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Does the art form an applicant chooses influence the decision-making process, ie. different committees, funding amounts, resources?

At Stage 1, applicants will be asked to confirm a ‘primary’ art form or specialism...
Should an application include plans for one year of activity or all three years and how broken down should this be?

In the Stage 1 application form – as outlined in the guidance (P14) we will...
Will each part of the application be assessed by the same person? Or should information be repeated in different sections in our answers?

An assessment will primarily be managed by one person drawing on the support...
How should an applicant consider sustainability in their application?

The Multi-Year Funding Programme intends to fund organisations for sustainable...

In the Governance and Management section of the application form, when we ask the question ‘How does your organisation ensure that your internal structures for financial and operational management support your aims?’, what is Creative Scotland looking for?

This question is an opportunity for the applicant to tell us how they manage...
In the section of the application form on Quality and Ambition, when we ask the question “How will you create the conditions to generate and develop your activity and explore innovative practice”, what information is Creative Scotland looking for?

In this question we want to know how ideas are developed within your...
What is the overall word count in the application form?

For each question in the Funding Criteria section, there is a 3500-character limit...
Where an organisation has multiple strands of activity, should they be highlighting all of their work or only that which they are looking to support with Multi-Year Funding?

In terms of outlining income and wider operations, where an applicant...

Would a programme that includes international artists performing in Scotland qualify for the international work section?

Yes. We consider international work to be activity which might take place either...
What do ‘core costs’ entail, and can this include any building development or capital costs?

The Multi-Year Funding Programme invites organisations to make...
When completing the online form, is it possible to move between questions rather than going through the form in order?

When going through the application form, applicants are not allowed to leave...
Are there any stipulations around what is required in terms of governance of the organisation? i.e. should there be a minimum number of directors on the board?

No - there's nothing in the guidance where we state or stipulate specific requirements...

Is there a limit to the number of different art forms you can cover within one application?

No - we accept multi-art form applications, and we encourage applicants to...
Does ‘International’ include international reach and reputation through recordings or broadcasts for example?

If broadcasting or distributing recorded works internationally forms...
When you ask if an organisation is ‘diversity-led’ what are you looking for?

There is more information on what we mean by this term, and what we are...

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