AVPA Co-Curricular Arts Grant

Purpose

The Academy of Visual and Performing Arts (AVPA) offers Co-Curricular Arts (CCA) Grants to provide support for productions, performances, or exhibitions of creative works in courses taught in the Colleges of Architecture, Education, and Liberal Arts. These grants are intended to encourage interdisciplinary efforts within and between colleges that provide or enhance the educational experience for students in the arts, and highlight such efforts to the university and community at-large. Intended to support existing departmental programs as well as develop new initiatives, CCA Grants might fund a particular production or artist residency, support multiple projects within a single department, or develop programs across departments. It is assumed that these grants will be awarded to individuals or groups in support of departmental initiatives. There is a total of $70,000 available for these grants, and proposals may request up to $10,000 each.

Eligibility

Texas A&M University tenured and tenure-track faculty and continuing instructional faculty proposing on behalf of co-curricular program in Departments in the Colleges of Architecture, Education, and Liberal Arts are eligible to receive the AVPA Co-Curricular Arts Grant. Co-authored, interdisciplinary proposals are allowed, including co-authored proposals including faculty in Colleges not affiliated with the AVPA. The grant may not be used as faculty salary nor for individual faculty research costs. The AVPA Director and a 3-person subcommittee drawn form the AVPA Advisory Board will adjudicate grant applications. Grants may not be awarded to members of the CCA subcommittee.

Award Limit: $10,000

Granting Schedule

There are two granting periods per academic year: The first in the fall and the second in the spring.

Proposals may include co-curricular events that take place in single or multiple semesters. Proposals will also be accepted for the next two granting periods in each application period.

Opening date for the submission of proposals: April 15, 2012/September 15, 2012

Applications due: May 31/October 31

Notification of awards and grants: June 15/November 15

Estimated start date pending any required compliance approval(s): August 15/January 15

Budget Information

Applications must include a complete and itemized budget of projected expenses. These expenses may include but are not limited to artist fees; facility rental; purchase of equipment and materials; marketing and publicity; and other normally reimbursable expenses associated with co-curricular productions, performances, or exhibitions of creative works. CCA Grants may not be used to pay faculty or graduate teaching or research assistants’ salary.

Expenses beyond the amount of the grant will not be reimbursed by AVPA.

Project Period

CCA Grants are awarded each semester and for a maximum of 12 months. Any unused funds at the end of the project period will be returned to the AVPA.

CCA Grants must demonstrate a sustained interaction between faculty and students as well as significant educational impact for TAMU students. Results of these activities as well as an explanation of how this impact is assessed must be summarized in an annual AVPA Final Report, to be publicly available and posted on the AVPA website.

Criteria

The following will be considered in recommending awards:

1. The potential of the proposed project to result in outstanding productions, performances, or exhibitions of creative work developed by TAMU students and faculty (and, where applicable, guest artists).
2. The integration of theory and practice, as evidenced by rigorous interaction between artists, scholars, and students to develop original productions, performances, or exhibitions of creative work. Projects must contribute to an understanding of performance or visual art as a form of research and analysis.
3. The extent to which the proposed project builds on existing curricular strengths and/or develops new curricular initiatives.
4. The potential impact of the productions, performances, or exhibitions of creative work on TAMU students and faculty. Applicants are required to explain how/by what metric that impact is to assessed (quality of venue and/or collaborators, number of students affected, etc.).
5. The previous qualifications of the applicant(s) to pursue the project successfully.

Format
All proposals must be submitted electronically in PDF format to AVPA Director Kirsten Pullen (kpullen@tamu.edu). Proposals must include the cover sheet, including the appropriate department head signatures, available here. Keep a copy of your proposal. In addition, proposals must include:

• Project Description (upload): A narrative description of up to 3 double-spaced pages using Times New Roman 12-point font with one-inch margins. The project description should include any illustrations, figures, data, or other information and:
  • A summary of the project’s objectives and anticipated results, highlighting links to the AVPA’s mission and potential benefit to the TAMU and local community.
  • A list of specific classes impacted by the project, with a description of how the project will be integrated into existing curricula or used to develop new curricular initiatives.
  • A statement describing any interdisciplinary links involved in the project.
  • If the proposal includes a guest artist(s), applicants must also complete the guest artist information form and include a CV for all artists.
• Budget and Justification: Up to one page, specifically itemizing each budgeted item. Justify each item in the budget in terms of the goals of the project. List the source of any other TAMU funding available for the production, performance, or exhibition of creative works, including College and Departmental funds.
• Guest Artist Information Form: Please complete one Guest Artist Information Form for each Guest Artist included in your Co-Curricular Arts Grant request.