro-grant to support an African creative with no strings attached.⁣⁣⁣

The call applies to professionals and enthusiasts seeking financial support for their creative projects, providing a one-time contribution of £200 (about $250) to help initiate or sustain these projects.

To date, the fund has awarded more than $5 000 to over 20 recipients across the continent.

Last month, UK-based cultural strategist, activist and spoken word artist Tito Mogaji-William was named the latest NewComma Creative Fund recipient. Other past winners of the grant include Kenyan musician Mau From Nowhere and Nigerian filmmaker and photographer ⁣Tantolohun Ayanda.

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 via the NewComma Jobs Board, or follow the link here.

Applications close on 31 December.

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.