Submit Applications for Dance Individual Project Funding (Canada)

Deadline: 01-Mar-2027

The Dance Individual Project Funding program supports individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, and ensembles undertaking specific dance projects. The initiative aims to strengthen Alberta’s dance sector by providing financial support for creative development, artistic production, research, marketing, training, and career development activities. Successful applicants can receive up to $18,000, covering up to 100% of eligible project expenses. The program is designed to help Alberta-based dance artists and ensembles pursue specific projects that contribute to their artistic development and the wider dance sector. Funding can support activities related to: The program supports both the development of new dance work and activities that help artists strengthen their professional practice. Applicants can receive up to $18,000. The funding can cover up to 100% of eligible project expenses.

Eligible expenses may include:

The Dance Individual Project Funding program supports several types of dance-related activities. Funding can support the development, creation, and production of a specific dance work. This can include commissioned projects undertaken by eligible Alberta artists. Funding may support promotional activities designed to increase awareness of dance projects and develop audiences. Research funding can support activities that contribute to the development of a specific dance project. The program can support training and professional development activities that contribute to the development of dance artists and their careers.

Eligible applicants include:

Applicants must be residents of Alberta and must be undertaking a dance-focused project. The proposed project should have a clear connection to dance and fit within the program’s supported activities. The program can cover a broad range of project-related costs when they are directly connected to an eligible dance project.

Eligible expenses can include:

The program can cover up to 100% of eligible project expenses, subject to the maximum award of $18,000. Certain costs and activities are excluded from funding.

The program does not cover:

Applicants should ensure that their proposed budgets only include eligible expenses. The initiative aims to strengthen Alberta’s dance sector by giving artists and ensembles resources to develop and deliver specific creative projects.

The funding supports:

It is a funding program that supports individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, and ensembles undertaking specific dance projects. The program can cover up to 100% of eligible project expenses, subject to the maximum award amount. Individual artists, arts administrators, and ensembles who are residents of Alberta and are undertaking a dance-focused project can apply. The program supports art production, marketing, research, training, and career development activities related to dance. Yes. The art production category can support the development, creation, and production of specific dance works, including commissioned projects by eligible Alberta artists. Yes. Basic living expenses can be supported up to $3,000 per month. Yes. Travel and accommodation can be eligible project expenses. No. Capital purchases are not covered by the funding. No. Renovation expenses are not eligible. No. Recreational training is excluded from the program. No. Expenses incurred before the application is submitted are not eligible, including grant-writing fees. No. Individual components of a course of study are excluded. The Dance Individual Project Funding program provides up to $18,000 to support Alberta-based individual artists, arts administrators, and ensembles undertaking specific dance projects. With funding covering up to 100% of eligible expenses, the program can support artistic production, marketing, research, training, career development, and related project costs. By supporting creative and professional activities while excluding capital purchases, renovations, recreational training, and pre-application expenses, the initiative focuses its resources on specific dance projects and the development of Alberta’s dance sector. For more information, visit Alberta Foundation for the Arts.