Grants

Eligibility

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation provides grants to members of the University of Pennsylvania community, including students, faculty, staff, departments, programs, centers, and alumni. Applicants must have a current affiliation with Penn that is anticipated to extend through the completion of any funded project (other than alumni) or have sought special permission from their department, program, or center. Non-standing faculty and staff must be employed at Penn for one academic year before they are eligible to apply.

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Student Grants Eligibility

• Ben Art Bucks
  Only eligible to students.
  • Individual Students (Undergrad and Graduate)
  • All Student Groups
• Student Grants
  Students must be enrolled when they apply and must seek approval from their department, program, or center if their project will extend beyond their graduation date.
  • Individual Students (Undergrad and Graduate)
  • Student Groups (Undergrad and Graduate)

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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-profits and organizers.
  • Departments, Programs, Centers
  • Faculty (Standing and Non-Standing)
  • Staff
• Curricular Support Grants
  2023 Curricular Support Grants are for non-standing faculty. Non-standing faculty do not need to be teaching currently in order to apply, but there should be an understanding that they would be teaching the course or courses their research applies to within the next two academic years in order 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 performances, exhibitions, visiting artists, programming, and other forms of public engagement.
  • Faculty (Standing and Non-Standing)
  • Staff
  • Departments, Programs, Centers
  • Student Groups (Undergrad and Graduate) in collaboration with a Department, Program or Center

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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

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Get in touch

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation grant opportunities and eligibility may change year to year. Please email Sachs Program associate Tamara Suber at suber@upenn.edu with any questions.

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