Chalmers Professional Development Projects
The program supports professional development for Ontario artists and arts administrators who want to gain new skills – or improve existing skills – to advance their practice at any stage of their career. It funds all contemporary and traditional art practices that OAC supports in other project programs.
Offered by Ontario Arts Council (OAC)
Amount
$7,500 per grant in each category (artists practicing 10 years or less, artists practicing 11 years or more, arts administrators); no partial grants, so the project budget must be at least $7,500
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
- professional artists who live in Ontario and who work in one or more of the following arts practices:
- craft
- dance
- literature
- media arts
- multi and inter-arts
- music
- theatre
- visual arts
- arts administrators who live in Ontario
Read the Guide to OAC Project Programs for more eligibility information.
Important: You must meet program and OAC eligibility criteria when you submit your application and for the duration of your project.
The activities for which you are requesting funding:
- cannot start before the deadline
- cannot finish before you receive your grant results
- must be completed no more than two years after you receive the grant results
The project’s work plan may run continuously or be spread out in several segments.
Not eligible:
Ineligible applicants
ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations
municipalities, colleges and universities
post-secondary educators and researchers whose positions are eligible for Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funding
students enrolled full- or part-time at a college or university, including graduate students, regardless of the program of study
applicants who have received a grant from this program in the last three years
applicants who have received a grant from one of the following programs and not completed and reported on the project
Chalmers Arts Fellowships
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Craft Projects (if the project includes professional development expenses
Deaf and Disability Arts Projects (Professional development category
Northern Arts Projects – (Skills/Career development category
National and International Residency Projects
Skills and Career Development: Indigenous Arts Professionals and Arts Professionals of Colour
applicants who have applied to one of the above programs for a professional development project and are still waiting for their results
About the funding
Grant amount(s)
Artists practicing professionally for 10 years or less: $7,500
Artists practicing professionally for 11 years or more: $7,500
Arts administrators: $7,500
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