Games Residency Investment Fund 2024/25

• I confirm that I am a current resident or alumni of the Screen Queensland Games Residency program.
• My game project has been previously approved for the Screen Queensland Games Grants for above a total of $100,000.
• I am not employed by a state or government screen agency
• I do not have any projects in default with Screen Queensland
• I am not a full-time undergraduate, honours or masters student
• No key creatives on this project are in default with Screen Queensland
• I have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• This project has not been unsuccessful in seeking funding on a previous two (2) occasions.
• If this project is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander story, some or all intellectual property are owned by members of this community

Applicants should read the Terms of Trade prior to commencing an application.

The following game formats are eligible: 

• Premium and free-to-play games;
• Live-ops development; and 
• Entertainment games for a mass audience. 

The following are ineligible: 

• games that are not completely digital (boardgames or hybrid digital/physical games);  
• gambling games; 
• serious games, or games which are made for purposes other than pure entertainment;  
• games that are, in Screen Queensland’s opinion, likely to be refused classification under the Classification (Publications, Films and Computer Games) Act 1995 (Cth); 
• games designed to, in Screen Queensland’s opinion, predominantly or substantially market, promote or advertise a product or service; and 
• games designed primarily for educational or training purposes.  
• games that have been declined funding by Screen Queensland previously, except where it can be demonstrated the application has been significantly reworked prior to submitting.