Research and creation residencies for architects and visual artists at the British School at Rome

Conseil's studio-apartment residency program has five objectives:

• To support and stimulate artists by making available to them a suitable environment and the means to produce and disseminate their works.
• To foster artistic renewal for artists and writers by giving them access to a new and stimulating cultural environment.
• To facilitate exchanges of artistic or literary viewpoints and contribute to the formation of durable ties between artists from Québec and abroad.
• To promote the work and career development of Québec artists internationally.
• To develop new networks for artistic creation, production and dissemination.

Artists with at least two years of artistic practice.

• Projects carried out under the supervision of an educational program are ineligible.
• A project that has already been rejected by the Conseil is ineligible for this program.
• A group legally constituted as a not-for-profit or profit-making company or general partnership is ineligible for this program.
• Incomplete applications.

Artists' or writers' groups (previously referred to as collectives) are not eligible.

Expenses covered by the grant

Grants awarded by the Conseil under the Studios and studio-apartments section enable recipients to cover the cost of personal insurance, travel, living expenses and costs related to carry out their projects.

The grant recipient is responsible for obtaining all of the documents necessary for his sojourn abroad, including a visa when the host country demands it.

Applicants do not have to submit an itemized budget to support their application.

Financial support is available for artists with disabilities with a view to ensuring access to CALQ's services. Please complete the relevant section of your official form if you would like to submit an application.

• Artistic quality of the work
• Interest and relevance of the project
• Feasibility of the project

All applications are evaluated on their merits, based on the specific objectives and assessment criteria for each of the program components. The selection process takes into account the comparative value of the projects and the available credits.

The applications are evaluated by a jury whose members must appear in the official roster of resource persons (this roster is approved by CALQ's Board of Directors).

For reciprocity-based residency programs and specialized residencies, a jury commissioned by the artistic director of the foreign host organization reviews the applications. Recommendations are submitted to CALQ's Board of Directors for approval. Decisions are final and cannot be appealed.

Three months after their mandate has been completed, CALQ makes public the names of the Quebec-based jury members.

For reciprocity-based residency programs and specialized residencies, CALQ informs the candidates of its response to their applications within a maximum of eight months following the registration deadline.

An applicant registered for Mon Dossier CALQ will receive an email inviting him to consult his online file to find out the result.

If the application is successful, along with the announcement letter the applicant will receive a document describing the terms and conditions governing the use of the grant.

If the application is unsuccessful and the applicant is not registered for Mon Dossier CALQ, the Conseil will communicate its decision in writing.

The CALQ wishes to reiterate that its decisions are final and without appeal. No form of verbal abuse, harassment or intimidation towards its team after a decision is rendered, nor at any point in the application process, is tolerated.

An artist who wishes to apply for this grant program must fill out the appropriate application form and provide a complete file, making sure to include all the requisite items.

The date of submission online or the postmark is deemed to be the date of receipt of the application. Incomplete applications and those submitted after the application deadline are not accepted.

Choice of host facility

The applicant is invited to present a project for a specific location and must submit a brief justification supporting his choice.

The required file contents are detailed on the application form.

Any documents or supporting materials received by the Conseil after the application deadline will not be submitted for evaluation.

The Conseil cannot be held responsible for the loss of submitted items or damage sustained by such items during shipping. Applicants are urged to never send the originals of items or supporting materials required for a grant application.

Subject to the provisions of the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information, the Conseil respects the confidentiality of the documents and information in its possession and of those sent to it.

Applicants must promptly notify the Conseil of a change of address so that mail can be sent to the new address.

Place of registration

Interested parties should submit an application online (Mon dossier CALQ ) or to CALQ's Montréal office, addressed to:

M. Laurent Rozencwajg

Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

1435, rue De Bleury, bureau 300

Montréal (Québec) H3A 2H7

Telephone: 514 864-3350

Toll-free: 1 800 608-3350

The grant recipient is responsible for obtaining all the documents necessary for his sojourn abroad, including a visa when the host country demands it.

Do not hesitate to contact the cultural team at the Québec delegation, government office or field office responsible for the territory where you will reside to take advantage of the resources that the team can offer you.

Contact information for Québec government delegations, offices and field offices abroad is available on the Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie This link will open in a new window.

• The Conseil determines the amounts awarded taking into consideration the funds available, budgets submitted and eligible expenses.
• The grant will be disbursed in the month following the announcement. However, to proceed with a payment, the Conseil must be informed of the grant recipient's social insurance number. In accordance with tax legislation, a grant recipient is bound to declare the amount of the grant awarded. The Conseil issues a tax slip to each grant recipient and submits the list of grant recipients to the ministère du Revenu.
• For the studio and studio-apartment residency program, the grant will be disbursed two months prior to the beginning of the residency.
• For the studio and studio-apartment residency program, the artist selected undertakes to comply with the applicable conditions and rules, whether communicated by the host organization or the institution overseeing the residency or posted on their website, as the case may be.

For further information…

• The Conseil cannot support the same project more than once. Moreover, the Conseil may not award a grant in respect of the same expenses related to a project already supported under another program of the Conseil or any other organization whatsoever.
• By cashing a grant cheque, the artist enters into a commitment to carry out the project planned and comply with the conditions governing the use of the grant.
• The grant recipient has three years from the application registration date to complete the project supported. The end of this period is the project expiry date. Should the artist fail to comply with this condition, the Conseil may demand repayment of the amount disbursed. Moreover, should the artist die or be disabled prior to completion of the anticipated activity, the Conseil may demand repayment of the grant prorated to the state of advancement of the activity.

The grant recipient undertakes to submit a detailed report on the use of the grant or the results of the research. This report must be submitted within three months after the end of a project. To be eligible to submit a new application, a grant recipient must have submitted the reports on the use of grants for all projects that have reached their end date, and these reports must be approved by the Conseil. The official project end date is determined by the candidate upon registration.

• When the project results in public activities such as exhibitions or publications, the Conseil's logo or a mention of its contribution must appear on any documentation, promotion or advertising materials.
• The grant recipient must comply with Standards governing the use of the Conseil's logo This link will open in a new window.

Failure to comply with any of the foregoing conditions may jeopardize an artist's eligibility to submit a subsequent application.

Contact information for Québec government delegations, offices and field offices abroad is available on the Website of the ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie (www.mrif.gouv.qc.ca This link will open in a new window).

The masculine form used in this document is understood to designate men and women equally.