Who can apply
Applicants must be citizens of a Commonwealth country.
Countries of the Commonwealth
Africa: Botswana, Cameroon, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia
Asia: Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka
Canada and Europe: Canada, Cyprus, Malta, United Kingdom
Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago
Pacific: Australia, Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Eligible Artforms
Nicoleta Kalatha, still from 'Laios Segment'
For the 2009 scheme, applicants must specialise in one of the eligible artforms: basketry, ceramics, decorative arts, glass, installation art, jewellery, painting, papier mache and collage, performance art, photography, printmaking, sculpture, silversmithing, textiles and video art.
Previous recipientsof the Commonwealth Arts and Crafts Awards are not eligible to apply for the Commonwealth Connections residency programme.
The Awards are not intended for study leading to a degree. Students may apply but they must have graduated before September 2009.
The Awards are not available for travel between any two of the following countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Selection criteria and process.
