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FUNDACIÓN BOTÍN GRANTS

GRANTS AWARDED FOR STUDY, INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS AND RESEARCH. GLOBAL AMOUNT: 220.000 EUROS

BASES

• The Fundacion Botin assigns 220.000 € to Visual Arts Grants for study, research and the undertaking of individual projects in the sphere of (non-theoretical) artistic work. Artists may be any nationality.
• The Fundación Botín may award one grant to an artist from, or resident in, Cantabria, as long as this application involves a change of residence.
• The grants are individual, indivisible and non-transferable. They do not cover family provisions.
• The grants are incompatible with any other institutional funding.

1. DURATION

• The period covered by the grants will be 9 months. Grants involving relocation can be extended for a second period, depending on the outcome of a further application made before the closing date of the annual edition of the grants.

2. STIPEND

• Not involving a change of residence: 16.000 euros.
• Involving relocation in a country other than your current residence: 24.000 euros.
• Involving relocation in United States of America: 28.000 euros.
• The aforementioned amounts include trips, accommodation, maintenance, studio rent, etc.
• These amounts will be incremented to include medical insurance and, in cases of study, the registration fees of the chosen Education Centre, pending approval, will be covered by the Fundación Botín.
• These grants are subject to applicable taxes.
• Payment: 45% at the beginning of duration, 25% in the two following
  quarters and 5% on receipt of the final report (section 4, point 4).

3. CONDITIONS

• Applicants for study grants must be between 23 and 40 years old. There is no age limit for the research grants.
• After being awarded, the grants shall be effective for the stipulated period and without interruption. Grants must be initiated before the end of 2011.
• The grants are considered definitively designated when the Fundación receives the written acceptance from the applicant.
• Participation in Fundación Botín Grant Awards implies total acceptance o rules and conditions.

5. DOCUMENTATION

• Application form correctly filled out.
• Photocopy of Identity Card or Passport.
• Passport size photo of applicant.
• Full address and telephone numbers of both place of origin and destination.
• Curriculum vitae, indicating academic qualifications, professional
  activities, exhibitions, prizes, scholarships, etc. (3 DinA4 maximum).
• Graphic Documentation, prints or color photocopies of the work of the artist (originals will not be accepted, as well as accompanying documentation such as catalogs, brochures, original works, etc.).

For Individual Projects and Research:

• Project title and summary (one hundred words maximum).
• Memory of the Project: goal, action plan (stages of development and
  schedule) and your personal reasons for wanting to carry it out. (10
  DinA4 maximum).

For Study Grants:

• Information about the Educational Center or Residence Center elected (location, dates, fees, etc.).
• Memory of personal reasons about the convenience of the stay and its relation to current projects (3 DinA4 maximum).
• The Foundation reserves the right to request, upon indication from the jury, the submission of documents.
• The documentation provided with the application should preferably be in Spanish; English will be accepted in exceptional.
• For organizational issues and valuation, the documentation of the applicant must be submitted in DIN A4 format occupying a maximum of 40 DINA4 (should not have staples, nor be bound). Any application that does not conform to this standard will be rejected. In case of audiovisual projects, the artist can make a DVD accompanying the dossier required.
• Please note that BECA DE ARTES PLÁSTICAS should be written on the
  envelope
• The dossier submitted will not be returned after the resolution.

6. SELECTION

• A jury appointed for the task will make the selection. The decision of the Fundación Botín will be final. Once the date for applications is closed the jury will be published.

7. ADMISSION

• The closing date for applications is 2.00 p.m. on Friday 6th of May 2011 at the Fundación Botín. Applications received at the Fundación Botín in the week after the closing date will be accepted if they bear a postmark prior to 6th of May 2011.
• The decision will be made public after the 15th of July 2011. This year we also offer the possibility of the application form through our web site www.fundacionbotin.org.  The remaining documents will have to be sent by ordinary mail.

Information and admission of applications. From 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m.
Fundación Botín. Pedrueca 1. 39003 Santander (Spain)
Tel. + 34 942 226072 • Fax + 34 942 226045
Email: fmabotin@fundacionbotin.org  • www.fundacionbotin.org