Trellis Micro-grants

• The project must use arts and culture to strengthen the English-language community’s sense of belonging in Québec.
• The project must build bridges between Anglophone and Francophone communities through increased cooperation and appreciation.
• Artist collectives may apply under the Artist category if they have a proven history of collaboration.
• The applicant must submit the application before the deadline.

Who is eligible?

• Artists (English-language arts community in Québec)
• Arts organizations
• Artist collectives (applying under the Artist category)

Who is not eligible

• Applicants seeking to serve as jurors in the same round in which they have an application under consideration.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Applications submitted after the deadline (even with a short delay)

Eligible geographic areas

• Québec

• Evaluation by a blind jury (reducing bias through anonymization)
• Assessment of the project’s intrinsic value (rather than connections or “name-dropping”)
• Projects rated highest by discipline-specific juries forwarded to a final jury

• Step 1: Register
  • Complete an initial registration form.
• Step 2: Prepare application
  • Work within a personalized application folder.
  • Anonymize the application according to the program guidelines (blind jury process).
• Step 3: Submit before deadline
  • Ensure the application is submitted before the stated deadline (late submissions are not admissible).

• Applications are checked for completeness and eligibility.
• Valid applications are sent to discipline-specific pod juries for initial adjudication.
• Top-rated applications advance to a final jury for funding decisions.
• Results are communicated to all applicants (regardless of outcome).

• ELAN membership is not required to apply.
• Applications are evaluated by a blind (anonymized) jury process.
• Applications submitted after the deadline are not admissible.
• Artistic discipline categories include Multimedia, Community Engaged Art, and Other (if applicable).