ARCHIVED-Important Deadlines

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation’s 2020 grant cycle is now open. Below is a list of important deadlines and milestones.

For questions, please email or call Chloe Reison at reison@upenn.edu or 215-573-2159.

Note: Ben Art Bucks and First-Year Seminar Grants follow separate timelines.

• October 2019
  Grants process officially announced, at which time The Sachs Program begins meeting with potential applicants and taking requests for Ben Art Bucks through our website
• December 20, 2019
  Application meetings must be scheduled by December 20 (meetings can take place afterwards, so long as they are scheduled before)
• January 6, 2020
  Deadline for optional draft submission (for substantive feedback on an application)
• January 15, 2020
  Deadline for meeting with Sachs Program staff about a potential application (for most grant opportunities)
• January 24, 2020
  Deadline for most grant applications
• Early February 2020
  Sachs Program staff will review and provide limited feedback on submitted applications
• February –March 2020
  Grant applications will be evaluated by Sachs Program Committees and adjudicated by The Sachs Program Advisory Board
• Early April 2020
  We notify applicants of the status of their applications
• Late April 2020
  We publicly announce the 2020 grant recipients (date TBD)
• Summer 2020
  Optional applicant feedback meetings take place