Canada Council for the Arts provides grants to media arts professionals looking to either present their work at local or international festivals or who are looking to attend workshops, conferences, exhibitions or festivals in order to further develop their careers. Media arts critics and curators may also receive this grant if they planning on traveling for research, career development or exhibition purposes. This grant may be awarded at any time, but applicants need to apply for the grant at least 10 weeks before they plan on traveling. For media artists to qualify, they must be professionals and have previous training in their field, and they must have presented their work in the past. For curators to be eligible, they must have presented three Canadian media artwork programs, and critics must have had three articles and/or papers published.
Canada Council for the Arts
350 Albert Street
P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5V8 Canada
These grants are open to people residing within Northern Ontario and who must travel to 100 kilometers or more one way in order to seek treatment from a health care facility or a specialist. Residents who have to travel 200 kilometers or more one way are also eligible for a $100 accommodation allowance per trip. This grant is sponsored by the Ministry of Health and Long-term Care, and it provides partial funds for travel. To be eligible, patients must be insured by the Ontario Health Insurance, and they must be living in Northern Ontario. A health care professional must also refer the patient for treatment. As of 2010, the grant will pay 41 cents per kilometer traveled after the first 100 kilometers.
Ontario Health and Long-term Care Office
Hepburn Block
10th Floor, 80 Grosvenor Street
Toronto, ON, Canada M7A1R3
866-532-3161
health.gov.on.ca
This grant is supported by the International Development Research Centre, and it provides grants to research centers or individual researchers looking to travel to either a conference or a workshop. Grants are either paid in one lump sum for the entire travel time, or the center will pay a lump sum plus a daily allowance. The center may also provide accidental death and emergency health insurance costs. The organization will also arrange all flights since they receive discounts and tax breaks. This grant is open to both Canadian citizens and people outside of Canada.
International Development Research Centre
P.O. Box 8500,
Ottawa, ON, K1G 3H9 Canada
613- 236-6163
idrc.ca
