Applications must be submitted by 12pm 16th of December to n.toman@ulster.ac.uk
Future Screens NI is seeking to offer 20 Future Creatives the opportunity to advance their research and development programmes, advance their career ambitions and develop cutting edge technical solutions in their work. The call is open to PhD researchers, early career researchers, early career industry applicants, start ups, individuals and free-lancers. Successful applicants will be awarded £5,000 which can be set against enhancing existing research plans as part of a PhD, independent research, product development, innovation or professional development. Projects should be advanced with either an academic or industry mentor, depending on the applicant setting. It is preferred that those operating in University seek out an industry mentor and vice versa.
The Future Creatives scheme has been designed to enable participants to make a step change in their research and innovation by enhanced leadership and collaboration skills and developing new practices in the field of creativity and technology.
Applicants will receive a bursary of £5,000 which can be set against:
Research or product development materials which will stimulate transformative impact within on the research or innovation programme
A series of events or workshops aimed at building significant partnerships with transformative impact
Costs incurred in collaborative working with external partners with the potential to transform the impact of your programme of work
A professional development course which will assist you to meet your career ambitions
Activity to support dissemination of findings including conference or trade show, attendance, or showreel production
Future information and call documents are available here
Video of the launch event available below