Eligibility:
A theatre practitioner¹ that
- is a Singaporean citizen, permanent resident, employment pass holder or who is, at the time of application, residing in Singapore;
- is diagnosed with a critical illness²;
- (i) does not have a gross monthly household income exceeding $8,000; or
(ii) does not have any regular personal income and was the family’s sole or main breadwinner, since diagnosis; - completes and submits the Grant Application Form to The Community Foundation of Singapore.
- has not previously received more than $20,000 from the Emma Yong Fund within the last calendar year.
Provided always that the Emma Yong Fund Grant Authorisation Committee (the “Committee”), with the approval of The Community Foundation of Singapore, may, at their sole discretion, at any time, waive any of the eligibility requirements stated above, on a case by case basis.
Application:
Please fill up the Grant Application form and send it, together with the relevant documents, to:
contactus@cf.org.sg
(Subject: Emma Yong Fund Application)
OR
ATTN: Emma Yong Fund Application
The Community Foundation of Singapore
6 Eu Tong Sen Street #04-88
The Central
Singapore 059817
¹For the purposes of the fund, a theatre practitioner includes but is not limited to any actor, performer, singer, dancer, writer, producer, production manager, director, stage or production crew member, technical director, technical manager, lighting designer, light board operator, sound designer, sound engineer, sound operator, set designer, art designer, photographer, videographer, multi media artist, production engineer, music director, musician, stage manager and assistant stage manager, stage hand, hair stylist, makeup artist, costume designer, dresser, arts administrator, manager, or any person who contributes to the creation, production, or execution of a theatre production whether, on stage, off stage, back stage, or at the “front of house”, including but not limited to, any service provider, vendor or sub-contractor that provides any services in relation to a theatre production or the marketing, publicity or merchandise in relation to such theatre production. In determining whether a person is a theatre practitioner, the “Committee may, but is not obliged to, adopt the following guidelines: a person who has been involved in at least 4 theatre productions in the last 24 months and/or 10 theatre productions in the past 10 years. For the purposes of the fund, a theatre production means a play, musical, performance art, mime, variety show, stand up comedy, cabaret, or puppet show, performed on stage, in Singapore, in front of a live audience, put up or produced by a registered theatre company or theatre production company, in Singapore, including school shows conducted as part of the theatre-in-education programme, but excluding pure dance performances by dance groups (e.g. Singapore Dance Theatre) and pure music performances by music groups (e.g. Chinese Orchestra, Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Choirs, Bands). The final determination of whether an applicant is a theatre practitioner for the purposes of obtaining financial assistance under the fund will be determined by The Community Foundation of Singapore in consultation with the Committee, in their absolute discretion.
²The diagnosis should be evidenced by a medical certificate or report issued by a qualified medical practitioner in Singapore that the applicant has contracted or is suffering from an illness or health condition, that is life threatening, or which will cause total or permanent disability, including but not limited to SARS, MERS, bird flu, HIV, Aids, any existing or new, epidemic, pandemic, other disease, or any of the critical illnesses, set out in any reputable insurance company’s critical insurance policies:
1. Major Cancers
2. Heart Attack of Specified Severity
3. Coronary Artery By-pass Surgery
4. Stroke
5. Kidney Failure
6. Coma
7. Paralysis (Loss of Use of Limbs)
8. Heart Valve Surgery
9. Blindness (Loss of Sight)
10. Deafness (Loss of Hearing)
11. Loss of Speech
12. Multiple Sclerosis
13. Fulminant Hepatitis
13. Major Organ/ Bone Marrow Transplantation
14. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
15. Alzheimer's Disease/ Severe Dementia
16. Surgery to Aorta
17. Major Burns
18. Terminal Illness
19. HIV due to Blood Transfusions and Occupational Acquisition
20. End Stage Lung Disease
21. End Stage Liver Failure
22. Muscular Dystrophy
23. Parkinson's Disease
24. Aplastic Anaemia
25. Angioplasty and Other Invasive Treatment for Coronary Artery
26. Bacterial Meningitis
27. Benign Brain Tumour
28. Viral Encephalitis
29. Motor Neurone Disease