{"id":5119,"date":"2025-04-14T09:48:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T09:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/mach\/?page_id=5119"},"modified":"2025-04-17T10:55:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T10:55:46","slug":"naf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/culture.govmu.org\/mach\/?page_id=5119","title":{"rendered":"National Arts Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5119\" class=\"elementor elementor-5119\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f485f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f485f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-990f517 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"990f517\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b501b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64b501b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4ee9ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" data-id=\"e4ee9ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;default_state&quot;:&quot;expanded&quot;,&quot;max_items_expended&quot;:&quot;one&quot;,&quot;n_accordion_animation_duration&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;ms&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:400,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"nested-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-n-accordion\" aria-label=\"Accordion. 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National Arts Fund<\/strong><br \/>The National Arts Fund has been established under the Finance and Audit (National Arts Fund)\u00a0Regulations 2017, to contribute to the financing of creative arts projects\/ programmes with a\u00a0view to empowering artists, arts practitioners and arts organisations in the different fields of\u00a0arts and culture.<\/p><p><strong>2. Arts Grant Schemes<\/strong><br \/>In line with its aims and objectives, the National Arts Fund has designed five Arts Grant\u00a0Schemes, namely, (i) Emerging Talents Grant Scheme; (ii) Production Grant Scheme; (iii)\u00a0Capacity Building Grant Scheme; (iv) Research Grant Scheme and (v) Digital Creative\u00a0Art Grant<\/p><p><strong>3. Call for Projects<\/strong><br \/>The National Arts Fund is launching its eighth call for projects under the Emerging Talents\u00a0Grant, Production Grant, Research Grant and Digital Creative Art Grant Schemes.\u00a0\u00a0Applications under the Capacity Building Grant Scheme can be submitted throughout the year.<\/p><p><strong>4. Application Forms and Guidelines<\/strong><br \/>Application forms and Guidelines for applicants are available at the National Arts Fund office,\u00a01st Floor, Renganaden Seeneevassen Building, Cnr Pope Hennessy and Maillard Streets,\u00a0Port Louis and on the website http:\/\/culture.govmu.org. A tutorial video on how to fill in the\u00a0application form may be viewed on the YouTube channel of the National Arts Fund: \u2018National\u00a0Arts Fund \u2013 Mauritius\u2019.<\/p><p><strong>5. Closing Date<\/strong><br \/>Application forms for the Emerging Talent Grant, Production Grant, Research Grant and\u00a0Digital Creative Art Grant Schemes, together with all relevant documents, should be submitted\u00a0to the <strong>National Arts Fund, Ministry of Arts and Cultural Heritage, 1st Floor, Renganaden\u00a0Seeneevassen Building, Cnr Pope Hennessy and Maillard Streets, Port Louis by Monday,\u00a030 October 2023 at 15 00 hrs<\/strong> at latest. Applications received after the deadline, not made in\u00a0the appropriate form and incomplete applications will not be considered.<\/p><p>6. Application forms under the Capacity Building Grant Scheme along with all relevant\u00a0documents should be submitted at least four weeks before the start of the project.<\/p><p>7. For any additional information, applicants may wish to contact the National Arts Fund,\u00a0on telephone number 210-2890 during working hours or by email to\u00a0nationalartsfund@gmail.com<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">National Arts Fund<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">1st Floor, R. Seeneevassen Building<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">Cnr. Pope Hennessy and Maillard Streets<br \/>Port-Louis<br \/><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: inherit; text-align: inherit;\">09 October 2023\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2401\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2401\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Guidelines - 8th Call <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2401\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0c714 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db0c714\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2401\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7f1f53 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d7f1f53\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4df4204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4df4204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t  <iframe src=\"\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NAF-Guidelines-8th-Call.pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1130\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-2402\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-2402\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Application Form - 8th Call <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-2402\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8157fb8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8157fb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8a70b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f8a70b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"\/mach\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/NAF-Application-Form-8th-Call.pdf\" width=\"100%\" height=\"1130\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Communiqu\u00e9 &#8211; 8th Call EIGHTH CALL FOR PROJECTS \u2013 OCTOBER 2023 1. 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