Important Deadlines
The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation’s 2020 grant cycle is now open. Below is a list of important deadlines and milestones.
For questions, please email or call Chloe Reison at reison@upenn.edu or 215-573-2159.
Note: Ben Art Bucks and First-Year Seminar Grants follow separate timelines.
- October 2019
Grants process officially announced, at which time The Sachs Program begins meeting with potential applicants and taking requests for Ben Art Bucks through our website - December 20, 2019
Application meetings must be scheduled by December 20 (meetings can take place afterwards, so long as they are scheduled before) - January 6, 2020
Deadline for optional draft submission (for substantive feedback on an application) - January 15, 2020
Deadline for meeting with Sachs Program staff about a potential application (for most grant opportunities) - January 24, 2020
Deadline for most grant applications - Early February 2020
Sachs Program staff will review and provide limited feedback on submitted applications - February –March 2020
Grant applications will be evaluated by Sachs Program Committees and adjudicated by The Sachs Program Advisory Board - Early April 2020
We notify applicants of the status of their applications - Late April 2020
We publicly announce the 2020 grant recipients (date TBD) - Summer 2020
Optional applicant feedback meetings take place