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 grant funds. Understanding these guidelines is important as we cannot provide support outside of university-approved options for receiving and managing grant funds.
- The earliest date funds may be available in the 2025 grants cycle is May 2025, though in most cases, they will be available in June or July. This timeline depends on several factors, including the responsiveness of grantees and their designated Fiscal Conduit (when applicable).
- Any questions? Please email Sachs Program Associate Director Chloe Reison at reison@upenn.edu.
Apply
Artist Residency Grants are now closed for the 2025 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 2025 grants cycle was January 10, 2025. Up to date information about Artist Residency Grants will be shared in advance of the 2026 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 the 2025 grants cycle will be made in March 2025.