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Creative Commons Grant Program Procedural Draft
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<span style="display:inline-block;color:#cc0000;text-align:center;padding:7px;font-size:120%;-moz-border-radius:5px; -webkit-border-radius:5px;">'''[http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/23406 Results Announced]'''<br> Thanks to all applicants!</span></div></center>
  
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==Purpose of Grant Program.==
 
  
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The Creative Commons Grant Program provides funding in support of CC-related programs, activities and events around the world, enabling the development and growth of communities that use and benefit from Creative Commons' legal and technical tools.
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<center>Questions? Write to grants@creativecommons.org.</center>
  
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== Application Criteria ==
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==Aftermath: Lessons Learned==
  
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Applicants may seek funding for activities that positively impact Creative Commons' mission of "increasing the amount of creativity (cultural, educational, scientific and other content) in the commons, to promote understanding and adoption of CC's tools, licenses and technologies, and to support the building and work of communities that use or benefit from CC licenses and technologies". Some funding may be ear-marked to address particular issues, programs or activities, geographies or other specified objectives or criteria, all as may be indicated by Creative Commons in the relevant Call for Grant Proposals.
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In June 2010 we launched our first CC Catalyst Grant program (below). We were floored by the number of applications and their high quality. And although we were unable to fund more proposals this time around, we also learned a lot about what makes a strong proposal and would like share these thoughts with the community. Check out our [[Grant_Writing|grant writing]] tips.  
  
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Example projects might include:
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== Purpose of the Catalyst Grants Program ==
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# Offsetting costs to organize mission-specific, outcome oriented meetings with national CC jurisdictions
 
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# Convening a workshop on best/recommended practices for developing and publishing Open Educational Resources
 
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# Publishing an academic article comparing multiple jurisdictions'  laws on copyright exceptions and limitations
 
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# Establishing metrics for and measuring the impact of CC-licensed works within a particular field or discipline, such as education or science
 
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# Documenting novel business models that are enabled by Creative Commons licenses and technologies, including commercial ventures
 
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# Studying the benefits and challenges associated with incorporating CC licenses and technologies within libraries, museums and other cultural institutions
 
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# Preparing a white paper on the negative effects of license proliferation, or documenting case studies involving license incompatibilities
 
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# Supporting a local team to implement a CC technology challenge, eg adding license support to a specific CMS.
 
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# Examining the effects the licensing of databases and data have on scientific research and discovery
 
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# Creating a database of projects that have adopted the CC0 waiver (placing works in the public domain) for content and/or data they publish, and how such content and data is thereafter used by others and with what effects.
 
  
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Funding will not be available for lobbying activities, license porting activities (launch events, legal review of the licenses, etc.), or for Salons or similar activities and events, among other things, all as determined by CC in its discretion.
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Creative Commons is investing up to $100,000 to empower individuals and communities deeply rooted in the principles of openness and sharing. With the Catalyst Grants program, Creative Commons will seed activities around the globe that support our mission. Our goal is to scale our community's efforts and support them in becoming self-sustainable. Through a rigorous public review and transparent evaluation process, the best proposals submitted by CC affiliates and the broader community, will be selected to receive $1,000&ndash;$10,000 to make their ideas a reality.
  
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Applications from or endorsed by CC affiliates will receive preference. Joint applications from official CC affiliate institutions and their partners are also welcomed. Applicants wishing to establish an official CC jurisdiction project in their country are encouraged to apply as well. Applications from non-OCED countries will be given special consideration.
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== Fundable Projects ==
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Applicants may seek funding for activities that positively impact Creative Commons' mission of fostering creativity (cultural, educational, scientific and other content) in the commons, to promote understanding and adoption of CC's tools, licenses and technologies, and to support the building and work of communities that use or benefit from CC licenses, tools, and technologies.
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Some funding may be ear-marked to address particular issues, programs or activities, geographies or other specified objectives or criteria, all as may be posted by Creative Commons.
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Grants will range in amount from US$ 1,000 - US$ 10,000.
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Example projects:
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# Convening a workshop on best/recommended practices for developing and publishing Open Educational Resources, or CC-licensed works in some other high-value field.
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# Publishing an academic article comparing multiple jurisdictions' laws on copyright exceptions and limitations.
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# Establishing metrics for and measuring the impact of CC-licensed works within a particular field or discipline, such as education or science, or particular geography, such as Africa.
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# Documenting novel business models that are enabled by Creative Commons licenses and technologies, including commercial ventures.
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# Studying the benefits and challenges associated with incorporating CC licenses and technologies within governments, or libraries, museums and other cultural institutions.
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# Preparing a white paper on the negative effects of license proliferation, or documenting case studies involving license incompatibilities.
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# Supporting a local affiliate team implementing a CC-related technology challenge, such as adding license support to a specific CMS.
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# Examining the effects that the licensing of databases and data have on scientific research and discovery.
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# Creating a database of projects that have adopted the CC0 public domain dedication, which places works in the public domain or as close as legally possible, for content and/or data they publish, and how such content and data is thereafter used by others and with what effects.
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# Capacity-building for CC affiliate projects such as development of proposals for and pursuit of local funding.
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# Outreach projects the demonstrate the value of CC, such as a clinic on using free software creation tools to remix CC-licensed content.
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Funding may not be used for lobbying activities, license porting activities (launch events, legal review or translations of the licenses, etc.), Salons, exclusively for the creation of CC-licensed works, or for similar activities and events, all as determined by CC in its discretion. Events must be outcome-driven and integral to CC's mission. Grants cannot be used to support "meetings for the sake of meetings" or regional meetings unless those meetings result in outputs such as those described above.  Funding may not be provided for events that Creative Commons may be funding in whole or in part.
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Funds will be distributed beginning in August and cannot be applied to previously incurred expenses.  Applications for activities funded by other means will not be accepted.
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==Who May Apply==
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Any organization or institution may apply. Applications from or endorsed by [http://creativecommons.org/international official CC affiliate institutions]* will receive preference. Joint applications from official CC affiliate institutions and other organizations are also welcomed, although each joint proposal will still be capped by the maximum grant amount. Applicants wishing to establish an official CC jurisdiction project in their country are encouraged to apply as well. Applications from non-OECD countries will be given special consideration.
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There is no limit to the number of applications an organization or group of organizations may submit, although bear in mind that Creative Commons will try to distribute grants across organizations and regions.
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* Affiliate institutions and related contact information can be found by visiting [http://creativecommons.org/international creativecommons.org/international]. Institutions are listed by jurisdiction; simply click on a jurisdiction flag and scroll toward the bottom of the page where the information may be found.
  
 
== Application Process ==
 
== Application Process ==
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Grants will be awarded in an amount from USD 1000 to USD 10,000.
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Creative Commons will publish one or more Calls for Grant Applications, which will detail application processes and deadlines, as well as any supplemental application criteria. All applications must be submitted in English and will be made public on the Creative Commons wiki. The application form must be accompanied by a proposed budget. See below for more details.  
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*Pre-requisite: Applicants must be affiliated with a legal entity that can receive, process, and distribute the funds. Grants will not be awarded to individuals.
 
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*All applications must be submitted in English and will be made public on the Creative Commons wiki.
 
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*Successful applicants will be expected to sign a grant agreement with Creative Commons.
 
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*Funding may not be used for lobbying activities.
 
  
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Creative Commons will publish one or more Calls for Grant Applications, which will detail application processes and deadlines, as well as any additional application criteria.
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Successful applicants will be required to sign a [[Media:Grant_Agreement.pdf‎ | Grant Agreement]] as a condition of receiving funds, which agreement will specify reporting, accounting and other terms and conditions governing receipt and use of the funds. Among other things, all Grant Agreements will provide that all original material produced within the scope of the grant program will be made available under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported] license or [http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ CC0] or if the material is software, a [http://opensource.org/licenses/ free/libre/open source software license].
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*Sample application form, see below, and proposed budget.
 
  
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Successful applicants will be required to sign a Grant Agreement with Creative Commons as a condition of receiving funds, which agreement will specify reporting, accounting and other terms and conditions governing receipt and use of the funds.  Among other things, all Grant Agreement will provide that:
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Grant recipients must also agree to report on and document the project and use of funds as described by Creative Commons in the Grant Agreement. Recipients agree to participate in communication with the grant committee and coordinators, and also with fellow grantees, CC staff, and CC jurisdictions, all as may be reasonably requested.
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*All original material produced within the scope of the grant program must be made available under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license or CC0.
 
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*Grant recipients will report on and document the project and use of funds as described by Creative Commons in the Grant Agreement, and they will participate in communication with the grant committee and coordinators, and also with fellow grantees, CC staff, and CC jurisdictions, all as may be reasonably requested.
 
  
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== Selection ==
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== Application and Grant Calendar ==
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Following initial screening by CC for completeness and appropriateness of subject matter, proposals will be published online for a period of public review and comment. By submitting a grant application, Applicant agrees to such publication, and further agrees not to reveal any confidential or other information that the Applicant is restricted from disclosing publicly, to Creative Commons, or otherwise.
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* Call for CC affiliate Catalyst Grants applications: opens April 23
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* Call for public Catalyst Grants applications:  opens May 14
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* Catalyst Fundraising Campaign: June 1 &ndash; June 30
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* Deadline for all Catalyst Grants applications:  June 30, midnight PST (GMT -7)
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* Review Committee convenes: July 1 &ndash; July 30
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* Catalyst Grants results: announced August 30
  
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A Grant Committee will be established by Creative Commons to review the grant applications and make recommendations to Creative Commons for final action. The committee will consist of CC staff as well as a single representative from each of the following regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America, Middle East/Arab world, and North America. Official CC affiliate institutions within each jurisdiction should establish a process for selecting a single regional representative to serve on the Grant Committee; however, if no regional representative is selected or if a process is not established for any reason prior to the commencement of the Grant Committee's work, then Creative Commons may select a representative for the region.  Regional representatives will serve for a period of one year, and are expected to make themselves available for conference calls and meetings to review and establish recommendations for review and action by Creative Commons.
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== Review Process ==
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Following initial screening by CC for completeness and appropriateness of the project proposed, applications will be published online for a period of public review and comment. By submitting a grant application, Applicant agrees to such publication, and further agrees not to reveal any confidential or other information that the Applicant is restricted from disclosing publicly, to Creative Commons, or otherwise.
  
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Creative Commons reserves the right to amend or modify these terms at any time in its sole discretion, and to discontinue the Grant Program at any time.
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A Grant Review Committee established by Creative Commons will evaluate the grant applications and make recommendations to Creative Commons for final action. You may [[Media:Catalyst_Grants_Scorecard.pdf| download the Review Committee Scorecard]], so that you can see how the applications will be evaluated.  
  
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The committee consists of CC staff (Melissa Reeder, Aurelia Schultz, Chiaki Hayashi, and Michelle Thorne) as well as a single representative from each of the following regions: Sub-Saharan Africa (Paul Kiwehlo), Asia-Pacific (Jane Hornibrook), Europe (Paul Keller),  Middle East/Arab world (Bassel Safadi), Latin and North America (Hiram Meléndez-Juarbe). Official CC affiliate institutions within each jurisdiction are expected to establish a process for selecting a single regional representative to serve on the Grant Review Committee; however, if no regional representative is selected or if a process is not established for any reason prior to the commencement of the Grant Review Committee's work, then Creative Commons may select a representative for the region. Regional representatives will serve for a period of one year, and are expected to make themselves available for conference calls and meetings to review and establish recommendations for review and action by Creative Commons.
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= Application Form =
 
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'''Creative Commons Grant Application (on Google Forms)'''
 
  
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You might want to first compose your questions using a simple text editor and then copy and paste your answers into each of the fields below. Please make sure all of the form boxes are filled out before pressing submit.
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Creative Commons reserves the right to amend or modify these terms at any time in its sole discretion, and to discontinue the Catalyst Grants program at any time.
  
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Applications with two or more partners organizations should submit only one form.
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== Grant applications in progress or submitted ==
  
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By submitting this form, you agree to license the text under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. Your responses will be published on the Creative Commons website and may be used to promote the grant program.
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#Describe the project you are proposing as clearly as possible in just five sentences. (100 words)
 
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#Detail the tangible project output (e.g., paper, blog post, written materials, video/film, etc.; this would be in addition to the final written report that successful grant recipients will be expected to deliver to CC at the conclusion of the project). (100 words)
 
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#Describe the community you are targeting. How would the project benefit the community? (100 words)
 
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#What is your relationship with the community you are targeting? Why are you the best individual/organization to lead this project? Do you have prior experience in related projects? (100 words)
 
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#How will you measure and evaluate your project’s impact – on your main participants? other contributors? on the larger community? (200 words)
 
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#How many participants do you expect to be involved in your project? How will you seek and sustain their involvement? (200 words)
 
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#Describe how your project will benefit Creative Commons' mission to increase the amount of creativity (cultural, educational, and scientific content) in “the commons”. (200 words)
 
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#Describe what technologies and tools your project will use. What kinds of technical skills and expertise do you bring to the project? What are your technical needs? (150 words)
 
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#What challenges do you expect to face, and how do you plan to overcome them? (200 words)
 
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#How do you plan to sustain your project after the Creative Commons funding has ended? Detail specific plans. How do you plan to raise revenue to continue your efforts in the future? (200 words)
 
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#What resources and support do you expect Creative Commons to provide to your project to ensure its success (if any)? (200 words)
 
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#Describe how your organization currently communicates with its community members and network partners. (100 words)
 
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#Provide a detailed budget of up to $10,000 for the project. Applicants are encouraged to submit budgets for less than the maximum $10,000 as smaller grants allow us to fund more projects. Internet hosting fees can be provided by Creative Commons and therefore need not be included as budget expenses. Potential costs to include in your budget might include hardware, internet access, translation, travel, workshop, and coordinator expenses.
 

Latest revision as of 01:41, 2 March 2011

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Catalyst Grants

Results Announced
Thanks to all applicants!


Questions? Write to grants@creativecommons.org.

Aftermath: Lessons Learned

In June 2010 we launched our first CC Catalyst Grant program (below). We were floored by the number of applications and their high quality. And although we were unable to fund more proposals this time around, we also learned a lot about what makes a strong proposal and would like share these thoughts with the community. Check out our grant writing tips.

Purpose of the Catalyst Grants Program

Creative Commons is investing up to $100,000 to empower individuals and communities deeply rooted in the principles of openness and sharing. With the Catalyst Grants program, Creative Commons will seed activities around the globe that support our mission. Our goal is to scale our community's efforts and support them in becoming self-sustainable. Through a rigorous public review and transparent evaluation process, the best proposals submitted by CC affiliates and the broader community, will be selected to receive $1,000–$10,000 to make their ideas a reality.

Fundable Projects

Applicants may seek funding for activities that positively impact Creative Commons' mission of fostering creativity (cultural, educational, scientific and other content) in the commons, to promote understanding and adoption of CC's tools, licenses and technologies, and to support the building and work of communities that use or benefit from CC licenses, tools, and technologies.

Some funding may be ear-marked to address particular issues, programs or activities, geographies or other specified objectives or criteria, all as may be posted by Creative Commons.

Grants will range in amount from US$ 1,000 - US$ 10,000.

Example projects:

  1. Convening a workshop on best/recommended practices for developing and publishing Open Educational Resources, or CC-licensed works in some other high-value field.
  2. Publishing an academic article comparing multiple jurisdictions' laws on copyright exceptions and limitations.
  3. Establishing metrics for and measuring the impact of CC-licensed works within a particular field or discipline, such as education or science, or particular geography, such as Africa.
  4. Documenting novel business models that are enabled by Creative Commons licenses and technologies, including commercial ventures.
  5. Studying the benefits and challenges associated with incorporating CC licenses and technologies within governments, or libraries, museums and other cultural institutions.
  6. Preparing a white paper on the negative effects of license proliferation, or documenting case studies involving license incompatibilities.
  7. Supporting a local affiliate team implementing a CC-related technology challenge, such as adding license support to a specific CMS.
  8. Examining the effects that the licensing of databases and data have on scientific research and discovery.
  9. Creating a database of projects that have adopted the CC0 public domain dedication, which places works in the public domain or as close as legally possible, for content and/or data they publish, and how such content and data is thereafter used by others and with what effects.
  10. Capacity-building for CC affiliate projects such as development of proposals for and pursuit of local funding.
  11. Outreach projects the demonstrate the value of CC, such as a clinic on using free software creation tools to remix CC-licensed content.

Funding may not be used for lobbying activities, license porting activities (launch events, legal review or translations of the licenses, etc.), Salons, exclusively for the creation of CC-licensed works, or for similar activities and events, all as determined by CC in its discretion. Events must be outcome-driven and integral to CC's mission. Grants cannot be used to support "meetings for the sake of meetings" or regional meetings unless those meetings result in outputs such as those described above. Funding may not be provided for events that Creative Commons may be funding in whole or in part.

Funds will be distributed beginning in August and cannot be applied to previously incurred expenses. Applications for activities funded by other means will not be accepted.

Who May Apply

Any organization or institution may apply. Applications from or endorsed by official CC affiliate institutions* will receive preference. Joint applications from official CC affiliate institutions and other organizations are also welcomed, although each joint proposal will still be capped by the maximum grant amount. Applicants wishing to establish an official CC jurisdiction project in their country are encouraged to apply as well. Applications from non-OECD countries will be given special consideration.

There is no limit to the number of applications an organization or group of organizations may submit, although bear in mind that Creative Commons will try to distribute grants across organizations and regions.

  • Affiliate institutions and related contact information can be found by visiting creativecommons.org/international. Institutions are listed by jurisdiction; simply click on a jurisdiction flag and scroll toward the bottom of the page where the information may be found.

Application Process

Creative Commons will publish one or more Calls for Grant Applications, which will detail application processes and deadlines, as well as any supplemental application criteria. All applications must be submitted in English and will be made public on the Creative Commons wiki. The application form must be accompanied by a proposed budget. See below for more details.

Successful applicants will be required to sign a Grant Agreement as a condition of receiving funds, which agreement will specify reporting, accounting and other terms and conditions governing receipt and use of the funds. Among other things, all Grant Agreements will provide that all original material produced within the scope of the grant program will be made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license or CC0 or if the material is software, a free/libre/open source software license.

Grant recipients must also agree to report on and document the project and use of funds as described by Creative Commons in the Grant Agreement. Recipients agree to participate in communication with the grant committee and coordinators, and also with fellow grantees, CC staff, and CC jurisdictions, all as may be reasonably requested.

Application and Grant Calendar

  • Call for CC affiliate Catalyst Grants applications: opens April 23
  • Call for public Catalyst Grants applications: opens May 14
  • Catalyst Fundraising Campaign: June 1 – June 30
  • Deadline for all Catalyst Grants applications: June 30, midnight PST (GMT -7)
  • Review Committee convenes: July 1 – July 30
  • Catalyst Grants results: announced August 30

Review Process

Following initial screening by CC for completeness and appropriateness of the project proposed, applications will be published online for a period of public review and comment. By submitting a grant application, Applicant agrees to such publication, and further agrees not to reveal any confidential or other information that the Applicant is restricted from disclosing publicly, to Creative Commons, or otherwise.

A Grant Review Committee established by Creative Commons will evaluate the grant applications and make recommendations to Creative Commons for final action. You may download the Review Committee Scorecard, so that you can see how the applications will be evaluated.

The committee consists of CC staff (Melissa Reeder, Aurelia Schultz, Chiaki Hayashi, and Michelle Thorne) as well as a single representative from each of the following regions: Sub-Saharan Africa (Paul Kiwehlo), Asia-Pacific (Jane Hornibrook), Europe (Paul Keller), Middle East/Arab world (Bassel Safadi), Latin and North America (Hiram Meléndez-Juarbe). Official CC affiliate institutions within each jurisdiction are expected to establish a process for selecting a single regional representative to serve on the Grant Review Committee; however, if no regional representative is selected or if a process is not established for any reason prior to the commencement of the Grant Review Committee's work, then Creative Commons may select a representative for the region. Regional representatives will serve for a period of one year, and are expected to make themselves available for conference calls and meetings to review and establish recommendations for review and action by Creative Commons.

Creative Commons reserves the right to amend or modify these terms at any time in its sole discretion, and to discontinue the Catalyst Grants program at any time.

Grant applications in progress or submitted

{{#ask: |?Project title |?Grant description |format=template |link=none |template=Grants query |limit=200 }}

There are currently {{#ask:|format=count}} applications.

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