Art Grants
Departmental Grants
Art Practice Material Grants
Limited funds are available in the Department for undergraduate materials grants. Awarded on a competitive basis, these grants are intended to pay direct costs of materials for students who undertake creative projects on an advanced level. Materials grants are available to art practice majors and minors and cannot be used towards supplies for classes. Proposals must be submitted to the Undergraduate Coordinator by the end of the second week of each quarter.
Art Practice Material Grant Form 2015-16
Non-Departmental Grants
The Undergraduate Advising and Research Office offers several grants students can use towards art and film related research and projects. Grant types are below:
Small Grants
Small Grants of up to $1500 maximum support smaller independent projects, and can also be used to enable a particular phase of a larger-scale effort. Application deadlines are found throughout the year, making the Small Grant especially flexible.
Major Grants
Major Grants provide a 10-week stipend of $6400 in support of full-time immersive summer project commitments. Most Major Grants are awarded to students beginning an honors thesis, a senior project in the arts, or senior synthesis project between their junior and senior years.
Chappell Lougee Scholarships
Chappell Lougee Scholarships provide a 10-week stipend of $6400 for sophomores pursuing full-time immersive summer projects in the humanities, creative arts, and qualitative social sciences.
Conference Grants
Conference Grants of up to $1500 support students who have been accepted to present their own project results at a professional or scholarly conference.
The Stanford Arts offers several grants students can use towards art projects. Grant types are below:
Visual Art Exhibition Grant
Open to undergraduates and graduates. Individual or group projects are accepted, with priority given to projects focusing on exhibitions. Projects must be extra-curricular, and not related to coursework, degrees, or senior honors thesis or MFA work. Funding is not intended for travel or lodging expenses or for major equipment purchases. Funding does not generally pay for stipends or hiring professionals. Awards are made up to $1,500 per grant and expected to be completed within two quarters after being awarded.
Spark! Grants
For undergraduate students. Individual or group projects are accepted, with priority given to projects focusing on events on campus such as live performances, film screenings, and concerts. Projects must be extra-curricular, and not related to coursework, degrees, or senior honors thesis. Funding is not intended for travel or lodging expenses or for major equipment purchases. Funding does not generally pay for stipends or hiring professionals. Awards are made up to $1,500 per grant and expected to be completed within two quarters after being awarded.
Creative Spaces Grant
Open to undergraduates and graduates. These grants are intended to support student performances in some of the most sought after spaces on campus.
MASHUP GRANTS
The MashUp Grant seeks to support artists and creations that do not fit neatly into pre-existing groups, classes, and departments on campus. It is designed to encourage collaboration and experimentation, and to support projects that give audiences new insight into the possibility of art.
Offered by the Stanford Arts Office of the Associate Dean for the Advancement of the Arts.
Primary Contact: Sophia Villarreal (sophiav1@stanford.edu, 650.725.0054)
Other Art Related Grants
Soca Visual Arts Fund
This grant supports extracurricular visual arts projects for display at Party on the Edge, Frost Music and Arts Festival, and other venues. Awarded in the fall and spring quarters. Offered by the Student Organizing Committee for the Arts (SOCA).
Creative Spaces Grant
Open to undergraduates and graduates. These grants are intended to support student performances in some of the most sought after spaces on campus.