Fall 2025 ArtsAMP Grants for Students
Arts for All is now accepting applications for Fall 2025 Student ArtsAMP Grants to fund a variety of interdisciplinary artistic activities and arts-based research. If you have questions or would like feedback on your project, please contact us at arts@umd.edu. Applications are due by Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
As you prepare proposals for these funding opportunities, please remember that Arts for All is a campus-wide initiative that seeks to: 1) make the arts at the University of Maryland increasingly accessible to—and representative of—all students, 2) connect the arts to technology and other disciplines, especially the sciences and 3) ensure that the arts are meaningfully engaged with issues of social justice and the grand challenges of our time. Proposals that center these priorities have the highest chance of success.
Graduate Student Research Grants
ArtsAMP Graduate Student Research Grants support graduate student arts-based research and creative projects that integrate the arts with other disciplines or have a positive impact on the community. Individuals or teams of two graduate students can apply. While all forms of arts integration research will be considered for funding, those that connect the arts to the sciences, technology, and/or issues of social justice will be prioritized.
ArtsAMP Graduate Student Research Grants are awarded to degree-seeking individuals or teams of graduate students in any graduate program on the College Park campus. Priority will be given to projects that help advance students toward degree benchmarks, including thesis and dissertation projects. Grant recipients are expected to continue on full-time status throughout the 2025-2026 academic year and to remain in good academic standing.
To be successful, project proposals must:
- be interdisciplinary in nature and scope
- center artistic creativity
- demonstrate the potential to advance the practices, perceptions, or capabilities of the represented disciplines beyond the project
- articulate a coherent rationale for conducting the project
- articulate how the grantee will collaborate with others to integrate disciplines
While artistic creativity must be central to the project, proposals that include multiple disciplines will be prioritized, as will projects that connect the arts to the sciences, or use the collaborative artistic process to address social justice.
Once funded, grantees will be required to share their progress periodically throughout the grant period. Arts for All staff will coordinate an initial, mid-point, and final check-in with each grantee, and grantees will be required to submit a comprehensive final report at the end of the grant period.
To further encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, the Singh Family Sandbox Makerspace has committed funds for this cycle of ArtsAMP grants to support any projects that incorporate the use of the Singh Sandbox within their proposals. The Singh Sandbox offers a wide variety of resources for students, from supplies like 3D printers and CNC routers, to hands-on support like training courses and workshops. Additional consideration will be given to ArtsAMP projects that clearly outline how they will use the Singh Sandbox to accomplish their project goals.
Grant applications are due on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Important dates:
Grant Application Period: October 1 – October 29, 2025
Award Decision Notifications by: November 25, 2025
Grant Project Period: January 2026 - December 2026
Up to $2,000 is available per project. Funds will be transferred directly into your student account. Or, with written agreement from your department's business office, they can be transferred to your department for fund management. Funds will be disbursed in December 2025, and must be used within one year of disbursement.
Please note, any funds paid to a student's account may be taxable and can affect any financial aid. Please consult with financial aid for additional information on how it would affect your individual situation.
Allowable funds could include, but are not limited to:
- programming and research expenses
- conference fees
- supplies
- rentals
- software
- equipment
- venue fees
Unallowable funds include food, travel, or alcohol.
Please complete the ArtsAMP Graduate Student Research Grants Application and combine and upload the following documents as a single PDF. All materials should be single-spaced, with one-inch margins and 12-point font.
- Project Description: Summarize the proposed project’s objectives, outcomes, and connections to Arts for All. Explain how two or more disciplines will interact to create new creative experiences or knowledge. Articulate how you will enhance your disciplinary skills with the expertise of others outside of your discipline. Explain how this project will advance your degree progress or professional goals. Please also include an anticipated timeline (two pages maximum).
- Project Budget and Justification: Provide an itemized budget and justify planned expenditures. Include any other sources of funding and whether those funds are committed or pending. If you plan to incorporate use of resources (supplies, workshops, etc.) from the Singh Family Sandbox Makerspace, please include them as in-kind line items within your budget and justification. Allowable expenses include (but are not limited to) programming and research expenses, conference fees, supplies, rentals, software, and equipment related to the project. Unallowable expenses are food, alcohol, and travel.
- Department Business Manager: If you elect to have funds submitted to your research account instead of your student account, provide written consent from your department’s business manager.
Collaborative Student MicroGrants
ArtsAMP Collaborative Student MicroGrants are designed to support interdisciplinary student projects that have artistic, creative expression as a core component. While all forms of interdisciplinary collaboration will be considered for funding, those that connect the arts to the sciences and/or technology or that connect the arts to issues of social justice will be prioritized.
ArtsAMP Collaborative Student MicroGrants may be awarded to individual students, teams, or student organizations. All current, degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to apply. Preference will be given to projects with collaborators from at least two different disciplines. Grant recipients are expected to continue on full-time status throughout the 2025-2026 academic year and to remain in good academic standing.
To be successful, project proposals must:
- be interdisciplinary in nature and scope
- center artistic creativity
- demonstrate the potential to advance the practices, perceptions or capabilities of the represented disciplines beyond the project
- articulate a coherent rationale for conducting the project
- articulate how the grantee will collaborate with others to integrate disciplines
While artistic creativity must be central to the project, proposals in which multiple disciplines act as equal partners will be prioritized, as will projects that connect the arts to the sciences or use the collaborative artistic process to address social justice.
Once funded, grantees will be required to share their progress periodically throughout the grant period. Arts for All staff will coordinate an initial, mid-point, and final check-in with each grantee, and grantees will be required to submit a comprehensive final report at the end of the grant period.
To further encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, the Singh Family Sandbox Makerspace has committed funds for this cycle of ArtsAMP grants to support any projects that incorporate the use of the Singh Sandbox within their proposals. The Singh Sandbox offers a wide variety of resources for students, from supplies like 3D printers and CNC routers, to hands-on support like training courses and workshops. Additional consideration will be given to ArtsAMP projects that clearly outline how they will use the Singh Sandbox to accomplish their project goals.
Grant applications are due on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Important dates:
Grant Application Period: October 1 – October 29, 2025
Award Notifications by: November 25, 2025
Grant Project Period: January 2026 - December 2026
Up to $1,500 per project. Funds can be transferred directly into your student account or through university payroll. Funds will be disbursed in December 2025, and must be used within one year of disbursement.
Please note, any funds paid to a student's account or through university payroll will be taxable and can affect any financial aid. Please consult with financial aid for additional information on how it would affect your individual situation.
Allowable funds could include, but are not limited to:
- programming and research expenses
- conference fees
- supplies
- rentals
- software
- equipment
- venue fees
Unallowable funds include food, travel, or alcohol.
Please complete the ArtsAMP Collaborative Student Microgrant Application and combine and upload the following documents as a single PDF. All materials should be single-spaced, with one-inch margins and 12-point font.
Project Description: Summarize the proposed project’s objectives, outcomes, and connections to Arts for All. Explain how two or more disciplines will interact to create new creative experiences or knowledge. Articulate how you will enhance your disciplinary skills with the expertise of others outside of your discipline. Explain how this project will advance your degree progress or professional goals. Please also include an anticipated timeline (two pages maximum).
Project Budget and Justification: Provide an itemized budget and justify planned expenditures. Include any other sources of funding and whether those funds are committed or pending. If you plan to incorporate use of resources (supplies, workshops, etc.) from the Singh Family Sandbox Makerspace, please include them as in-kind line items within your budget and justification. Allowable expenses include (but are not limited to) programming and research expenses, conference fees, supplies, rentals, software, and equipment related to the project. Unallowable expenses are food, alcohol, and travel.
Grant Writing Resources
Explore these resources to help with your grant proposal:
- Templates & Examples: To assist you in your proposal planning, we've created a Grant Proposal Template, which includes an additional Budget Framework, that you are welcome (though not required) to use.
- Writing Support: The Undergraduate Writing Center and the Graduate School Writing Center are fantastic resources to assist you in writing your grant proposal.
- Space & Venue Use: If your proposal includes a performance or rehearsal space using UMD venues, even if you are a TDPS student, be sure to contact TDPS or The Clarice directly to discuss budgeting for rental fees, booking a space, and finding availability for your project.
- Human Subject Research: If your proposal includes human subject research, you must include plans to coordinate with the Institutional Research Board within your application. New projects that might require an IRB review are NOT required to complete the review before submitting their application. However, they must allocate time for this process (approx. 2-3 weeks) within their project timeline. On-going projects/research that have already completed an IRB review should make note of their completed review within their proposal.
- Webinar: For tips on crafting a grant proposal, check out our webinar on applying to ArtsAMP grants.
- Questions?: Visit our ArtsAMP FAQs, or email the Arts for All team at arts@umd.edu.