New Fund to Boost Young People’s Digital Creativity and Experimentation

Posted on February 20, 2015

Creative Scotland has launched the £450,000 TTS.Digital fund to develop young peoples’ digital creativity and experimentation. Part of Time to Shine, Scotland’s National Youth Arts Strategy, TTS.Digital wants to inspire digital creativity and experimentation in young people through a series of youth-led projects working with arts organisations in collaboration with technology partners, which will be split into two phases. The first phase will fund up to 10 pilot projects of up to £5,000 each. These projects will be led by young people and facilitated by arts organisations in collaboration with a technology partner.

The closing date for applications is 5pm, 13th March 2015.

In August 2015 phase two of TTS. Digital will have an open call for larger-scale projects that build on the outcomes of the phase one pilot projects.

Funding for these projects will be between £50,000 and £100,000.

For further information please visit their website or call CVS Falkirk and speak with Tariq or Claire on 01324 692000, alternatively you can email: info@cvsfalkirk.org.uk

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