Eligibility

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation provides grants to members of the University of Pennsylvania community, including students, faculty, staff, departments, programs, and centers. Applicants must have a current affiliation with Penn that is anticipated to extend through the completion of any funded project or have sought special permission from their department, program, or center. An exception to this criterion exists for students who may apply in their final year and complete projects post-graduation.

Student Grants Eligibility

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This grant opportunity is currently paused and eligibility guidelines will be shared when it reopens.
Student Grants
Students must be enrolled when they apply.
- Individual Students (Undergraduate and Graduate)
- Student Groups (Undergraduate and Graduate)

Annual Grants Eligibility

Artist Residency Grants
Eligible to the following Penn community members.
- Departments, Programs, Centers
Community Partnership Grants
Eligible to the following Penn community members, in collaboration with community arts and civic non-profit organizations and organizers.
- Departments, Programs, Centers
- Faculty (Standing and Non-Standing)
- Staff
Curricular Support Grants
2024 Curricular Support Grants are offered for non-standing faculty only. Non-standing faculty do not need to be teaching currently to apply, but there should be an understanding they would be teaching the course or courses relevant to their application within the next two academic years to be eligible.
- Non-Standing Faculty
Independent Creative Production Grants
Individual Penn faculty and staff members may apply for their independent, practice-based projects.
- Faculty (Standing and Non-Standing)
- Staff
Project Support Grants
Eligible to the following Penn community members to support engagement with the arts and humanities, through projects directed towards the University of Pennsylvania community or broader public, including but not limited to public programming, performances, exhibitions, and non-curricular opportunities for learning and making.
- Faculty (Standing and Non-Standing)
- Staff
- Departments, Programs, Centers
- Student Groups (Undergrad and Graduate) in collaboration with a Department, Program or Center

Additional Grants Eligibility

First-Year Seminar Grants
Penn Faculty members currently teaching or scheduled to teach a first-year seminar are eligible to apply for First-Year Seminar Grants.
- Faculty (Standing and Non-Standing)
Responsive Grant Opportunities
Generally, all Penn community members may apply, including alumni, if their project or work falls within the focus of the specific call for proposals.
- Faculty (Standing and Non-Standing)
- Staff
- Departments, Programs, Centers
- Students (Undergrad and Graduate)
- Student Groups
- Alumni
Rolling Grants
Intended to support projects that fall outside of our grant cycle. Applicants may only request one Rolling Grant in a given year.
- Faculty (Standing and Non-Standing)
- Staff
- Departments, Programs, Centers

Get in touch

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation grant opportunities and eligibility may change year to year. Please email Sachs Program Associate Director Chloe Reison reison@upenn.edu with any questions.