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Annual and Student Grants

Peer committees will evaluate all Sachs Program Annual and Student Grant applications.

Evaluating committees will reflect a range of expertise, including expertise relevant to the application pool, and may include previous grant recipients, students, faculty, staff, alums, and community members. No committee member may evaluate applications in which they are directly involved.

Committees will discuss applications individually and in the context of the pool and may review work samples and other useful information during the discussion.

The Sachs Program for Art Innovation’s mission, priorities, and current program criteria will guide application evaluations. 

Evaluating committee decisions will be shared with The Sachs Program Advisory Board. The Sachs Program Advisory Board may weigh in on any decisions not settled by the referring committee. The Advisory Board will also help determine how many projects can be funded in a given year, in alignment with The Sachs Program’s budget.


Additional Grants

  • Ben Art Bucks Grants
    Ben Art Bucks are currently paused.
  • First-Year Seminar Grants
    First-Year Seminar Grants will be evaluated by Sachs Program and College of Arts & Science staff.
  • Responsive Grant Opportunities
    Responsive Grants are currently paused.
  • Rolling Grants
    Rolling Grant applications will be evaluated by Sachs Program staff.

  • How to Apply
  • Important Deadlines
  • Eligibility
  • Criteria
  • Priorities
  • Evaluation Process
  • Grants Disbursement

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  • How to Apply
  • Important Deadlines
  • Eligibility
  • Criteria
  • Priorities
  • Evaluation Process
  • Grants Disbursement

Back to Grants

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation

John McInerney (he/him)
Executive Director
215-573-0874
mcinernj@upenn.edu

Chloe Reison (she/her)
Associate Director
215-573-2159
reison@upenn.edu

Elizabeth Shaw (she/her)
Administrative Assistant
215-898-5930
elizshaw@upenn.edu

The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation offices are located at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Pennsylvania.

3680 Walnut Street
Philadelphia PA

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