OVERVIEW
The Writers Residency Grants provide supplemental money to not-for-profit NAMT members, to bring writers on site at their theatres for residencies of works in the earliest stages of development. In the inaugural year, all grants will be set at $1,000. The Writers Residency Grants are part of the National Fund for New Musicals, whose goals can be found here.

• REQUIREMENTS

1. only not-for-profit NAMT member theatre organizations in the U.S. may apply for the grant
2. the project budget must match the grant 1-to-1
3. the writers need to be in residence at the theatre
4. the writers must be paid a stipend and/or per diem, given housing and travel (if the writers are not local)
5. the theatre must provide the appropriate resources to the writers (piano, space, copier, cast, dramaturgical support)
6. there must be a culminating activity be it a table read-through, a demo, a staged reading, or new draft
7. the member must be in good standing
8. a member can only receive one Writer Residency Grant per NAMT Fiscal Year (May-April) 
9. a member who has received a Production Grant from the National Fund of New Musicals during the current granting cycle is a not able to apply until the following cycle
10. applications for any form of development past staged readings will not be accepted as that level of development is more applicable to Project Development Grants
11. preference will be given to piece with original music but pieces utlizing pre-existing music will be considered

TIMELINE
There are 4 granting periods throughout the fiscal year with grant applications due 2 months prior to the granting period.  Recipients will be notified 1 month prior to the project period.

Round 1
Application Due: June 3, 2010
Project Period: Aug. 1, 2010- Nov. 15, 2010

Round 2
Application Due: Sep. 1, 2010
Project Period: Nov. 1, 2010- Feb. 15, 2011

Round 3
Application Due: Dec. 1, 2010
Project Period: Feb. 1, 2011- May 15, 2011

Round 4
Application Due: Mar. 1, 2011
Project Period: May 1, 2011- Aug. 15, 2011

APPLICATION
The application will be available 1 month prior to each Application Due Date. Please use the application online at that time and not prior as the application may change between rounds. The following information will be requested:

1. Organization Info
2. Project Details and timeline
3. Show title and short description
4. Project Budget
5. Artistic Director Statement
6. Writers Statement
7. Key artists bios

No Work Samples or CD will be needed. The application is a short typable PDF that applicants will email to NAMT.

SELECTION CRITERIA
NAMT's New Works Committee will jury all applications and select all recipients on the following criteria:

1. completeness of the plan presented in the application by the member organization
2. the merit of the work and the writers
3. the goals of the project
4. the submitted project budget includes a per diem and/or stipend for the writers
5. the potential impact of the project on the work

The financial need of the organization or the writers will not be taken into consideration.  

The Committee may select up to 2 recipients per granting period, but if there is unallocated money from any previous granting cycles (within that fiscal year) the committee may elect to give additional grants if there are applications of merit. 

The recommendations from the New Works Committee will go to the Executive Committee of the Board for final vote of approval. 

Any NAMT Member who has any questions regarding the Writers Residency Grants, please contact Branden Huldeen, New Works Director, at 212-714-6668 x14 or branden@namt.org.

Click here to download the Writers Residency Grants application instructions.
**Click here to download the Writers Residency Grants Application. (right click and "save link as" to download this application to your desktop)

**If you are having troubles saving your PDF of the application, select to save it as a .xps and then email it to Branden. He can sort it out at the NAMT Office from there.