{"id":"e166","name":"Ontario Arts Council – Chalmers Professional Development Projects (Nov 2026)","type":"opportunity","typeLabel":"Grant","tags":["grant","arts","professional development","Ontario","artists"],"what":"Grants for career-advancing professional development activities; applicants may not have received this grant in the last three years.","languages":[],"reachNum":null,"reachUnit":"not public","reachSource":null,"reachSeen":null,"website":"https://www.arts.on.ca/","contact":{"route":"OAC staff directory","url":"https://www.arts.on.ca/about-us/contact-us-staff-directory","email":null},"welcomes":["applications"],"now":"\"November 4, 2026, 1 p.m. ET\"","sources":["https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/chalmers-professional-development-projects","https://www.arts.on.ca/grants/general-granting-information/grant-program-deadlines-and-important-dates"],"verified":"checked","approach":"Read the eligibility line first, then the deadline and the time zone. Apply from the official page only; keep a copy of what you submit. If it says rolling, apply early in the cycle.","eligibility":"Professional artists working in craft, dance, literature, media arts, multi and inter-arts, music, theatre or visual arts who live in Ontario, plus Ontario-resident arts administrators; no Chalmers grant in the last three years.","cost":null,"oppKind":"grant","deadline":"2026-11-04","deadlineNote":"\"November 4, 2026, 1 p.m. ET\"","amount":"Up to $7,500","forWhom":"Professional artists in craft, dance, literature, media arts, multi/inter-arts, music, theatre or visual arts, and arts administrators, living in Ontario.","applyUrl":"https://grants.arts.on.ca/s_Login.jsp?lang=1","organizer":"Ontario Arts Council","place":{"country":"Canada","cc":"CA","region":"Ontario","city":null,"scope":"region","label":"Ontario-wide"},"intents":{"reach":false,"grow":null,"job":false,"volunteer":false,"specialist":null,"opps":true,"housing":false,"money":false,"info":false,"marriage":false},"minAge":null,"district":null,"costBand":"Not stated","reachBand":null,"guideTitle":"How to apply","added":"2026-09-30","extraLinks":{"apply":"https://grants.arts.on.ca/s_Login.jsp?lang=1"},"applicationProcess":null,"requiredDocuments":null,"waitTime":null,"hours":null,"accessibility":null,"whatNext":null,"topics":["artists","money"],"channels":[{"kind":"website","url":"https://grants.arts.on.ca/s_Login.jsp?lang=1","label":"Apply page","seen":"2026-09-30"}],"welcomesRaw":["applications"],"checked":"2026-09-30","checkEvery":30,"reachKind":"none","map":null,"spaceKind":null,"steps":[],"phone":null,"format":null,"rules":null,"order":null,"free":false,"waliRole":null,"mixing":null,"maxAge":null,"routes":[{"kind":"OAC staff directory","url":"https://www.arts.on.ca/about-us/contact-us-staff-directory","value":null,"seen":"2026-09-30","source":"their own site"},{"kind":"apply","url":"https://grants.arts.on.ca/s_Login.jsp?lang=1","value":null,"seen":"2026-09-30","source":"their own site"}],"spaceCount":1,"routeCount":2,"primaryRoute":{"kind":"OAC staff directory","url":"https://www.arts.on.ca/about-us/contact-us-staff-directory","value":null,"seen":"2026-09-30","source":"their own site"},"stale":false,"staleDays":0,"checkedNote":"Facts read from the source pages on 2026-09-30; spaces read from their site on 2026-09-30; re-checked every 30 days.","status":"open","spaces":[{"kind":"website","label":"Apply page","url":"https://grants.arts.on.ca/s_Login.jsp?lang=1","reach":null,"unit":null,"seen":"2026-09-30","note":null}],"missing":["organization email (not published on their pages)","office phone (not published on the pages we read)","follower or subscriber counts (platform pages do not expose them to readers; ask the organization or check the platform)","audience number for the organization as a whole (not public)"]}