What funding is available for FYS arts & cultural activities?
Guidelines for Funding • As is consistent with the purpose of first-year seminars, this grant will fund arts/cultural activities that provide opportunities for strengthening faculty-student relations. Proposed activities should be of interest to all students and ones that will help build a comfortable environment for students from all backgrounds. • We are open to proposals that assume a broad definition of “arts and culture.” However, when possible and appropriate, the proposed activities should be linked with course content, with the expectation that some class time be spent in preparation before and in discussion after the event. • Most arts activities cost between $100-$250, but we will consider grants up to $350 for more extensive activities, with a suggested limit of $15 per student. Grant funding should not exceed 75% of a given ticket price. Only one proposal will be accepted for each seminar. • Students should be told in advance that they are expected to pay part of the cost,
