Small Creative and Performing Arts Grants
Deadline: Proposals accepted at any time except from June 1 to July 31
Funding Amount: Up to $3,000
Purpose
Small Creative Arts Grants support projects by Arts & Letters faculty in the creative and performing arts.
Restrictions
Small Creative and Performing Arts Grants may be used to cover costs such as:
- Materials
- Honoraria and payments to collaborators
- Exhibition, festival, or competition entry fees
- Travel expenses for Arts and Letters faculty to create, exhibit, or perform a piece
- Travel expenses to Notre Dame for external collaborators
- Performance or exhibition space rentals
- Instrument rentals
- Recording costs
- Shipping costs for artwork (limited to $1000)
These grants may not be used to cover:
- Domestic or international conference expenses
- Travel to an event at which the applicant is not exhibiting or performing
- Funds to upgrade Campus Workstation Program (CWP) computers
- The purchase of equipment or instruments; Notre Dame Research has a yearly competition for equipment purchase and replacement
- The purchase of electronic devices such as cameras, recorders, laptops/computers
- Salary for course buyout or summer salary for faculty
- Publication Costs; Please see our Publication page
Faculty are limited to one Small Creative and Performing Arts Grant or Small Research Grant per academic year.
Application Instructions
Review Criteria:
- The clarity and persuasiveness of the proposal
- The likely impact of the project for the applicant’s field and the campus/local community
- The qualifications and track record of the applicant
- The overall likelihood that project will be successful
To Apply:
Please submit an application through ISLA's web portal with the following:
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A brief proposal (1000 words). Your proposal should include:
- A description of the proposed project that outlines the chosen materials and methods and a rationale for your artistic choices
- A discussion of the impact the project will have both within and beyond the applicant’s field
- Information about the project director and collaborators, if any. Explain how and why the people involved will make for a successful project.
- Abbreviated CVs (no more than 2 pages) for the project director and any collaborating artists or scholars.
- An itemized budget (must use ISLA's budget template for faculty programs).