Artist-in-School Scheme - AISS grant guidelines - 18 July 2023

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Artist-In-School Scheme (AISS) guidelines explain how Singapore schools can partner with local arts professionals to co-develop customised arts experiences. The scheme outlines programme scope, learning objectives, and allowances such as teacher-training components and optional presentation/showcase culminations. It specifies eligibility for primary/secondary and other listed school types, funding levels and caps, and key qualifying requirements. It also covers project engagement expectations, application timing, and compliance conditions for costs and instructor registration.

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Overview

Project requirements and engagement levels

What projects must include

Eligibility

Who can apply

Funding

Grant quantum and percentage cap

Qualifying Criteria

Key eligibility criteria

Assessment Criteria

How applications are assessed

Application Process

Submission timeline

Details for Successful Applications

After approval requirements

Change Requests

How changes are handled

Post-project Report & Media Release Form

Reporting and releases

Getting in Touch

Contact information

Artist-in-School Scheme NAC’s Artist-In-School Scheme (AISS) supports sustained partnerships between Singapore arts professionals1 and schools, to co-develop customised arts experiences that deepen students’ engagement in and through the arts. AISS offers an expanded scope to enable schools to co-design a range of meaningful arts experiences that focus on working with arts professionals to achieve any of the following objectives: • Deepen students’ understanding and appreciation of various art forms; • Develop students’awareness, skills and understanding of the non-performative aspects of the arts (e.g. choreography, lighting & sound design, arts criticism etc.) ; and • Support broader educational outcomes by using the arts as a tool / methodology (e.g. Addressing the needs of at-risk children & youth through the Arts; Teaching Character and Citizenship Education through the Arts) . Digital and blended modes of learning will be supported through the AISS. Schools may include a teacher-training component as part of the programme on condition that the number of hours designated for teacher-training does not exceed the number of hours of artist-student interaction. Schools may also include a presentation / showcase component as a culmination of their AISS project. Please note that stand-alone presentations / showcases will not be supported. The application cycle for mainstream schools will be open from 11 September to 23 October 2023, 5pm. Projects are to begin no earlier than 15 January 2024. 1 Arts professionals refer to artists (e.g. musicians, dancers, writers, sculptors etc. ) and other professionals (e.g. art critics, light/sound designers etc. ) with a practice in the arts industry. Contents 1. Overview 3 2. Eligibility 4 3. Funding 4 4. Qualifying Criteria 5 5. Assessment Criteria 6 6. Application Process 7 7. Details for Successful Applications 9 8. Change Requests 10 9. Post-project Report & Media Release Form 12 10. Getting in Touch 13 Document last updated on 18 July 2023 Section 1: Overview What are the project requirements ofAISS projects? Depending on the specific learning needs identified by the schools, the project should provide opportunities for engagement at either: • Broad-based level (e.g. a cohort of students) and/or • Targeted level (a group of students in a programme / CCA) or • Targeted student-profile (e.g. children & youth-at-risk) . AISS projects should: • Involve working with a local arts professional2 who possesses the relevant expertise and experience in the art form / industry practice and pedagogy; • Provide at least 10 contact hours (recommended) with the artist for the same group / cohort of students; and • Not replicate existing programmes on the NAC-Arts Education Programme (NACAEP) Directory. Apply for AISS if you would like to: • Create a fully customised programme to meet specific learning needs of your students. • Include a teacher training component. Purchase from NAC-AEP Directory if you are looking for: • An assembly programme, talk, excursion, or workshop that is readily available from existing Arts Providers. o All NAC-AEPs are eligible for a 50% subsidy from the Tote Board Arts Grant. o Some NAC-AEPs are customisable (duration , no. of sessions , addon components); do liaise directly with programme providers to find out more. • Arts learning experiences for students only with no teacher training component All projects supported under the AISS must adhere to the funding guidelines in Section 3 (p.4) . Schools are advised to refer to the NAC Arts Education Framework whilst planning for AISS projects to guide intentional planning of projects to fulfil learning outcomes. 2 Includes Singapore Citizens, as well as foreigners currently engaged under a local company with the relevant work passes. Section 2: Eligibility Who is the AISS for? • The grant is open to all Primary and Secondary Schools, Jun

FAQs

What learning objectives should AISS projects support?

AISS projects should deepen students’ understanding and appreciation of art forms, build awareness and skills for non-performative arts aspects (e.g., choreography, lighting & sound design, arts criticism), and support broader educational outcomes using the arts as a methodology.

Who is eligible to apply for AISS?

The grant is open to Primary and Secondary Schools, Junior Colleges, Centralised Institutes, ITE Regional Campuses, and Special Education schools, with priority for schools demonstrating high utilisation of the Tote Board Arts Grant if applicable.

How much funding can schools receive under AISS?

Funding is up to $15,000 per school per calendar year for the listed school types, capped at up to 70% of the qualifying cost. Successful applicants may also use the Tote Board Arts Grant to subsidise remaining AISS project costs not covered by NAC’s grant.

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