Design Fringe Microgrants 2023

Design Fringe Microgrants
Our Design Fringe microgrants program is jam packed with small parcels of cash (a microgrant if you will) to support artists who are finding the rego fee or other upfront costs a barrier to participation.

You can apply to have your rego fee waived (partially or in full) if that’s the particular thing standing in your way from registering your work. The program can also contribute to other upfront costs like material fees. We are not waving large wads of cash around here but if you don’t have the cashflow to pay for a few small things, these microgrants are for you.

Priority for this program will be given to artists from our communities of focus (First Nations peoples, people of colour, Deaf and Disabled people and trans and gender diverse people) but the program is open to all other people who have experienced structural disadvantage.

APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT, JUNE 23, 2023.
Name*

First NameLast Name
Pronouns
e.g he/him, she/her, they/them
Email*
example@example.com
Contact Number*
As mentioned in the info section, we have a small amount of discretionary funds to support artists who are experiencing financial distress, who are from our primary communities of focus, or who otherwise have need of funding support. The funds provided are for artist support - so it's entirely about the personal barriers you experience that would prevent you from participating in Design Fringe if we're not able to assist in some way.
How much would your registration fee be?*
Are you experiencing financial barriers that prevent you from being able to create your work?*
A simple yes/no answer is fine here, but please feel free to provide additional info if you want
Are there any small costs that you need assistance with in addition to your registration fee? Please indicate a dollar value to help us understand your needs. (This can be a sentence or two.)

Think about upfront costs in the $150-$500 range that you're not able to afford. 0/100
Demographics

Your answers to the following questions help us better understand who is taking part in the Melbourne Fringe Festival. We capture this information for our reporting, evaluation and when applying for funding so we can best represent the diversity of artists who contribute to Melbourne Fringe Festival. With accurate information, we can ensure that we can improve our accessibility, outreach and maintenance of culturally safe spaces. Plus we can learn more about our amazing artists.

For the purposes of the Design Fringe Microgrants, anyone experiencing financial barriers may apply, and we will be prioritising funding allocations to artists from our Communities of Focus (First Nations peoples, people of colour, Deaf and Disabled people and trans and gender diverse people).

Your answers in this section are not made public and any use of the data in reporting will be anonymised. Please only answer these questions if you feel comfortable to do so.
Gender*

FemaleMaleNon-Binary or Gender DiversePrefer not to sayOther
Do you identify as any of the following? (Please select all that are relevant)

Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait IslanderDisabled / Person with disabilityDeafCulturally and Linguistically DiverseLGBTQIA+Person of colourTransgender or Gender DiversePrefer not to sayNone of these apply to me
Disability includes visible and invisible disability, chronic illness, Deafness, mental illness and neurodiversity; and other barriers, identifiers and experiences that people have as part of the disability communities.
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If you know someone else who would be interested in getting involved with Fringe and could do with some assistance to make it happen, let them know about this easy application process!

Click the Submit button below to finalise your application
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