Nadia and I thought of something to help fundraising efforts.
Build list of email addresses to all embassies and consulates in Belgium (can probably be gotten from the Belgian ministry of foreign affairs by Kira/Irene - someone who speaks the language)
Write template email, get it translated by community members and sent out to all relevant embassies (ask people to add translation for their own embassy and name it)
Send!
There is a precedent from LOTE3 when the Dutch embassy offered to fund two spots.
Assigning this provisionally to Kira and Irene for contacts and a template letter, then the rest of us can help with translating.
It’s in the drive, the same folder where the blogposts and pitch documents are. Just add a new sheet and copy paste the addresses into it ( two columns: email address & name of embassy/which country). Works?
Let’s start with Europe and the a couple more countries where we’re seeing enthusiasm - Armenia, Georgia, Egypt… there, the problem is what comes first: visa or scholarship, given that scholarships would support participants getting a visa.
I uploaded here a template from 2013 in French, maybe we can adjust to and translate in more languages? My French is not great though, need a bit of help.
I think our chances will grow if we have the exact venue in the letter, even if it will change later. Is there one we can put down with some confidence @KiraVde?
Ping @Inge, @Anna, @Matteo_Uguzzoni, @Hegazy can you have a look and translate the letter in your own language, adapt if needed and send away? It would help a lot. <3
STEP Beyond Travel Grants are designed for up-and-coming artists and cultural workers to travel between EU and EFTA (European Free Trade Association), and countries bordering the EU.
They accept a maximum of three individuals applying for the same event/project. The application should be written by the traveler and sent max 60 days prior departure.
Artichok is also an option from the Walloon-Brussels Bureau International de Jeunesse. All info here, main restrictions: beneficiaries should be bw 20-35 years old, have an artistic background and it should be in the context of a residency/atelier/creative workshop.
All applications should be sent by the 1st of January.
I think the EFC’s are great, but the second ones you listed are only for residents in Bxl region travelling outside. We can include this opportunity in the upcoming newsletter under Culture and creative industries. I can post about it separately and in more detail, so it goes out via twitterfeed.
PS Just sent the letter to the Ro embassy! fingers xx
I see you need an invitation letter signed by the host organisation. I can sign for EdgeRyders, but I see that “The host organization must be located in the destination country”, so technically you may want Antiheroes to sign it, since they’re registered in Belgium.
