IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Welcome to the 2017 Veolia Creative Arts Scholarship online application service, powered by SmartyGrants.
You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go.
For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact the Veolia Mulwaree Trust office on (02) 4822 2786 during business hours or email vmt@veolia.com.au and quote your application number.
The Veolia Creative Arts Scholarship Guidelines are located at the bottom of this page. Please read the guidelines carefully before completing the form.
If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM
On every screen (page of the form) you will find a Form Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.
You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.
SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION
If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.
You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download' button at the bottom of the application navigation panel.
SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION
You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.
Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed.
Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.
When you submit your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.
If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.
ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS
You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.
You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.
COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM
A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.
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VEOLIA CREATIVE ARTS SCHOLARSHIPS - GUIDELINES
About the Veolia Mulwaree Trust
The Veolia Mulwaree Trust was established to manage and distribute funds for charitable purposes and worthwhile community projects to benefit communities within or surrounding the former Mulwaree Shire Council area. The Trust’s funding is provided by Veolia Environmental Services which operates the Woodlawn Bioreactor near Tarago in Southern NSW.
Applications
The Veolia Mulwaree Trust invites applications from creative artists working in any arts discipline for the Veolia Creative Arts Scholarships. Only one application from an individual will be accepted in any one year.
Successful scholarship recipients will be ineligible to apply to Veolia Mulwaree Trust for a period of 2 years from the date of the signed acceptance of the scholarship. Applicants who are unsuccessful may reapply at any time, providing the application is updated and current, unaltered applications are unlikely to be reconsidered.
Veolia Creative Arts Scholarships are available for individuals in the following categories. One scholarship will be awarded in each of the following two categories:
Arts Practice Scholarship - $3,000
One scholarship for a creative artist to further his or her art practice, such as by making/completing a body of work for exhibition, publication, performance, residency etc
Arts Study Scholarship - $3,000
One scholarship for a creative artist to undertake a program of arts study in any format, for example, at a tertiary institution or other educational program, through a mentorship program, study tour etc
Eligibility
Taxation
Scholars are responsible for seeking taxation advice regarding their own individual circumstances. Scholarships may be regarded as income if a scholar is enrolled on a part-time basis.
What to Submit
All applications must be submitted on the current Veolia Creative Arts Scholarship Application Form (Link located at top left of page). All sections of the application form must be completed and all requested supporting documentation attached.
Selection of scholarship
Eligible Veolia Creative Arts Scholarship applications are assessed against the intended outcomes and benefit of the proposal according to the following principal selection criteria:Assessed benefit and merit to:
1. Assessed benefit and merit to;
2. Experience, ability and support for the application.
All applicants will be advised in writing of the outcome of their application approximately four weeks after the submission closing date. The decision of the selection panel is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Scholarship Funding Process
Successful scholarship applicants are required to issue the Veolia Mulwaree Trust with a tax invoice for the full scholarship amount and to attend a cheque presentation to be held in Goulburn.
Scholarship recipients are required to provide a Project Report to Veolia Mulwaree Trust within twelve months from receipt of monies. This report must outline how the scholarship has enriched the development of artistic vitality of the Trust region and/or the assistance with career advancement. Proof of acknowledgment of Veolia Mulwaree Trust’s support must also be shown.
Submissions Close at 3pm - Thursday 2nd March 2017. No late submissions will be accepted.
Applications can be lodged online at http://mulwareetrust.org.au