Award

Arts Awards

Amount:

$2,500.00

Type of Program:

Award

Description:

The Patron of the Arts Award recognizes a person, business, or organization that has demonstrated an ongoing commitment to the arts in Newfoundland and Labrador through innovative, community, or sustained support of artistic activity.

The Hall of Honour Award recognizes a person, group, or organization that has made a distinguished lifetime contribution to the cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The Emerging Artist Award recognizes new and undisputed talent. It is awarded to an emerging artist, arts group, or arts organization that has earned significant recognition for their professional artistic practice.

The Arts in Education Award recognizes an artist who has made an outstanding contribution to arts in education in Newfoundland and Labrador over a number of years.

The Artists’ Achievement Award is given annually to a practicing artist who has made an outstanding contribution to the cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador over a number of years.

The Artist of the Year Award recognizes the art or activity of an artist, arts group, or arts organization that has made an outstanding contribution to the cultural life of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Comments on Funding:

The Emerging Artist Award, The Arts in Education Award, The Artists’ Achievement Award and The Artist of the Year Award come with a cash prize of $2,500 and a piece of original art.
The Patron of the Arts Award and The Hall of Honour Award come with a piece of original art.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

January 31, 2022

Eligibility:

The nominee must be:

a person, group, business, or organization,
a resident in Newfoundland and Labrador for a minimum of 12 months prior to the date of the nomination, if nominated for The Emerging Artist Award, The Arts in Education Award and The Artist of the Year Award.
a practicing artist who has been resident in Newfoundland and Labrador for at least five years prior to the date of the nomination, if nominated for The Artists’ Achievement Award.

“Resident“ is defined as someone who maintains a principal place of residence in the province. In the case of groups and organizations, 50% of the membership must qualify under the residency rules.

Application Steps:

Members of the arts community and general public can nominate one person, group, or organization via the online nomination form.

ArtsNL will contact nominees to request support materials.

Documentation Needed:

The nominator must submit the nomination form which will be regarded as a letter of support.

The nominee must supply:

1
a bio and recent photo,
2
the requested support materials.

Other Things to Note:

Nominations for 2021 must be received by Monday, January 31, 2022.

Program Contact:

Arts Awards - ArtsNL

Patron of the Arts Award

Hall of Honour Award

Emerging Artist Award

Arts in Education Award

Artists’ Achievement Award

Artist of the Year Award

Ross Leslie Award

Amount:

$500.00

Type of Program:

Award

Description:

The Ross Leslie Award honours the life and memory of actor and film production manager, Ross Leslie, who first came to Newfoundland and Labrador in 2010. The recipient of this $500 cash award will be an artist who demonstrates excellence and passion in their own practice and is inclusive, generous and supportive of the broader arts community. The award will rotate annually between film, theatre, and visual art and will be chosen by the peer assessment committee during the fall granting session of ArtsNL’s Professional Project Grants Program in those categories.

Comments on Funding:

The funding is in the form of a $500 cash award.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

January 31, 2022

Eligibility:

The applicant must be:

an artist who demonstrates excellence and passion in their own practice,
inclusive, generous and supportive of the broader arts community.

Application Steps:

The artist or group must be nominated online using the ArtsNL Online Application System.

Other Things to Note:

All nominations must be received by Monday, January 31, 2022.

Program Contact:

The Ross Leslie Award

Arts Awards Nomination - ArtsNL

Food Xcel Award

Amount:

$25,000

Type of Program:

Award

Description:

Food Xcel has been developed to help aspiring food entrepreneurs move their idea forward through a combination of progressive workshops, networking opportunities with food agencies, industry experts, and entrepreneurs and a chance to compete for a $25,000 award from Innovation PEI's Ignition Fund.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is a $25,000 award.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

The applicant must:

be aspiring entrepreneurs,
have PEI food businesses

Other Things to Note:

For more information applicants must contact Tyson MacInnis at (902) 628-7998.
The Food Island Partnership is supporting the growth of PEI food businesses, providing a series of activities to value-added food companies.

Program Contact:

Food Xcel

Food Company Support

Talent Recruitment Fund

Amount:

$100,000.00

Type of Program:

Award

Description:

Talent Recruitment Fund is intended to help institutions recruit or retain promising early stage researchers into faculty / independent researcher positions. This award is intended to foster excellence in applied research, and to support those research programs with the potential for significant economic impact (direct or indirect) for the province of NB.

Comments on Funding:

The minimum award size is $30,000 and the maximum award size is $100,000. NBIF expects the normal award size to be $55,000 and the institution will need to justify any deviation away from this normal.

When It Ends:

Ongoing

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

The candidate for the award:

must not yet have agreed to take up the role for which the institution is applying,
may or may not already be working at the institution and may occupy the position that the award is requested for - only if they occupy the position in a temporary capacity.

The applicant must:

be an institution,
retain or recruit promising early stage researchers into faculty / independent researcher positions,
apply for a role that is:

full-time and physically based in nb,
at least 3 years in duration, and with a reasonable expectation that the role will become permanent in the future,
a faculty position. post-doctoral fellowships are not eligible (for universities),
the primary purpose of the role is to conduct research (and not, for example, to teach),
permits the individual to engage in independent research activities that are not under the direction of another researcher,

Application Steps:

Applicants should apply through the NBIF Research Portal

Documentation Needed:

Applicants must submit the application form.

Other Things to Note:

The award end date is 2 years later, at which point all the funding must be exhausted. Any unspent funding remaining after the award end date must be returned to NBIF.

Program Contact:

Talent Recruitment Fund - NBIF

Talent Recruitment Fund - Application Portal