👋 Welcome 👋
Welcome to another set of opportunities; at WASD London last month several people came up to me saying they'd successfully won funding as a result of this newsletter, great to hear! Please share a few words on any successes and I'll include them in a future newsletter to inspire others.
Meantime, the newsletter hasn't had a sponsor for a while, and does take me quite a while each month, so if anyone knows an organisation that would be interesting in supporting the work, please put a good word in :)
And for those coming up to meet the Scottish games industry next week, I'll see you there - details below if you could be tempted to join us!
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💲 Funding 💲
[🇬🇧] MSDUK Innovation Challenge
Deadline 2nd May. £20k prize for ethnic minority entrepreneurs from the UK.
[🇬🇧] Feasibility studies for Artificial Intelligence solutions
Deadline 24th May. Apply for a share of £5m for feasibility studies including in the Creative Industries. Thanks to Chris Filip for flagging.
[Scot] Creative Scotland Pledges Kickstarter support
5-10% of Kickstart goal for selected projects. No end date. Also note another Scottish scheme for projects on Crowdfunder as well here
🏆 Awards 🏆
[🇬🇧] Ray Harryhausen Awards
Deadline 30th April. Just for films but some animators / animation studios may have something that could be submitted :)
[🌎] AIAS Foundation Scholarships
Deadline 31st May. Includes $2,500 tuition reimbursement, an all-expense paid trip to the 2024 D.I.C.E. Summit, for students and early professional in the games industry.
💼 Featured Jobs 💼
📅 Events 📅
Funding Assistance
Scottish Games Industry Event
April 24-26th. Tickets on sale now! Short talks interspersed with networking / drinks, attended by virtually all the Scottish games studios, plus visiting publishers, platforms and prominent speakers.
📸 Showcase 📸
⏩ Accelerators ⏩
[🇪🇺/Scot] SpielFabrique European Games Coproduction Market
Deadline 20th April. Also open to Scottish studios.
[Cardiff] AR Storytelling Lab
Deadline 27th April. Free for creative practitioners based in Cardiff and the surrounding region.
🔧 Resources 🔧
Art Outsourcers Database
List of art outsourcers, feel free to submit additional suggestions via the link at the bottom of it!
💡 Inspiration 💡
💤 Housekeeping 💤
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