Funding Opportunities
Museum Studies Scholarships
Staff, board and volunteers of Utah museums can apply for tuition scholarships to semester-long college-level museum studies classes made available to every county in Utah through USU Regional Campus and Distance Education. More than one individual from each organization may apply. Completion of four courses leads to the Utah Certificate of Museum Practice. The next scholarship application deadline is July 20, 2012 for Fall 2012.
See the program brochure for course descriptions and the distance education program information.
Arts Northwest Opportunity for Performing Artists
Utah-based touring performing artists can apply for up to $800 to help them attend Arts Northwest, the largest regional gathering of artists, artist management and presenters. The conference will be held in Boise, Idaho, October 15-18, 2012. Preference will be given to first time attendees and applications are due August 24.
OnStage in Utah
We recognize the important role of presenters in linking performing artists with Utah audiences. The OnStage in Utah competitive funding is available to Utah presenters to support public performances and outreach of in-state or out-of-state performing artists.
Capital Requests to Utah Legislature
Arts organizations and museums now have a formal process to request state financial assistance for capital facilities projects. You should apply for prioritization of your capital facilities project funding through the Utah Arts & Museums. Applications of your request will be forward to the appropriate board, either the Office of Museum Services Advisory Board or the Utah Arts Council Board of Directors. Each board will then provide the Governor's Office and State Legislature a list of prioritized capital facilities projects for consideration when constructing state budgets.
Regional & National Opportunities
(Please review these opportunities thoroughly. They are listed here as a service, but are not administered by Utah Arts & Museums.)
- The last round of Kresge grants to arts organizations for facilities. Multiyear funding of up to $1 million is available to eligible organizations. Facility investment grants prioritize renovation and repair projects. Building reserve grants seed or enhance an organization's building reserve fund for ongoing maintenance and replacement of an organization's facilities. More information available online.
Deadline: March 1, 2012
- The National Endowment for the Arts Our Town program will provide grants from $25,000 to $150,000 for creative placemaking projects that contribute toward the livability of communities and help transform them into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the arts at their core. Projects must include committed governmental leadership and partnership with the philanthropic sector. More information available online.
Deadline: March 1, 2012
- National Endowment for the Humanities Small Grants to Libraries and other Nonprofit Institutions. America's Music: A Film History of Our Popular Music from Blues to Bluegrass to Broadway is a six-week public program featuring documentary film screenings and scholars-led discussions of twentieth-centry American popular music. The project will provide grants and training to present this series of community programs during 2013. More information available online.
Deadline: March 14, 2012
- Theatre Awards from the Princess Grace Foundation are offered in the form of scholarships, apprenticeships and fellowships based on the quality of the emerging artist's past work, potential for future excellence and potential impact of the collaboration on the individual artist's growth. The Playwriting Award includes a residency at New Dramatists, Inc and an opportunity for the winning play to be licensed and published. More information available online.
Deadline: March 31, 2012
- Dance Performance Awards from the Princess Grace Foundation are offered in the form of scholarships and fellowships. Award are based on the applicant's artistic merit, significance of the award to current artistic development, and the potential for future excellence and impact on the field. Choreography Awards offer emerging choreographers the opportunity to create a new work with organizations with which they have little experience. More information available online.
Deadline: April 30, 2012
- Film Scholarships from the Princess Grace Foundation for undergraduate and graduate students are by invitation only. Approved programs (list available online) are invited to submit applicants via their Department Chairs of Deans. Film scholarships provide funding toward the filmmaker's thesis project. List of approved programs and more information available online.
Deadline: June 1, 2012
- National Endowment for the Humanities Programming Grants support ancillary public humanities programs to accompany NEH on the Road traveling exhibitions. Typical formats involve lectures, reading and discussion programs, film discussion programs, Chautauqua presentations by scholars, family programs, exhibition tours, or other appropriate formats for reaching the general public. More information available online.
Deadline: December 27, 2012
- Army facilities are rich in cultural resources such as archeological sites, archeological artifacts, Native American sacred sites, and historic buildings, structures and districts. The Army recognizes its growing inventory of cultural resources and limited fiscal resources. Proposals are sought from public and private educational institutions, museums, federally recognized Indian tribes, private nonprofit organizations, state and local governments and private industry to provide cultural resources support. More information available online.
Deadline: January 30, 2015