Hopkins Center  Funding Opportunities for Student Initiatives 
Welcome! The Hopkins Center for the Arts is proud to facilitate funding opportunities for arts-based student initiatives. We are excited to receive your application and witness what you create! Funding is available for musical theatre, theatrical works, dance, music, visual arts, and special projects in the arts. This is a common application for all of our grants. Review the descriptions below, discern which apply to your project, and craft your proposal to the grant or grants. Carefully read and follow the instructions for each step of the application process.  

  • Fall Applications are due Sunday, October 1st at 11:59 PM
  • Winter Applications are due Sunday, January 21st at 11:59 PM
  • Spring Applications are due Sunday, April 14th at 11:59 PM

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Grant descriptions and award process
Robert Dance '77 Arts Initiative Fund
The Robert Dance ’77 Fund enables talented Dartmouth students to undertake special projects in the arts. Preference is given to performing or visual arts projects that are “site-specific works,” created for venues on campus other than traditional galleries, theaters, or auditoriums. Outdoor venues, residential spaces, and dining halls are among the sites that might be appropriate. Individual students and student organizations are eligible to apply.

The Class of 1961 Arts Initiative Fund
This award is funded by members of the Class of 1961 in order to enable talented Dartmouth students to undertake special projects in the arts. Particular interest will be given to those projects that “stand-alone” — that is, projects that are not undertaken as senior fellowships or honors projects or are affiliated with student organizations. This grant requires that awardees interact with and deliver a presentation to the Class of 1961.

The Lazarus Family Musical Theatre Program
The Lazarus Family Musical Theater Fund supports student-initiated projects in musical theater to be presented on campus, with priority given to original work. Although projects need not be curricular to be considered, senior projects that bring together work in drama and music are particularly appropriate. In the absence of proposals featuring original music, lyrics, and/or text by students, productions that are to be directed, choreographed, and designed by students can also be considered.

The Davin Polk Fund for the Arts
Students and student groups are invited to apply for support of student theater projects to be funded by the Davin Polk Fund for the Arts. This fund was established to support projects such as independent theater productions, theatrical works in development, semi-staged events, professional performance attendance, etc.

Award process
A committee composed of members of The Hopkins Center for the Arts administrative team led by the Howard Gilman '44 Executive Director reviews your applications and collaborates to decide who is awarded. The Executive Director determines award amounts to be granted, and all decision(s) are final.  In the event that a project is NOT selected for funding in a given year, the unallocated award money will be carried forward.  Award letters will be sent approximately two weeks after the deadline.  

Required Application Items
1. Write a 500-word description of the project. What is the idea? Who is involved? Why this idea, and why now?

2. Provide a maximum 250-word bio of each applicant applying for the grant, including major, arts background, participation at Dartmouth, and future plans.

3. Create an itemized budget. Put EVERYTHING you can think of in this budget. Should your project plan to use additional support from other College or outside sources, indicate this in your budget. If helpful, you can use this template to help you make your budget.

4. Should the Hopkins Center award cover only some of the cost of your project, describe how the project will be funded and completed.

5. Identify and secure an appropriate project advisor. 

6. Obtain one letter of recommendation from your project advisor and one from a faculty, staff member, or supervisor who has overseen you working in a capacity related to the project.

7. Should your project require using a department's resources, obtain a statement of support from that department's Chair or Director.

8. Place all of the required application items into a single document. Provide a link to this document where prompted in this application.

Please Understand
Your award must be used before July 1st, 2024.
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