Emerging Gamemakers Fund

All applicants and projects must also meet the eligibility criteria under Screen Australia’s Terms of Trade.

This program is open to individuals and companies. To be eligible:

• an individual applicant must be an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident (holding a permanent visa).
• an applicant company must be an incorporated company carrying on business in Australia, with its central management and control in Australia.

For full eligibility information, please refer to the attached guideline documents.

Applicants need to create an account and submit an application via SmartyGrants.

Applications for Emerging Gamemakers Fund must be submitted by 5pm AEDT/AEST on the published deadline date.

Through the application form, applicants must:

• provide all the information requested and answer the application questions
• address all eligibility criteria and assessment criteria
• include all required supporting materials.

For full details on the application process, including required materials, please refer to the attached guidelines.

Applications are assessed based on the following four criteria, with examples of the relevant considerations listed for each:

• Creative Merit
  • The originality of the proposed game idea
  • The level of experimentation, skill-building, and risk-taking to be undertaken by the applicant
  • The strength and ability of the application and support materials to communicate the game idea
• Viability
  • The scope of the project and how viable and realistic it is
  • How timely and relevant the project is to the applicant’s practice
  • Feasibility of the budget and timeline, whether workers are fairly compensated
• Impact
  • The extent to which the project expands, deepens, or diversifies the creative practice of the applicant
  • The commercial and/or cultural benefits the project provides to the Australian games landscape, and contribution to its quality and reputation
• Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility
  • Where diverse groups are portrayed in the project, whether there is either appropriate representation in the creative team, or there has been meaningful collaboration and consultation with represented groups
  • Whether there is engagement with an audience that is typically underserved
  • The alignment of the application with the diversity, equity, and inclusion aims of the grant

For full details on the assessment criteria, please refer to the attached guidelines.