I have already applied to join the network. Can I get some feedback on my application?
If you have just submitted your application and simply wish to check that it has been received, please do not hesitate to contact the REMA team by email. For our part, if we notice that a document or piece of information is missing from your application, we will contact you directly.
My application has been rejected. Can I find out the reasons for this decision?
REMA receives a large number of applications, and admissions are the result of a selection process and a confidential decision. We are therefore unable to provide detailed feedback or an individual explanation for each unsuccessful application. However, where a particular aspect of the application warrants your attention, we will endeavour to bring it to your attention when we reply.
My organisation has changed countries during its existence. Is this a problem?
No, not necessarily. If your organisation has changed countries, status or legal form during its existence and therefore does not have a three-year track record under the same legal structure, your situation will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. Please state this clearly in your application or contact us by email so that we can take it into account during our assessment.
We manage several organisations. Do we need to submit a single application?
If your organisations each have their own legal identity, you may submit an application for each of them. Each application will be assessed individually and, if successful, one or more of your organisations may become members of REMA. However, within the network, you will only be able to represent the activities of those organisations that are actually members of REMA.
Our organisation has several activities. How should we present them?
If you are a single organisation with several activities, please indicate one main activity and list the others as additional activities. The main activity must be the one that takes up the greater part of your time and resources.
Following review of your application, REMA reserves the right, however, to consider your organisation in a different category if this better matches its profile. This decision is made to best reflect your activities and to give your application the best chance of being selected.
What should we do if two of our activities are of equal importance?If two activities play an equally important role within your organisation — for example, if you are both a festival and an ensemble — please indicate the one that you feel best represents your organisation’s work. REMA may, after reviewing your application, reassess this category if another one appears more suited to your profile and the balance of applications received.
If we are selected for our main activity, can we showcase the others?
Yes! Even though your membership is assessed on the basis of a main activity, you may present all your activities through REMA’s communication channels as well as at its conferences and events. This applies to the various activities undertaken by the member organisation. If you manage several separate legal entities, only the activities of the organisation or organisations that are actually members of REMA may be represented as such within the network.
Is it possible to meet REMA and its members before applying?
Of course! We strongly encourage you to take part in REMA events, such as the Early Music Summit, and to meet members of the network before submitting your application. This will enable you to get to know the network, its activities and its community better.
What should we highlight in our application?
Please feel free to set out in detail what you can bring to the network: your expertise, your experience, your projects, your networks, your ideas or even the collaborations you could develop.
The REMA Board of Directors pays particular attention to how each new organisation can help to enrich and bring the network to life.
