RMIT Vietnam Digital Design & Art Grants 2025
Deadline for application: 07 Mar 2025
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From the organizer:
The School of Communication and Design (SCD) at RMIT Vietnam is pleased to announce the third edition of the RMIT Vietnam Digital Design and Art Grants.
This grant offers an opportunity for designers and artists to develop a digital project of their own choosing. SCD is seeking two candidates with demonstrated interest and experience in Digital Design and Art.
RMIT Vietnam will provide access to its software and hardware tools and appropriate technical support. All proposals will be considered in relation to the relevance, availability of resources and expertise within SCD.
Each applicant is to
– Develop the chosen project in four months following the specific timeframes approved by SCD.
– Be project-based: Deliver an outcome that has been stated in the proposal.
– Submit work that results in work that is digital in its outcome.
Each applicant must
– Have a minimum of four years of proven experience in Digital Art and Design fields if the applicant is not a former student of RMIT Vietnam.
– Have a minimum of two years of proven experience in Digital Art and Design fields after graduating from RMIT Vietnam, if the applicant is a former student.
– Be competent in written and spoken English.
– Be a Vietnamese citizen (Vietnamese passport or National ID holder).
– Be able to take part in occasional extracurricular activities for the benefit of our students (e.g., guest lectures, field trips, demonstrations, etc.) to share the progress of creating the work.
– Be in Ho Chi Minh City by the time of exhibition.
– Not be a current RMIT employee or student at the moment of submission and during the project timeframe.
– Not be immediate family members (parents, children, siblings, half-brother, spouses) to any current RMIT employee.
Each grantee will receive
– Access to appropriate technical support and SCD’s resources for their project development.
– A budget of up to VND 55,000,000 per project to cover all production costs and all other expenses i.e. personal income tax.
– A budget of up to VND 45,000,000 (per grantee) for a joint showcase of the two projects whose quality must be reviewed and approved by SCD, RMIT Vietnam. The budget covers all exhibition costs (i.e. curator’s fees, equipment and venue costs) and other expenses i.e. personal income tax.
– Support from the SCD, RMIT Vietnam for other sponsorship opportunities (exhibition venue, equipment, etc.) given no conflicts of interests.
Committee
Martin Constable
Martin Constable has exhibited widely in Europe and Asia as a painter and digital artist. In 2000, he was nominated for the prestigious Sovereign Art Foundation prize. His clients include David Bowie, Elton John, Iggy Pop, Lord Gowrie (former Minister of the Arts, UK), The Arts Council of Britain, Glaxo Smith Klien, The Rotary Club of Great Britain, JPMorgan Chase, UniCredit group and Deutsche Bank. As a teacher, he has a passion for visual effects and digital media
Nguyễn Hoàng Giang
Nguyen Hoang Giang is a multimedia artist and digital designer in Ho Chi Minh City. His works, featured both in international art galleries such as Museo del 900 (IT), Asian Cultural Complex (KR), Kunstverein Tiergarten (DE) and commercial venues, explore technology’s social and cultural impacts. He is currently an Associate Lecturer at Digital Media Program, RMIT Vietnam.
Ricardo Arce
Ricardo Arce is the Digital Media program manager at RMIT Vietnam. Former President of the Colombian chapter of the International Animated Film Society (ASIFA), affiliated to the Society for Animation Studies (SAS), and Sur A Sur Latin-American Animation Studies Network. Graphic Designer, Television Specialist, and Master in Aesthetics and Art History has published on Colombian and Latin-American animation, and produced animated short films in Colombia, China and Vietnam.
How to apply
1. Submit your CV along with supporting documents including a notarised copy of your Vietnamese passport or National ID, English proficiency certificate, proof of work experience, and any professional awards, as a single PDF.
2. Your professional artist or designer’s portfolio as a single PDF, containing
– An artist/designer’s statement, declaring your research and artistic/design interests and practices.
– Visual documentation of your 5 most recent works, each accompanied by a brief description (under 200 words). For new media work (software, VJ, apps, etc.) and video/performance, please include a public link (Vimeo, YouTube or website, etc.) in the description for review.
3. A single PDF document that briefly describes the nature of your proposed project. This should contain
– Your name.
– The provisional title of your project.
– The intended outcomes or deliverables of your project, including the outcomes that you would present in the three WIP presentations.
– A budget proposal detailing all the resources your project would require (space requirements, materials, software, hardware, etc.).
– Any specific support you will require (e.g. technical help, such as support with software, etc.)
Any questions related to the open call, please email [email protected].
