We are pleased to share that Access Copyright Foundation, an arm’s-length foundation of Access Copyright, is now accepting applications for its yearly funding of Marian Hebb Research Grants. 

The Foundation’s Marian Hebb Research Grants program supports—both virtually and in-person—inquiry, information gathering and exploration by individuals and organizations relevant to Canadian publishing, writing and visual arts, and toward the realization of a publishable work in progress. If this sounds like work you are currently undertaking, we heartily encourage you to consider applying for a Marian Hebb Research Grant.

Applications will be accepted until February 15, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. CST.

Learn more about the Foundation’s Marian Hebb Research Grants program by visiting the Foundation’s website or downloading its Application Guidelines(please refer to pages 14-19).

To apply for a grant, please visit the SK Arts Portal. The Foundation’s grants program is administered by SK Arts.

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If you have any questions about the Foundation or its Marian Hebb Research Grant program, please don’t hesitate to be in touch.

Important eligibility information about Access Copyright Foundation’s granting programs

Access Copyright Foundation wants to make sure its granting programs provide the widest and most equitable opportunity to those communities that the Foundation serves. That’s why the following eligibility restrictions are in place for grant recipients.

• Applicants may be awarded a maximum of two Foundation grants within a 24-month period;
• Successful grant applicants must wait two years before applying for another grant in the same category. For example, an individual or organization that was awarded a Marian Hebb Research Grant in 2023 will be able to apply again in 2025.

From I Value Canadian Stories:

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST TAKE ACTION NOW TO FULFILL ITS 2022 BUDGET PROMISE TO FIX THE COPYRIGHT ACT.

Everyone can agree that workers should get paid for the work they do. Nobody should be asked to live without a paycheque. Not teachers or professors, nor the writers, illustrators, playwrights and all other artists and publishers they rely on. Copyright is an indispensable revenue source for creators and how many get paid.

Yet for ten years and counting, Canadian creators and publishers have not been paid when educational institutions outside of Quebec copy their work.

Use this link to add your voice.