CREATIVE INFORMATICS – FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

1. Title: CREATIVE INFORMATICS – FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES2. Awarding Authority: University of Edinburgh, GB Email: creativeinformatics@ed.ac.uk. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: The Awarding Authority have a range of live funding opportunities open to creative individuals and organisations based in Specified LocationIf you are looking to power new ideas in your organisation, develop a creative product or service, or undertake research and development to further your own creative practice or business, one or more of the Creative Informatics (CI) funding opportunities below could be of interest to you5. CPV Code(s): 79990000, 79952100, 79900000, 794111006. NUTS code(s): UKM, UKM7, UKM757. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Edinburgh and South East Scotland.Location: East Lothian, Edinburgh City, Fife, Midlothian, Scottish Borders, West Lothian8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. Deadline: 25.5.2020 (17:30).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information on the above contract please visit Web: Ref=%2F%3Ffilter%3D’q%3D’type%3D1412. Other information: If you have any questions, please contact the CI team who will be happy to help: creativeinformatics@ed.ac.uk.Resident Entrepreneurs ()Applications close on Monday 27th April.If you are an individual or a small team that would like to develop a new product or service using data or data-driven technology, you can apply for funding of up to £12,000 to support your work.Due to current social distancing measures, applications are encouraged for Resident Entrepreneur projects that can be completed remotely and do not require applicants to be matched with a host organisation.Connected Innovators ()Applications close on Monday 25th May.Connected Innovators supports emerging leaders from within the creative industries who want to take time out to conduct research and development that will enable them to advance their own careers and/or business. If you are looking to develop a specific area of your creative practice or business using data or data-driven technology, you can apply for funding of up to £10,000 to support your work. Connected Innovators is delivered by Creative Edinburgh who will be running an online Connected Innovators Workshop on Friday the 8th of May. Register at Challenge Holders ()Rolling applications open until Monday 6th July.Challenge Projects offer an opportunity for creative and cultural organisations to bring forward challenges relating to their work that require innovative, data-driven solutions. Potential applicants can come with unformed or semi-formed challenges that can be co-designed with the CI team. If you are interested in applying as a Challenge Holder now, or in the future, join the CI team for the first online Challenge Discovery Workshop on Thursday the 23rd of April, to find out more about the Challenge Project process and discuss your ideas. Register at For further information, please contact Awarding Authority# funding opportunity