• Applicants must be registered members of MyCreativeEdge.eu
• Applicants must operate in the Arts (Literature and Writing; Performing Arts; Visual Arts), Crafts (Fashion & Accessories; Home & Gifts; Jewellery; Pottery & Ceramics), Design (Architecture & Interiors; Fashion Design; Graphic Design; Product Design), Media & Technology (Advertising & Publishing; Digital Media; Film & Video; Games; Photography; Software Development; TV & Radio).
• Applicants must be based in Northern Finland (Lapland or North Ostrobothnia).
• Applicants must not have received more than €200,000 in direct state aid in the previous three fiscal years (this being the current fiscal year and the previous two fiscal years). State aid is given to the undertaking on a selective basis and does not include subsidies granted to individuals or general measures open to all enterprises. State aid can e.g. have the format of grants, interest and tax reliefs, guarantees, government holdings of all part of the company, or providing goods and services on preferential terms. State aid refers to aid received from all public sources.
• A formal offer will be conditional on selected applicants completing a State Aid de minimis declaration.
• Applicant enterprises must not be in difficulty.
• Selected applicants will be required to complete a Not in Difficulty declaration.
• Applications will be assessed by an evaluation panel. Where demand exceeds supply, applicants scoring highest will be awarded support. The decision of the selection panel is final and non-negotiable.
• Written feedback on your application will be available on request, however no discussion regarding the score or the outcome can be entered into.
• Selected applicants will be required to sign an agreement with Lapland University of Applied Sciences setting out the details of the support and the responsibilities of both. This will include details of the licence for use of the images.
• If your application is successful, ‘a creative momentum project’ will cover the full cost of a professional photoshoot of your enterprise.
• ‘a creative momentum project’ will select, assign and pay directly the photographer to undertake the photoshoot assignment.
• The selected enterprise will liaise directly with the photographer in advance and on the day of the photoshoot to schedule the shoot and make any logistical arrangements.
• Following the shoot the selected enterprise will be provided with a minimum of 10 high quality images illustrating the creative individual /staff at work and key products/services.
• Selected applicants must agree to participate in any reasonable requests to support the promotion of ‘a creative momentum project’ or to share the results. For example, be quoted in a press release.
• Any conflicts of interest must be fully disclosed
• Lapland University of Applied Sciences reserves the right to cancel the offer unconditionally.
