RPS Ambache Fund - application form

Please ensure you have read the application guidelines before completing the application form below.

In spending time on your application, we advise you save your answers (particularly for the questions requiring longer answers) in a Word document or equivalent on your computer in case of any technical glitch. You may choose to answer longer questions in filmed format if you prefer, as detailed in the Application Guidelines.

Your application will only be submitted once you have completed all obligatory fields in the form and clicked the ‘Submit' button at the end.

Personal details

Forename

Surname

Mobile phone

Nationality

Postal Address

Address 1

Address 2

City

Postal Code

County

In what capacity are you applying?

If a performer, tell us your instrument or voice type. If you represent an ensemble or organisation, tell us its name and your role there.

Link to an online biography or equivalent, if you have one

How did you hear about this opportunity?

Application questions

The next three questions may be answered in filmed format if you prefer. This can be submitted as link to one short film in which all of these points are addressed, that does not exceed 6 minutes in duration. Please paste a link to the film in the box indicated below.

1. Tell us about your recent performances and programming. (200 words maximum)

Give us a summary of your recent performances and programmes, what made them successful and distinctive, with some quantitative and/or qualitative insights on the audiences that they drew. If you have already championed historic women composers have in your work to date, you may wish to tell us a little about this here.

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2. Tell us the name(s) of the composer(s) and title(s) of work(s) you intend to perform, central to your proposal. (200 words maximum)

You may not know the full details yet, but tell us what you can. We discourage applications where you have not made at least some firm decisions regarding this.

200 words left

3. Tell us your aspirations for presenting and promoting the composer(s) and work(s) featured in your answer to question 2. (200 words maximum)

We are looking for applicants with wholehearted passion to bring historic women composers and their music to new audiences. Tell us why you have chosen the work(s) you have and the context in which you intend to feature them. While plans may be somewhat provisional at this stage, give us much information as you can about performances you are planning that will include the music, with dates and venues where known.

200 words left

4. Tell us what else you would do around the performances to generate profile and to capture a significant audience’s enduring interest. (200 words maximum)

We want your endeavours to find a big audience. Though plans will still be taking shape, let us know what aspirations you have for creatively promoting the music and composer(s) beyond conventional measures, and how you might draw on digital and audiovisual possibilities to achieve this.

200 words left

If you are submitting your answers in a filmed format, please paste the link here.

Password, if required, to access the film

Budget

Please confirm the optimal amount of funds you are seeking from the RPS (in £):

Please upload your completed version of our budget template here.

Budget template

Please carefully read through your application and check you have filled in all fields correctly before submitting. When you click submit, a successful submission will take you to a page confirming this. From this page, there will be a link to some standard inclusivity monitoring questions, which we invite applicants to complete. The answers you give are confidential and will be reviewed separately from your application.