The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation has announced the opening of our 2022–2023 Grant Cycle.

We are offering six categories of grant opportunities this year—Artist Residency Grants, Community Partnerships Grants, Curricular Support Grants, Independent Creative Production Grants, Project Support Grants, and Student Grants. All Sachs Program grants support innovative arts activities throughout the University of Pennsylvania community, aligned with our mission to support and inspire creative practice and practitioners across the University and our broader community.

There are a few notable changes this year. We will be pausing our Alumni Awards for a year as we work with alumni to reassess that opportunity for future cycles. We have also shifted our Student Grants to an annual cycle and will be relaunching our Ben Art Bucks (smaller student grants) later this year. The third significant change is that Curricular Support Grants will be limited to non-standing faculty for research for current and future curricular classes.

Complete details about all Sachs Program grant opportunities are available on our website.

How to Apply

Important: The first step in applying for any grant opportunity is to review the grant opportunity information on our website and fill out a short inquiry form. 

Deadlines for Student Grants

• November 18, 2022—deadline to submit a grants inquiry form
• December 5, 2022—application deadline (midnight)

Deadlines for All Annual Grants

• December 2, 2022—deadline to submit a grants inquiry form
• February 1, 2023—application deadline (midnight)

Complete information on all grant opportunities and guidelines can be found on the Sachs Program website.

If you’re interested in applying, even if you’re not quite sure yet what to apply for, we encourage you to reach out. The best way to do so is to submit an inquiry through the individual grant pages on our website. You can easily access these by clicking through the links below. We are happy to meet with anyone interested in applying.

Meetings are required to apply for an Artist Residency Grant or Community Partnerships Grant, but are optional for other categories. We also offer opportunities to review draft applications and are happy to talk through your ideas with you at any time throughout the application process. Complete details about Sachs Program grants and grantmaking are available on our website.

—The Sachs Program for Arts Innovation