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Digital Games Seed Development Program 2024-25 — NSW
Up to $30K available
Screen NSW
The Digital Games Seed Development Program 2024-25 provides grants of up to $30,000 to emerging and small-medium enterprise digital game creators in New South Wales for early-stage game development. The program aims to help creators advance original digital game concepts, prepare projects to raise further finance, and support sustainable growth in the NSW games sector.
Funding
Up to $30K
Closed
24 Feb 2025
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be either an individual resident of New South Wales who has lived and operated in NSW for at least six months immediately before applying, or a company incorporated in Australia and taken to be registered in NSW
• Company applicants must have central management and control in Australia and carry out business in Australia
• Applicants must have an active ABN
• Applicants must not be full-time secondary or tertiary students
• Applicants must not employ students currently studying games or a related field
• Employees of federal, state or territory government screen agencies are not eligible
• Applicants cannot be a broadcasting service licensee or a related body corporate
• Applicants must hold the rights needed to carry out the project, including relevant copyright or option agreements where applicable
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate chain of title documents if required
• The project team must include a member with a key creative credit on at least one game released to the general public
• Only one application can be submitted for a particular game
• Eligible projects must be completely digital games intended for public release and at concept or early-stage development
• Ineligible projects include gambling games, research or advertising games, business-to-business games, educational or training games, games likely to be refused classification, and board games or hybrid digital/physical games
Applicants must either be individuals who are New South Wales residents and have lived and operated in NSW for at least six months immediately before applying, or companies incorporated in Australia and taken to be registered in NSW, with central management and control in Australia and carrying on business in Australia. Applicants must have an ABN. Applicants must not be full-time secondary or tertiary students, must not employ students currently studying games or related fields, and employees of federal, state or territory government screen agencies are ineligible. Applicants cannot be a broadcasting service licensee or related body corporate. Applicants must hold the rights necessary to carry out the project, including copyright or option agreements where relevant, and be able to demonstrate chain of title if required. A project team member must have a key creative credit on at least one game released to the general public. Only one application may be submitted per game. Eligible projects must be completely digital games intended for public release and at concept or early-stage development. Ineligible projects include gambling games, games for research, advertising, corporate marketing or business-to-business purposes, educational or training games, games likely to be refused classification, and non-digital or hybrid digital/physical games.
What's Funded
Early-stage development of original digital games intended for public release, including concept development, early design documentation, concept art, creative pitch preparation, project planning, budgeting and development timeline preparation.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Applicants are expected to advance an original digital game IP to the next stage of development and prepare the project to attract additional finance for full-scale development.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
companyindividual
Stage
early_stage
Funding Purposes
innovationcommercialisationother
Keywords
digital gamesgame developmentscreen industrycreative industriesseed fundingNew South Walesoriginal IPearly-stage development
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Digital Games Seed Development Program 2024-25?
The Digital Games Seed Development Program 2024-25 is a business grant offered by Screen NSW in Australia, providing Up to $30K in funding. The Digital Games Seed Development Program 2024-25 provides grants of up to $30,000 to emerging and small-medium enterprise digital game creators in New South Wales for early-stage game development. The program aims to help creators advance original digital game concepts, prepare projects to raise further finance, and support sustainable growth in the NSW games sector.
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How much funding does the Digital Games Seed Development Program 2024-25 provide?
The Digital Games Seed Development Program 2024-25 provides Up to $30K in funding.
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Who is eligible for the Digital Games Seed Development Program 2024-25?
- Applicant must be either an individual resident of New South Wales who has lived and operated in NSW for at least six months immediately before applying, or a company incorporated in Australia and taken to be registered in NSW
- Company applicants must have central management and control in Australia and carry out business in Australia
- Applicants must have an active ABN
- Applicants must not be full-time secondary or tertiary students
- Applicants must not employ students currently studying games or a related field
- Employees of federal, state or territory government screen agencies are not eligible
- Applicants cannot be a broadcasting service licensee or a related body corporate
- Applicants must hold the rights needed to carry out the project, including relevant copyright or option agreements where applicable
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate chain of title documents if required
- The project team must include a member with a key creative credit on at least one game released to the general public
- Only one application can be submitted for a particular game
- Eligible projects must be completely digital games intended for public release and at concept or early-stage development
- Ineligible projects include gambling games, research or advertising games, business-to-business games, educational or training games, games likely to be refused classification, and board games or hybrid digital/physical games
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When does the Digital Games Seed Development Program 2024-25 close?
Applications closed on 24 Feb 2025.
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What activities are funded?
Early-stage development of original digital games intended for public release, including concept development, early design documentation, concept art, creative pitch preparation, project planning, budgeting and development timeline preparation.
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