The British Council is seeking proposals for the Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies (DICE) Digital R&D Fund to support the development and delivery of 20 co-designed ‘digital experiences’ that contribute to the DICE programme’s mission and ethos.

The Fund will also support the creation of a community of practice across the 20 partnerships to share learning from the digital experiences.

Through encouraging new thinking, generosity and horizontal collaborations across disciplines, countries and continents, DICE:

• cultivates essential connections between artists, entrepreneurs, policy makers, intermediaries, investors, funders and researchers to develop inclusive economic initiatives and systems together
• provides development and capacity-building of creative social entrepreneurs and enterprises
• creates the space for the co-design of policy and community-led initiatives
• strengthens intermediaries, including networks, hubs, incubators and accelerators
• shares the important stories of creative social change-makers
• explores the underlying processes and power-dynamics that define how they connect, collaborate and create.

The digital experiences should: 

• be delivered between February and May 2021
• be designed by, with and/or for groups that are often disadvantaged in the economy, including but not limited to youth, women or people with disabilities
• be tailored and produced for specific groups, such as creative social entrepreneurs, artists and policy makers
• enable the DICE Digital Partners to enhance and improve their own digital confidence, capabilities and infrastructure
• create genuine connection and camaraderie between the participants.

Funding Information

The value of each of these grants will range between £7,000 – £15,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Organisations that wish to apply must be based in a DICE country (Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan, South Africa and the UK) and must submit their application together with a partner organisation in another DICE country.

For more information, visit British Council.