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RSSArtsLehigh grants to fund creative projects
By Emily Smith
Issue date: 10/16/07 Section: News
ArtsLehigh will award up to $500 to Lehigh students for creative arts projects.
The mini-grants will be awarded to student groups and individual students in an effort to promote creativity on campus, said Silagh White, administrative director of ArtsLehigh.
"We wanted to figure out a way to support creative ideas," White said. "I want this to be a tool to help people plan for these ideas."
To date, ArtsLehigh mini-grants have only been promoted to College of Arts and Sciences students. Students were notified of the opportunity through a college-wide e-mail from Anne Meltzer, dean of the arts college.
Now, mini-grants are open to all Lehigh student groups and undergraduate and graduate students.
A successful application must be organized, planned and proactive, White said.
The proposals must offer an artistic and creative experience for a substantial group of people, beyond the membership of the student group or department that is sponsoring the project.
"We are looking for impact," White said. "More than the classroom, more than an individual."
Mini-grant applications require a description of the proposed event, the expected audience size, an itemized budget and the banner account number of the sponsoring department or student group.
The mini-grants will be awarded to student groups that are registered with student affairs.
Individuals who are not formally registered with student affairs must have a sponsoring Lehigh department or program.
Projects that have already taken place are not eligible for funding.
The mini-grants will be awarded based on the amount of applications and available funds. ArtsLehigh will use its own funds to subsidize the award money.
The ArtsLehigh mini-grant funding program is modeled after other universities with student arts engagement programs similar to ArtsLehigh.
White said ArtsLehigh has received a wonderful response from students and faculty.
The mini-grants will be awarded to student groups and individual students in an effort to promote creativity on campus, said Silagh White, administrative director of ArtsLehigh.
"We wanted to figure out a way to support creative ideas," White said. "I want this to be a tool to help people plan for these ideas."
To date, ArtsLehigh mini-grants have only been promoted to College of Arts and Sciences students. Students were notified of the opportunity through a college-wide e-mail from Anne Meltzer, dean of the arts college.
Now, mini-grants are open to all Lehigh student groups and undergraduate and graduate students.
A successful application must be organized, planned and proactive, White said.
The proposals must offer an artistic and creative experience for a substantial group of people, beyond the membership of the student group or department that is sponsoring the project.
"We are looking for impact," White said. "More than the classroom, more than an individual."
Mini-grant applications require a description of the proposed event, the expected audience size, an itemized budget and the banner account number of the sponsoring department or student group.
The mini-grants will be awarded to student groups that are registered with student affairs.
Individuals who are not formally registered with student affairs must have a sponsoring Lehigh department or program.
Projects that have already taken place are not eligible for funding.
The mini-grants will be awarded based on the amount of applications and available funds. ArtsLehigh will use its own funds to subsidize the award money.
The ArtsLehigh mini-grant funding program is modeled after other universities with student arts engagement programs similar to ArtsLehigh.
White said ArtsLehigh has received a wonderful response from students and faculty.
