Summer School Project Funding │ Alberta Foundation for the Arts (AFA):

Applicants may apply for up to 40% of eligible expenses that are directly related to carrying out the proposed project, such as:

• administration
• programming
• instructor and artist fees
• promotional costs
• accommodation and classroom arrangements
• equipment rental costs and related extracurricular activities
• supervisory staff
• course and content development
• food and lodging
• materials and supplies
• other expenses considered by the AFA to be reasonable and necessary

Eligible summer school projects must:

• consist of residence-based art-intensive camp programs of no less than five (5) consecutive days in length where students are provided with supervision, meals and overnight accommodation
• take place between July 1 and August 31
• deliver arts programming to students ages 11-19 years
• provide students access to Alberta’s professional artists and instructors
• provide a daily regime of workshops and other hands-on activities for students to learn arts skill techniques and actively engage in creative process learning
• provide adequate participant supervision and safety requirements
• deliver age-appropriate curriculum and course content
• encourage participants to discover and express their creative potential
• provide workshops and other activity in an appropriate inclusive environment
• encourage province-wide participation