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Gamescom 2025 Market Travel program

Screen NSW has opened a competitive market travel grant to support a limited number of experienced NSW digital games practitioners to attend Gamescom 2025 being held in Cologne, Germany, from 19- 24 August 2025.

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Gamescom 2025 Market Travel program

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Summary

Screen NSW has opened a competitive market travel grant to support a limited number of experienced NSW digital games practitioners to attend Gamescom 2025 being held in Cologne, Germany, from 19- 24 August 2025.

For the purpose of this program, Screen NSW defines an experienced games practitioner as someone who can demonstrate a successful track record in the games industry. Applicants are encouraged to contact Screen NSW ([email protected]) if they are uncertain about meeting this experience level requirement.

The program is funded and administered by Screen NSW, as a unit within the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport (DCITHS).

Key information

  • Funding amount: Up to $5,000 per applicant
  • Applications open: Friday 2 May 2025
  • Applications close: Thursday 22 May 2025, 2pm AEST

Program objectives

The objectives of the program are to:

  • Support travel, accommodation and registration for experienced NSW practitioners to attend Gamescom 2025
  • Ensure digital games practitioners are given access to opportunities to benefit their own careers and reinvest back into the NSW digital games industry
  • Support connections that will shape the future of NSW’s creative landscape and strengthen NSW’s position in the global market.

Contact & support

Screen NSW staff are available to provide technical advice and general information to potential applicants on the interpretation of these guidelines, including the types of activity eligible for funding and support with the online application process. 

Screen NSW staff cannot help directly with your application. To maintain a fair and equitable process, staff cannot edit or correct any applications or provide advice on the content or choices required against the Assessment Criteria.

For further information or clarification, please contact:

Screen PDV and Digital Games team: [email protected]

Eligibility

Assessment criteria

Your application will be competitively assessed against the following weighted criteria:

Application process

Screen NSW uses the SmartyGrants platform for submission of all applications. Applications made using any other format will not be accepted. Please note you will receive a SmartyGrants acknowledgement of submission.

A preview of the application form can be viewed on the SmartyGrants portal.

Assessment process

Award process

Successful funding recipients will enter into a standard non-negotiable agreement with Screen NSW, setting out the terms and conditions of the funding including acquittal requirements.

Recipients are required to provide a written report detailing the outcomes of the market as part of the acquittal process.  Receipts proving travel and attendance will also be required at the time of acquittal.

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