SAI Arts + Justice Student Grant 2024-25
Arts + Justice Student Grants fund undergraduate and graduate students as they investigate urgent matters around justice issues and the arts. Students may apply for the grant with a creative project related to any number of justice issues including, but not limited to, race equity, environmentalism, mass incarceration, mental health, LGBTQ+ equity, and affordable healthcare. Students may apply as individuals or as part of a team (teams should only submit one application). While we invite projects that span both local and global concern, by both emerging artists and experienced activists, the project should be of an appropriate scope to complete by the end of the 2024-25 academic year.
Successful applicants will receive $650 to cover project expenses. Grant recipients may also apply for additional funding for projects with expenses exceeding $650 by submitting a list of proposed expenses.
In addition to the financial support, grantees will meet monthly to workshop their projects and discuss the successes and struggles of their work. Office hours and individual mentorship will also be made available to grantees. Participation in this cohort community allows for peer feedback, collective support, and shared space to workshop projects and discuss best-practices for community-engaged research. Grantees should be prepared to present work-in-progress during at least one meeting.
Project Eligibility:
- Explore at least one justice issue (e.g. race, climate, mass incarceration, housing, mental health, LGBTQ+ equity, affordable healthcare)
- Incorporate at least one form of artistic expression (e.g. music, dance, theater, spoken word, performance art, film, visual art, fashion/textiles, digital media, interactive art, creative writing)
- Project is extracurricular (does not fulfill academic requirements, honors theses, or capstone projects)
- Project is performed/exhibited by the end of the current academic year either in a virtual space or in-person setting
Student Eligibility:
- Current Stanford undergraduate, co-term, or graduate students enrolled in classes. (Students on a Leave of Absence are not eligible)
- Applicants can apply as individuals or as a group, but registered student organizations (VSOs) are not eligible.
- We encourage students of all forms and levels of artistic experience to apply
- Previous recipients of an Arts + Justice Student Grant may reapply with a new project
