artsCatalyst Grant for Winter 2025

We encourage instructors to review the following campus calendars to ensure that all students in your class are able to fully participate in artsCatalyst-funded activities:
- OSE Planning Calendar (major campus events and traditions)
- ORSL Religious Calendar
Whenever possible, avoid scheduling activities and trips during the End-Quarter Period. artsCatalyst activities scheduled during this time may receive lower priority for funding.
Certain types of activities require additional lead time, especially international guest speakers (virtual and in-person) and off-campus travel. Make sure to check with your department/program administrator early in the planning process (even before you apply for an artsCatalyst Grant) to review University policies.
Confirm minimum honorarium rates with your department/program. We encourage you to budget accordingly so your guest speaker(s) receives fair compensation for their participation in your class.

Program priorities

Arts activities/experiences in non-arts departments
Arts activities/experiences in introductory courses (particularly those for frosh & sophomores)
Arts activities/experiences in arts departments relating to career pathways

Eligibility:

Open to Stanford faculty and academic staff teaching undergraduate courses in any department. Limit one application per instructor per quarter.
Activities or guest speakers must be directly related to the arts.
- Disciplines and modalities include (but aren't limited to): visual art practices, creative writing, dance, design, digital media, film/tv, music, heritage arts, and theater.
- Any in-person activities must take place within the Bay Area or at a Stanford off-campus site within the United States (e.g. SiNY, SiW, Hopkins).
Class takes place during Winter 2025 and has a majority undergraduate enrollment.
- Requests are only reviewed for the upcoming quarter. Instructors applying for multiple quarters will need to submit separate applications.

Requirements:

Activities or guest speakers must be directly related to the arts
- Disciplines and modalities include (but aren't limited to): visual art practices, creative writing, dance, design, digital media, film/tv, music, heritage arts, and theater.
Grant recipients are expected to work with their department/program financial administrator to process all logistics and transactions relating to the proposed activity, and to ensure that all transactions and activities adhere to University policies.
Grant recipients may receive partial grants. In these situations the grant recipient should work with their department/program to find additional funds for the proposed activity.
Upon completion of the activity, grant recipients will submit a short final report. Grant recipients are encouraged to include photos (with photographer credit) from the activity as part of their report.
If the project/activity is no longer taking place, please notify Erina Alejo to discuss next steps.

Maximum funding amount:

$1000

How can the funds be used?

Awards range from $250-$1,000 per quarter per instructor.
- Instructors can request artsCatalyst funding for multiple courses in the same quarter as long as the total requested for the quarter is under $1,000.
- Instructors teaching in teams cannot pool funds for the same course
Funding (full or partial) is not guaranteed.
Funds can be used for any of the following: speaker honorarium, speaker travel/lodging, transportation costs, admission/tickets, supplementary workshop materials, and meals relating to off-campus activities.
- Funds cannot be used to pay for required class materials, course fees, or to pay Stanford affiliates (faculty, staff, students, postdocs).

Opportunity Type:

Teaching

Student Engagement

Erina Alejo