Johns Hopkins University
Student Arts Innovation Grants

The Arts Innovation Program is designed to help Homewood undergraduates create new co-curricular activities or to significantly increase the impact of already-existing co-curricular activities in the arts within both the University and Baltimore communities. [Please note that the Digital Media Center offers grants for projects demonstrating “a new and creative use of technology .”  Full-time students in the Krieger and Whiting Schools are eligible to apply for these grants at http://digitalmedia.jhu.edu]

Grant proposals will be reviewed twice each year:  In October for projects that will begin during the spring semester; and in March for projects that will begin the during the summer or fall semester.  Note that in March students may also apply for funding for a summer internship in partnership with a Baltimore arts institution.

Grant proposals may request up to $2,000 in funding.  Proposals should be no more than four pages in length including one page specifying in complete detail the budget and proposed allocation of the funds requested. All grant proposals should be accompanied by a letter from a faculty or staff sponsor who is familiar with the student(s) making the proposal. Grant proposals should include the following:

Project Description: Summary of proposed project.

Relevance: How will the proposed project strengthen art/cultural opportunities for undergraduates?

Background: What prior experiences have the student or students making the proposal had that makes them likely to be successful?

Expenses:  Applicants should submit a detailed budget to support their funding request.

For students applying for a summer internship in partnership with a Baltimore arts institution, the project description should include a letter of support from the sponsoring institution.

Eligibility

Fulltime Homewood students are eligible for apply for Arts Innovation grants.

Application Cover Page

All applications must be submitted with a cover page stating the following:

Name of proposed project
Name of student(s) 
Proposed semester for project

Deadline

Please submit your application, including all required supporting documentation by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, 3 October 2007 to Winston Tabb, Vice Provost for the Arts via email at wtabb@jhu.edu.  If you wish to submit supplementary material in hard-copy, please bring it to Lorrie Green in the Dean’s Office, MSEL Q level.   Applicants will be notified no later than 15 October 2007.