Funding
Arts for All enhances and amplifies the expansive artistic landscape of the University of Maryland while encouraging our entire community to meaningfully engage with the arts. Arts for All funding opportunities support a vast array of artistic activities—from dance performances to visual art installations to live music—to create an ever more vibrant and expansive arts community accessible to all.
Research Support
Arts for All provides funding for faculty and student ArtsAMP grants, faculty and graduate student fellowships and the Sadat Arts for Justice and Peace Competition. Beyond campus, Arts for All expands its impact by partnering with local arts organizations and facilitating student participation in national conferences through partnerships such as the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru). This ensures UMD students have opportunities to engage with and contribute to the greater artistic community.
Open Opportunities
- We are currently accepting applications for the 2025-26 Fellowship Cohorts, available to faculty and graduate students. These fellowships support the development and advancement of arts-based research, with a focus on publicly-engaged projects that place the arts at the center. This may include research projects that use the arts to foster interdisciplinary collaborations between campus units, build community partnerships on or off campus and/or explore social justice issues, grand challenges or the intersection of arts and technology. Apply by Friday, May 30 at 5 p.m.
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Event Funding
Arts for All supports a number of events throughout the year that center on or meaningfully include the arts. Successful proposals often include additional funding partners and an interest in engaging with Arts for All to further amplify and connect events to our entire community. Funding requests can be submitted at the link below.