ARC Grants

In fall 2024, the Arts Research Center piloted two new grant opportunities: LIFT Arts Development Grants for students, and LOFT Arts Development Grants for faculty.

LIFT and LOFT grants are a program of ARC and are supported by the Dean's Office of the Division of Arts & Humanities

For more grant and funding opportunities for Art & Humanities faculty, please visit the A&H website, here.

LIFT Arts Development Grants for Students

ARC will support 8-12 LIFT awards to fund specific creative arts projects or arts research, including workshops, conferences, performance costs, collaborations, materials, publication, or exhibition costs. Students may request up to $500. LIFT grants are open to undergraduate and graduate students. LIFT grants are available to current fulltime students only. If you receive aid, please check with the Financial Aid office to see if you would need to do a COLA adjustment if you receive the award.

LOFT Arts Development Grants for Faculty

ARC will fund four $2,000 awards for faculty to support developmental phases of arts creation, including activities such as manuscript workshops, staged readings, composition performances, or other activities to advance work in creative writing, visual arts, music, theater, performance, film, or other arts practices. LOFT awards are only available to current ladder rank faculty and funds will be deposited in research accounts. During our pilot year, the grants are not open to adjunct, lecturer, emeritus, or teaching professors.

Grants were open to current full-time UC Berkeley undergraduate & graduate students, and current ladder rank faculty.

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WHAT WE OFFER: SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF FUNDING & PROMOTION!

WHAT WE EXPECT: SHORT REPORT SUMMARY DETAILING HOW FUNDS WERE SPENT & HOW IT FURTHERED YOUR ARTS RESEARCH

TIME FRAME: FUNDS AWARDED LATE DEC 2024, MUST BY USED BY MAY 15, 2025