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Digital Game Development
The Digital Game Development Grant Program invests in Saskatchewan’s digital developers, helping them create digital games and gamified e-learning projects with commercial potential.
The Digital Game Development Grant Program invests in Saskatchewan’s digital developers, helping them create digital games and gamified e-learning projects with commercial potential. All projects developed and designed with support from this grant must be made available for sale.
Eligible projects include apps for smart phones and tablets, console or PC games, and augmented or virtual reality experiences.
Projects focused on education or training are welcome, as long as the experience has been “gamified,” meaning users will feel like they are playing a game.
Deadlines & Processing Time
- Opening date: June 27, 2022
- Deadline: October 26, 2022
All deadlines close at 4:00 PM Saskatchewan time. If a deadline falls on a statutory holiday or a weekend, applications will be accepted until 4:00 PM the following business day.
Application processing time: Applicants can expect to receive results within 10 weeks from the deadline date.
Results will be delivered via e-mail and will be available in GMS
Our Investment
Applicants may apply for a maximum of $100,000 or 50% of the total cash budget, whichever is the lesser, for one application or the entire life of the project.
Applicants may only receive funding one time for each stage of development for the same project.
Are you Eligible?
- Important details that apply to all Creative Saskatchewan grants.
Digital Game Development Guidelines
- The official guidelines supersede all information contained elsewhere on this website, delivered to applicants by Program Officers, or otherwise made publicly available.
Please note that if ineligible expenses (outlined in the Guidelines above) exceed 50% of the project budget, the application will be deemed ineligible.
Activities that receive funding from the Saskatchewan Arts or SaskCulture are not eligible for support through Creative Saskatchewan investment programs.
Application Tips & Process
You’ll be asked these questions as part of the online Grant Management System application process, pay close attention to the maximum number of points available!
Tip – Grant writing webinars are available on our YouTube channel
Book a consult Our Program Team is happy to walk you through eligibility criteria, tips for success, and best practices.
What’s new for 2022?
- Funding will be in the form of a grant.
- Eligible concept/design and prototype development expenses occurring up to six (6) months before the application date can be included in the application (includes concepts, prototypes, project management).
- Marketing expenses directly related to the project being applied for, no more than 10% of the total project budget (to eligible expenses).
- Project-specific technology infrastructure (hardware and software) are eligible costs, however, core business operations or capital expenditures such as rent, purchase of real estate, and maintenance costs remain ineligible expenses.
- The following temporary changes are in place due to COVID-19:
- A restriction that prevented applicants from including both an administration fee and in-house expenses in their project budget has been temporarily removed.
What happens after I’m approved?
- 80% of your grant is paid when the application is approved. The remaining 20% of your grant is paid after the project is complete and your final report has been approved.
- Don’t forget to acknowledge the support you’ve received from Creative Saskatchewan by following our guide here.
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