ARI Grants

On-campus funding opportunities to support faculty research

UC system-wide funding opportunities

Extramural funding agencies and foundations

Additional sources for information on funding for arts research and practice include:

• Creative Capital journal, provides a monthly list of artist opportunities
• Philanthropy News Digest, provides a searchable database of current RFPs
• New York Foundation for the Arts opportunities, provides a searchable database of arts grants and residencies

Faculty will automatically be added to ARI’s monthly mailing of arts funding opportunities, the Arts Funding Snapshot. All UCSC faculty and graduate students are eligible to sign up for a free Pivot account. Use your UCSC email address for access to customized searches of funding sources.

The Arts Research Institute offers grants to UCSC faculty, students and staff. The majority of our funding goes to support Arts Division faculty research and practice, and is intended as seed funding to launch projects and lead to extramural support.