Daniel Langlois Foundation program individual artists - deadline jan 31

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DLF - PROGRAM GUIDE FOR INDIVIDUALS


MANDATE

Established in the spring of 1997 through an endowment provided by Daniel Langlois, 
the Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science and Technology is a private non-
profit organization whose scope of activity is international.

The Foundation's purpose is to further artistic and scientific knowledge by fostering 
the meeting of art and science in the field of technologies. The Foundation seeks to 
nurture a critical awareness of technology's implications for human beings and their 
natural and cultural environments, and to promote the exploration of aesthetics 
suited to evolving human environments.


OBJECTIVES

The Foundation's mission is to:

• Promote contemporary artistic practices that use digital technologies to express 
aesthetic and critical forms of discourse;

• Encourage interdisciplinary research and, in general, sustain the development of 
projects calling for co-operation between people from a variety of fields, such as 
artists, scientists, technologists and engineers.

• Render public the results of research supported by its programs.



FUNDING PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS

THE RESEARCH GRANT PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS OR SCIENTISTS

Through this program, the Foundation offers grants to individuals making an 
exceptional contribution to advancing knowledge at the crossroads of art, science and 
technology, or to individuals whose project is highly original or innovative. This 
assistance is intended to support individuals in their research, their experimental 
work and the development of their projects.

Projects that adopt a commercial approach are ineligible for this program.


ELIGIBILITY 

First, a Foundation grant is intended to sustain development, research, exploration 
and experimentation in the area of techniques and processes, and, in general, to 
support aspects of creative research related to project development. Eligibility is 
subject to the terms established by the Foundation.

Projects in this program may not extend beyond one year.

The Foundation may, at its discretion, require matching grants.

The following are eligible for this Foundation grant:

individual artists or scientists, or groups of such individuals.
Projects presented by scientific researchers, computer scientists or engineers must 
involve a partnership with an artist and help this artist carry out a project. 
Strictly scientific and technological research projects are considered only if they 
can potentially be applied to practices in contemporary media arts.

The Foundation may, at its sole discretion, enter into more or less binding 
relationships or partnerships with its grantees depending on the level of its 
financial aid.

The following are ineligible for this Foundation grant:

given the eligibility criteria mentioned above, projects for the production of films, 
TV programs or series, or for the publication of multimedia titles; projects for 
equipment acquisitions, except for equipment needed to carry out a project supported 
by the Foundation; and projects to market cultural products, even if these products 
are derived from research and development supported by the Foundation.

Projects for software development must be directly related to an artist's project. In 
general, the Foundation supports the development of only open-source software or 
software developed according to open-source principles such as those listed at 
http:// www.opensource.org/. No commercial sale of any software developed with funds 
from the Foundation is permitted. In cases of such commercialization, the Foundation 
reserves the right to request repayment of any and all financial aid amounts, or any 
portions thereof received by the recipient. Regarding copyright, see the Foundation's 
copyright policy, which is available on request and posted on the Foundation's Web 
site (http://www.fondation- langlois.org/e/informations/copyright.html).



HOW TO APPLY

DEADLINE: The Foundation considers project proposals once a year. The annual deadline 
is January 31 (the postmark date). Material postmarked after this date will not be 
considered. If this date falls on a weekend or holiday (in Canada), you must ensure 
your proposal is postmarked no later than the next business day. If you wish to drop 
off your proposal at the Foundation's offices, it must be received by midnight 
(Eastern Time) on January 31. If this date falls on a weekend or holiday (in Canada), 
the Foundation will accept your proposal until midnight of the next business day. No 
exceptions are made under any circumstances.

Your submitted proposal must be no longer than 10 pages and contain all of the 
following:

• A completed application form;
• A brief description of your activities (a short biography);
• A brief description of your project;
• A brief description of the people or partners involved in your project;
• A balanced budget including the overall cost of your project, all sources of income 
(both confirmed and pending), the amount requested from the Foundation, and an 
explanation of how you would use the grant (indicate which budget items the grant 
would cover) The following are examples of items your budget might include: living 
expenses; the cost of buying or renting equipment; studio rental fees; production 
material and supplies; fees of collaborators (technician, programmer, designer); 
development of a software prototype; concept research and development; documentation; 
and travel expenses;
• Copies of letters confirming funding from other sponsors (official letters 
confirming other funds received, including the actual amount awarded);
• The duration of the project or the proposed dates when the project will begin and 
end;
• A detailed CV or CVs (note that the CVs are not counted as part of the 10-page 
limit);
•Support material. You must send an example of past works such as a maximum of one 
videotape (VHS format), or one audio tape, or 10 slides or photographs, or one CD-ROM 
or DVD-ROM (for PC), or a URL (specify which aspect to examine). You may also send in 
one item of support material related to the project submitted to the Foundation. In 
total, you must send only two items. Your support material must be accompanied by a 
description form indicating the title of the work, the author, the applicant's role, 
the medium, the format, the length, the completion date, and a brief explanation of 
the content. Applications that do not include support material are automatically 
rejected. (See the sections "Support Material" and "Sending Documents" below.)


 
 

CONTACT INFORMATION

The Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science and Technology
3530 Saint-Laurent Boulevard, Suite 402
Montreal, Quebec
H2X 2V1 Canada

Phone: (514) 987-7177
Fax: (514) 987-7492
E-mail: info at fondation-langlois.org
Internet: http://www.fondation-langlois.org

Please have a look at our extensive F.A.Q. page.
http://www.fondation-langlois.org/e/programmes/index.html