Giving back grant money

When you’ve jumped through a bunch of hoops to get grant funding it's hard to imagine handing the money back. But sometimes there is a case for saying thanks, but no thanks.
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Nigel Kellaway has done it. His is a 35-year performing arts career that has spanned more than 70 full-length dance, theatre and musical works and included several years on the Australia Council dance board.

Ten years ago the Sydney contemporary performance maker made the tough but ‘enormously liberating’ choice to give back two grants totalling $78,000.

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Christine Long
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Christine Long is a Sydney freelance journalist.