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This guide is designed to point you towards fellowships, grants, scholarships, and other awards for students and performing artists. Use the navigation bar to the left to explore various resources!
Tips for the Application Process
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Proposal Writing TutorialA step-by-step guide to seeking funding for non-profits. From Candid.
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Training Resources and Videos for Grants.govWhether you need a high-level introduction to the Grants.gov application process, or you are looking for a step-by-step explanation of a particular Applicant task, this page has tips and videos to walk you through the process.
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Grant Applications: Five Mistakes Not to MakeFrom New Music Box.
Recommended Books
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Guide to Getting Arts Grants
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Call Number: 700.7973 L615gLocation: Architecture & Art
A guide to grant applications for arts organizations and individual artists. -
The Artist's Guide to Grant Writing
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Call Number: 700.79 R723aLocation: Architecture & Art Reference [non-circulating]
Includes time-tested strategies, anecdotes from successful grant writers, and tips from grant officers and fundraising specialists. Targeted at both professional and aspiring artists who need concrete information about how to write winning grant applications and fundraise creatively. -
The Graduate School Funding Handbook (2002 ed.)
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Call Number: 378.3 H177g2002Location: Oak Street Library [request online]
Includes a detailed examination of external funding opportunities and grant/fellowship proposal writing strategies. We also have online access to the 1994 version of this handbook (see below). -
The Graduate School Funding Handbook (1994 ed.)
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Call Number: 378.3 H177g & Online ResourceLocation: Oak Street Library [request online]
Some of the funding opportunities listed in this edition are out of date, but the grant/fellowship proposal writing strategies are still relevant. -
Grant Writing for Dummies
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Call Number: Online ResourceGrant Writing For Dummies draws on over four decades of experience writing grant applications and training grant writers to deliver a comprehensive and easy-to-follow roadmap to drafting and submitting grant applications that get funded. You'll learn to craft the strongest application possible, find the best sources of funding from online databases, and present a realistic project budget plan.
