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Application FormNotes to Applicants:Hello from the National Youth Arts Advisory Group and thank you for applying to the Nurturing Talent Fund! We’re excited to hear more about your creative ideas. Last year we supported 68 projects, giving out ?53,000 to young artists across Scotland. This year we have a total of ?50,000. We look forward to hearing your ideas – good luck!If your application receives funding, Young Scot would love you to send photos and updates on your work for marketing and promoting the Nurturing Talent Fund. If you are under sixteen, we will ask you to ask a parent or a carer to complete the section at the end of this form.Before you complete this application form, you should read the Nurturing Talent Fund Information and Guidance Notes, which are available here: young.scot/time-to-shineThere are some things that we don’t fund through the Nurturing Talent Fund. These include:Fees for taking part in workshops, courses or auditions. Although we will support you with the costs of travel and/or accommodation if you need to go a long way from where you live to attend a workshop, course or audition. Fees for participating in competitions or anything that you need to buy in order to take part in a competition. Activities which have already started.The cost of buying equipment (but we will support costs for you to rent any specialist equipment you might need for your project)Individuals and groups can only be awarded funds once in any year – you can apply again one year after your funding was awarded.We ask everyone who is applying to send us a recent bank statement (from the last three months) from the person whose bank account you would like the funding to be paid into. The bank statement won’t influence the outcome of your application – all we are looking for is the name of the account holder, sort code and account number. If you receive funding, we can use these details to pay the money into this bank account. If your application receives funding, we will send you a Welcome Pack, that has information on: How to send us a report of what you have done with the moneyThe different ways to show people that you have received money from the Nurturing Talent Fund and how to include logos for the Fund in anything you’re making as a result for the funding.About youIf you need any help completing this application form please see the Nurturing Talent Fund Information and Guidance Notes, or if you have any questions regarding the application please contact codesign@young.scot Your name:Your address:Email:Telephone:Age:Are you applying as:An individualA groupIf you are applying as a group, please state all group members’ names and ages below.About your project448119533020If you are sending in a video or audio application, please tick this box (If applying by video or audio please make sure to include your answers to the questions below and send a file or link to codesign@young.scot) Describe your project in a sentence or two.Tell us a bit more about your project: what will you do, how will you do it and why do you want to do it?What difference will the project make to you, your group or your community?Is there anything making it difficult for you to do your project?When do you expect your project to start?When do you expect your project to end? (please give approximate date if unknown)BudgetPlease break down how much it will cost to do your project, and how you will pay for things. Don’t worry if you don’t know exact costs, but try to give us as much detail as possible.1. In the COST table, tell us how much each part of your project will cost.2. In the INCOME table, tell us how you will pay for things. Maybe you’re applying for the Nurturing Talent Fund to cover all of your costs, or maybe you only need the Fund to cover some of your costs. Either way is fine, and won’t influence the outcome of your application. This section helps us understand how you will be using the money and the research you have done to make sure you will have enough money for your project.Remember there are some things that we don’t fund through the Nurturing Talent Fund. Please see the start of this document or the Nurturing Talent Fund Information and Guidance Notes for support.You should attach quotes / screenshots for any item over ?50.Cost of each part of project?(A)TOTAL COST:INCOME?Money you are applying for from this Fund:Additional funding sourced / applied for*(B)TOTAL INCOME:*If you have indicated that you have additional funding sourced / applied for please provide details below.We will need you to send us a recent bank statement (from the last three months) from the person whose bank account the funding will be paid into if we are able to fund your application. Please send us a copy of a statement or a photo that we will be able to read along with this application form. The bank statement won’t influence the outcome of your application – all we are looking for is the name of the account holder, sort code and account number. We will need to use the bank details you send us to pay the money into the bank account. Please note: If you are successful in receiving funding Young Scot’s Finance Department will securely hold your bank statement for 12 months before being confidentially disposed.If you do not have a bank account and the money will be paid into someone else’s account, please explain who will be receiving the funding for you and how they will help you to manage the money.4. RefereesFor guidance on Referees, please see the Nurturing Talent Information and Guidance Notes. Please ask two people who know you to act as referees to support your application. Try and find one person who is not related to you to act as a referee. At least one of the referees should talk about what kind of support they will be able to offer you with your project. We may contact you or your referees if we have any questions about your application.Referee 1Referee 1’s name:Occupation:(if working)Place of work:(if working)Email:Daytime telephone:Please provide a short statement of support for the application. We are particularly interested in understanding the difference that the money will make to the applicant(s).Referee 2Referee 2’s name:Occupation:Employer:Email:Daytime telephone:Please provide a short statement of support for the application. We are particularly interested in understanding the difference that the money will make to the applicant(s).5. SignaturesI confirm that the information in this application form is correct to the best of my knowledge.ApplicantReferee 1Referee 2SignatureDateWould you like to hear more about UNCON 3.0, the third biannual showcase of youth arts organised by the National Youth Arts Advisory Group, taking place in 2020? Y/NWould you be interested in taking part in a focus group about the Nurturing Talent Fund in the future (this will probably take place in June 2020) Y/N6. Parent or Guardian Consent (if applicant is under 16)I consent to allow __________________________________________ (applicant’s name) to take part in any marketing or publicity for the Nurturing Talent Fund on behalf of Creative Scotland or Young Scot should they be awarded a Time To Shine Nurturing Talent Grant. Name_________________________________ Signature_______________________________________Relationship to Applicant_________________________________________________________________Telephone number and email address_______________________________________________________Please send completed application form (no stamp needed) to:Time To Shine Nurturing Talent Grant FundYoung ScotFreepost EH 1077EdinburghEH12 0BROr: codesign@young.scot Please allow up to three weeks for applications to reach us when posted.If you have provided us with an email address, please expect to receive a receipt of your application within one week of it arriving with us. This may take longer if you have only provided a postal address. Keep this receipt safe, it will include a unique reference number which you should use in all future correspondence with us about your application.You will be notified of the outcome of your application no later than four weeks after the deadline date.Thank you for applying to the Nurturing Talent Fund. We look forward to hearing your creative ideas – good luck! ................
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