Grants

Several different grants are available to support creative work by Stanford faculty, staff, and students. Please see the information below for a summary of grant deadlines for the current academic year. Explore the grant categories below for details on each competition.

FOR STUDENTS

For extracurricular projects. Quarterly application deadline in fall, winter, and spring - open to undergraduate and graduate students. Independent or group projects welcome.
Take your dorm on an arts outing! Rolling applications in fall, winter, and spring - residential staff (student, RF, or ResEd) may apply. Apply early!
For independent, curricular/coursework-related or honors-related projects. Variety of grants offered throughout the year. Undergraduates only.
Up to $3,000 to support undergraduates interested in researching oral traditions or creating an oral history of a group or institution.

FOR FACULTY/STAFF

Funding for course-affiliated outings, materials, and guest artist honoraria. Applications accepted from faculty on a rolling basis fall, winter, spring. Apply early!
Annual RFP for substantial proposals for arts programming and events for the following year. RFP is announced fall quarter, applications due early winter.

Featured Grantee Projects

In 2008-09 the CREEES "Sounds of Eurasia" series featured artists representing the musical...
CREEES website
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Four new dance works investigate the nature and meaning of memory in relation to dance creation,...
Stanford Dance Department website
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The Origin Cycle, featuring Jane Sheldon, soprano, and the Firebird Ensemble set selections of...
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A traveling performance of five site-specific dances, commissioned especially for five magical...

Visit the Dance Division website
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Taiko master Kiyonari Tosha visited campus over spring break 2010 to conduct a residency with...

Stanford Taiko website
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The Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble, formed in 2008 by director Murray Low, explores Afro-Latin...
Stanford Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble website
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"Design for Exploration" is a first-time course taught jointly between Stanford Art Department...
Art Department website
Cecilia String Quartet, one of Canada's most exciting young ensembles, visited Stanford as part of...
Cecilia String Quartet website

Want to see more?

Check out the gallery archive to see more past grantee projects and other video features.

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