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 PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH GRANTS - GENERAL CONDITIONS MECAD\MEDIA CENTRE D ART I DISSENY November 8nd, 1999 MECAD\Media Centre d'Art i Disseny, located in Sabadell - Barcelona, opens the application period for production and colaboration grants addressed to professionals in the different fields of Electronic Art and Digital Design. Candidates to these grants can apply under the following conditions: 1. Types of grants: 1.1. Grants for the production of MECAD projects.1.2. Grants for the production of the candidates' own projects.1.3. Grants for the collaboration of MECAD in the candidates' own projects.1.4. Grants for collaboration in theorical research. 2. Specialisation areas. Applications must present production (1.1, 1.2, 1.3) or research (1.4) projects related to the following fields: 2.1. Interactive systems, CD-ROM (or art in other digital support), Net Art/Telecomunication Art2.2. Computer animation/computer graphics2.3. Audio visual (video, etc.)Research projects must be related to the context of Electronic Art, though their perspective and field of focus are free. 3. General conditions.3.1. Time period. Five months, between March 1st and July 30th, 2000.3.2. Time schedule. Candidates may choose between part time (4 hours per day) or full time (8 hours per day) work. MECAD requires that grant-holders work at MECAD's media lab during the time period of their grants, having the same work holidays and timetable as MECAD's employees.3.3. Endowment.(a) Grants for the production of MECAD�s own projects (1.1) and the candidates' own projects (1.2):(a.1.) Part-time work (4 hours a day): The total endowment will be an amount of 300.000,- Ptas netto, which will be payed on a monthly basis (60.000,- Ptas. per month). MECAD will make available for grant-holders the necessary equipment that they have specified in their respective applications or in previous agreement. (a.2.) Full-time work (8 hours a day): The total endowment will be an amount of 600.000,- Ptas. netto, which will be payed on a monthly basis (120.000,- Ptas. per month). MECAD will make available for grant-holders the necessary equipment that they have specified in their respective applications or in previous agreement. (b) Grants for the collaboration of MECAD in candidates' own projects (1.3) or for theoretical research (1.4): MECAD's support will consist of allowing candidates to use all the necessary equipment available at MECAD's media lab and the Escola Superior de Disseny ESDI's during the grant period. 4. Regulation.4.1. Those works produced by grant-holders which are based on projects developed by MECAD (type 1.1) will be property of MECAD, which will appear in all credit listings as producer of the work. The grant-holder's name will appear in the credit listings as project developer. 4.2. Those works produced by grant-holders as a result of the collaboration of MECAD with the grant-holder (type 1.2) must always include a credit line for MECAD and his logotype as co-producer, without any temporal limits. MECAD will keep the right to receive a copy of the final version of the work, to premiere it, to show and to use it in the contexts of the activities organised by this centre, without obligation of paying its author any fee. 4.3. Those works produced at MECAD or ESDI's media lab with the equipment available in them (type 1.3 and 1.4) will be property of their authors, who must mention the collaboration of MECAD and include MECAD's logotype as sponsor in all of the releases and presentations of works, without any temporal limit. MECAD will keep the right to receive a copy of the final version of the work, to premiere it, to show and to use it in the contexts of the activities organised by this centre, without obligation of paying its author any fee. 5. Supervise Grant-holders are expected to keep the direction of MECAD informed about the evolution of their projects, in meetings that will take place on a monthly basis. 6. Cancellation MECAD will keep the right to cancel the grant given to any grant-holder if, after the first two months, it is detected that the dedication of the grant-holder to the project, or the development of the project are insufficient according to what is established in the present General Conditions, or the dedication of the grant-holder to the project differs from the initial proposal, and MECAD desagrees with the evolution of the work. 7. Application requirements 7.1. Academic requirements. Candidates must be in possession of a university degree (Bachelor in Fine Arts, Audiovisual Communication, etc.) or have finished other professional studies equivalent to the same level of education. 7.2. Specialisation. Candidates must fullfil the following conditions: specialization in interactive/multimedia art/design, on-line and off-line, audio visual and/or computer animation; technical capacity to carry out the project; good knowledge of Macintosh and PC platforms for the use of the necessary applications. In the case of computer animation projects, the mastering of Silicon Graphics platforms and of the software Maya will be taken into account. In the special option of investigation, the publication of articles and essays will be taken into account. 7.3. Professional experience and artistic career in the field of specialization will be taken into account by the selection comittee, so it is advisable to send copies and/or material of previous projects carried out by the authors. 8. Application process. 8.1. Application deadline. The application period opens with the publication of the present General Conditions (November 8nd), and is due on December 10th, 1999. 8.2. Presentation of applications. Candidates can send their applications via e-mail (info@mecad.org), fax (+34 93 745 70 40) or post (Marques de Comillas 79-83, 08202 Sabadell- Barcelona), or hand them in personally at the premises of MECAD (same address). Candidates must always enclose the duly filled-in application form enclosed below. 8.3. Multiple modalities. The candidate can apply for different modalities, indicating clearly the candidates' preference. 9. Documentation. Candidates must enclose with their application the following documents: - Application form.- Complete curriculum vitae, specifying level of academic studies, professional career, personal productions, etc.- Fields of interest and/or specialization.- Technologies, platforms and software that the candidate is proficient with.- Specification of the level of their proficiency in Spanish, English and other languages.- In case of applications for the options indicated in 1.2, 1.3 and 1.4, description of the project that the candidate wishes to carry out, indicating clearly its technical requirements.- It is advisable to send copies and/or material of previous projects carried out by the author. 10. Selection process. 10.1. Selection comittee: A comittee with members from FUNDIT (the foundation that gives support to MECAD) and from MECAD will be in charge of selecting candidates. 10.2. Selection process: The comittee will select the first group of candidates, who can be then requested to send some more documentation and a copy of their academic degree title. The selection comittee may also require candidates to attend a personal interview, if it is considered necessary in order to elaborate the final list of grant-holders. 10.3. Number of grants. The final number of grants will depend on the proposals received and the areas of research and production suggested by candidates. 10.4. The selection comittee will announce its decision to the chosen candidates on January 15th, 2000. The application for these grants involves the acceptance of the present general conditions. Sabadell - Barcelona, November 8nd, 1999. For further information, please contact Patricia Bofill (info@mecad.org, tel. +34 93 745 70 40, fax +34 93 726 81 83).  Application form This form must be duly filled in and enclosed to the documentation sent to MECAD in order to apply for one of these grants. No candidates who do not enclose this form will be taken into account by the selection comittee. 1. Personal details Name: ........................................ Family name: ............................................................... Address: .......................................................................................................................... City: ................................................................ Postal code: ............................................ Country: .......................................................... Tel. nº.: .......................................................... Fax nº.: ...................................................... e-mail: ............................................................URL: ......................................................... Place and date of birth: .................................................................................................... Nacionality....................................................................... 2. Type of grant that the candidate wishes to apply for (please indicate with �) ( ) 1.1. Grants for the production of MECAD projects( ) 1.2. Grants for the production of the candidates' own projects( ) 1.3. Grants for the collaboration of MECAD in the candidates' own projects( ) 1.4. Grants for collaboration in theorical researchTo apply for different modalities, indicate clearly the preference. 1rst..................................................2nd..................................................3thd.................................................. 3. Time schedule (please indicate with �) ( ) Full time ( ) Part time (morning)( ) Part time (afternoon) 4. Academic degree and/or professional specialization ....................................................................................................................................... 5. Title of the project presented for selection (types 1.2, 1.3, 1.4) ........................................................................................................................................ 6. Technical requirements necessary to accomplish the project (please specify hardware and software, audiovisual equipment, etc.) ........................................................................................................................................ ....................................................................................................................................... 7. Have you received any other grant during the last two years? If so, which one(s)? ......................................................................................................................................... 8. References of the enclosed material of previous projects. ....................................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................... .......................................................................................................................................  Departamento PrensaMECAD\Media Centre d'Art i DissenyMarqués de Comillas 79-8308202 Sabadell-Barcelona SPAINTel: +34 93 745 70 40Fax: +34 93 726 81 83e-mail: press@mecad.orghttp://www.mecad.org