Deadline: 15 September 2013
Open to: individuals working in architecture and fine arts worldwide
Grant: up to $20,000
Description
Founded in 1956, the Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts makes project-based grants to individuals and organizations and produces public programs to foster the development and exchange of diverse and challenging ideas about architecture and its role in the arts, culture, and society.
The Graham Foundation offers two types of grants to individuals: Production and Presentation Grants and Research and Development Grants.
Production and Presentation Grants
These grants assist individuals with the production-related expenses that are necessary to take a project from conceptualization to realization and public presentation. These projects include, but are not limited to publications, exhibitions, installations, films, new media projects, and other public programs. Projects must have clearly defined goals, work plans, budgets, and production and dissemination plans.
Production and Presentation Grants to individuals do not exceed $20,000 and are likely to be less. Given the demand for funding, the Graham Foundation is not always able to fund projects at the full request amount.
Production and Presentation Grants must be completed within two years. Applicants should allow sufficient time to plan, implement, close out their project, and, if funded, acknowledge Graham Foundation support in all published media.
Research and Development Grants
2) Research and Development Grants: Though the majority of their grantmaking focuses on Production and Presentation Grants, they recognize that projects may require support at early stages of formation. Research and Development Grants assist individuals with seed money for research-related expenses such as travel, documentation, materials, supplies, and other development costs. Projects must have clearly defined goals, work plans, and budgets.
Upon completion of research projects, recipients of Research and Development Grants must complete a research report and provide documentation that can be archived at the Graham Foundation and/or presented on their website.
A recipient of a Research and Development Grant is eligible to apply for a Production and Presentation Grant for the same project once the first grant has been satisfied, however, future funding is not guaranteed.
Research and Development Grants do not exceed $10,000 and are likely to be less. Given the demand for funding, the Graham Foundation is not always able to fund grantees at the full request amount.
Research and Development Grants must be completed within one year. Applicants should allow sufficient time to plan, implement, close out their project, and, if funded, acknowledge Graham Foundation support in all published media.
Eligibility
Their grantmaking focuses on individuals in the United States, however, they do make a small percentage of international grants. Please note they require that final projects be disseminated in English.
Grants to Individuals:
- Individuals are eligible to apply for Production and Presentation Grants and Research and Development Grants.
- Collaborative projects by individuals are eligible for funding. A collaborator is defined as a co-author of the project. A collaborator is not a participant who is providing contracted services for the project.
- Individuals may only apply for one grant per year.
- Individuals working on independent projects who are required by their organizations to apply for and receive funding under the aegis of the organization (e.g., a faculty member of an academic institution) may use a fiscal sponsor.
Application
The Graham Foundation’s application is a two-stage process and is open submission.
Stage One/Inquiry Form: Eligible candidates interested in applying for a grant from the Graham Foundation must first register and submit an Inquiry Form AVAILABLE HERE by 15 September 2013. More information about the inquiry form is available HERE.
Stage Two/Proposal Form: After Inquiry Forms are reviewed, applicants whose projects best match their priorities and interests are invited to submit a Proposal Form and supplementary materials after 10 December 2013. Applicants who are not invited to submit a Proposal Form are sent a decline letter at this stage. An invitation to submit a Proposal Form does not guarantee eventual funding. Please note that they cannot accept proposals other than those invited.
Award Decision: Funding recommendations are presented to the Board of Trustees for consideration. If a grant is awarded to you, you will be notified in March 2014 and asked to sign a grant agreement that outlines the conditions of the grant, such as annual reporting.
For more information, please contact the organizers at info@grahamfoundation.org. You may also see the official website HERE.
