Application Assessment

The CANCOM Comedy Grant Selection Committee consists of working, professional comedians (Peer Assessors) hired by CANCOM, as well as the volunteer CANCOM Board of Directors. 

Two Assessment Stages:

1 - Application Review

Your application will be reviewed by the CANCOM Board to ensure it’s eligible. Make sure your application satisfies the eligibility criteria and includes the required documentation. Be sure that you are a currently registered member of CANCOM (membership is free).

2 - Peer Assessment

Your application will then be assessed by the Peer Assessors, who are working Canadian comedy artists from various disciplines. The Peer Assessors cannot be affiliated with any projects being submitted for grants and will make the final recommendations to the Board for the projects that should receive a grant.

Application Assessment

Applications will consist of your written answers, and any relevant support materials and examples of your comedic work, and will be evaluated on the following criteria:

CANCOM understands that the funding won’t likely cover all project costs.

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Project Description & Artistic Growth
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Budget

Application Content Pt.1

In advance of the application portal/form being available, these are the details you can prepared ahead of time:

Please ensure that you include all individuals who are involved in key creative roles in your project and that they are all CANCOM Members, which is FREE.

Project Name:
This is a reference for you and the CANCOM Comedy Grant Selection Committee to identify your grant application.

Contact Person and Location:
Provide the name and contact details of one person who will be responsible for your application.

Where will your project be taking place and where is your primary residence?

Project Type:
(You’ll check all that apply)

  • Stand-Up
  • Sketch
  • Improv
  • Podcast with Audio-Only

  • Podcast with Video Production

  • Digital Creative Storytelling
  • Album
  • Live Performance
  • Tour
  • Live Broadcast – Livestream or Pre-Produced Video “Like Live”
  • Writer/Writing Workshop

  • Video Production – Web Series, Sketch Shows, Improv, Stand Up, Music or Digital Creative

  • Online/Social Media Promotion and Discoverability
  • Other

Application Content Pt.2

Project Description & Artistic Growth – max. 750 words

  • What is your project and who are the key people involved?
  • Describe your objectives in creating it.
  • How will this project help to advance your career and artistic growth?
  • Which audiences will engage with your work and where?
  • Describe the timeline for completing your project.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB)

  • Do you, and/or other key creative people involved with your project, identify as a historically underrepresented artist in Canadian comedy? (If yes, please elaborate).

  • What impact would this grant have in developing your craft?

Marketing Plan – max. 250 words

  • Identify your project’s target market/audience.

  • How are you going to let this audience know about your project and engage them?

Application Content Pt.3

Budget – max. 250 words

Use the provided CANCOM Comedy Grant Budget Template and also provide a short description.

Does your budget pay for what you need? If not, where may other funding come from?

The CANCOM Comedy Grant can account for all, most, or part of your overall project budget.

Links and Uploads

You have an option to include links to, or uploads of, existing written or produced examples of your creative work and/or its creative team.

 

FINAL REPORT
Successful applicants are required to submit a short report upon completion of their project, which will include:

  • The final creative team and key collaborators involved

  • The achievements of the projects’ stated objectives, with a focus on Artistic Growth

  • The reach and engagement of the marketing plan

  • Any relevant critical acclaim and media coverage, (not applicable to all projects)

  • Images and/or video samples to be included on CANCOM’s Website and social channels