Artist Residency Grants
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible to apply?
University of Pennsylvania departments, programs, and centers are eligible to apply for Sachs Program Artist Residency Grants.
What do the grants support?
- Artist Residency Grants support bringing artists, curators, and collectives (formal or informal) to Penn as artists- or curators-in-residence within a department, program, or center. Collaborations between Penn departments, programs, or centers are also supported.
- Proposed responsibilities for the residency may be determined by the applicant and their collaborating partner(s) but can include the following: courses, workshops, studios or seminars, advising, mentoring, independent study, presentations to the Penn community, exhibitions, performances, programming, and other forms of public engagement.
- Examples of previously supported projects can be reviewed on our website.
How much can I apply for?
Artist Residency Grant applicants can request up to $25,000.
How and when do I receive the grant funds?
- Please refer to our general information page about Grants Disbursement for complete guidelines about receiving the grant funds.
- The earliest date for grant funds to be available is May 2024, though in most cases, the funds will be available in June or July. This timeline depends on several factors, including the response times from grantees and their fiscal conduits (when applicable).
- Any questions? Please email The Sachs Program Associate Director Chloe Reison at reison@upenn.edu.
Apply
Artist Residency Grants are now closed for the 2023–2024 grants cycle.
We are not accepting applications for Sachs Program Artist Residency Grants at this time. The deadline to submit a completed Artist Residency Grant application in the 2023–2024 grants cycle was February 9, 2024. Up to date information about Artist Residency Grants will be shared in advance of the 2024–2025 grants cycle.
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Evaluation Process
Artist Residency Grant applications are evaluated by a group of committee members, which may include former grantees, faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members. All deliberations will be guided by Sachs Program grantmaking priorities and criteria.
Award decisions for Artist Residency Grant applications in the 2023–2024 grants cycle will be made in April 2024.