For Grant Seekers / JustFilms / Freedom of Expression What We Do Not Fund JustFilms only makes grants to films that relate to our social justice focus. Again, we do not fund films related to the following: Projects in pre-productionHealth issuesSports issuesEarly childhood issuesProjects for educational purposesIndustrialScientificStudent projectsAdvocacy projectsFictional television showsInternational projects that do not focus on a region where Ford works After reviewing the four eligibility questions and reading about what we do not fund, if you still believe your project is eligible for support, you may apply for a grant through the online application process that begins below. At the end of the application process, you will be given the option to attach a document to the form. For documentary film and media support, we request a letter be attached with a brief description of your project and creative approach, the primary purpose of the project, the current stage of the project, and whether any other funds have been raised for the film.
Surdna Foundation Accepting Letters of Inquiry for Youth Artistic and Cultural Programs The Teens' Artistic and Cultural Advancement program, an initiative of the Surdna Foundation, aims to help young people achieve their educational and career goals and catalyze change in their communities through art and culture. The program supports organizations that connect teens to artistically rigorous and culturally relevant programs that equip them with practical and life-enhancing skills and help prepare them to be creative and innovative leaders in their communities. Through the program, the foundation supports organizations that integrate high-quality arts training and life skills; encourage teens to connect to their cultural identity through art-making; provide a well-developed sequential curriculum that meets the increasing skills of participants; provide strong mentoring opportunities for artists with teens; and employ accomplished faculty and guest artists who engage teens in art forms that reflect their cultural interests and community.
Alliance for California Traditional Arts Announces New Guidelines for Grant Programs The Alliance for California Traditional Arts has announced new guidelines for its Apprenticeship Program, Living Cultures Grants Program, and Traditional Arts Development Program in support of the state's folk and traditional arts practitioners and programs. Folk and traditional arts are those art forms that are learned as part of the cultural life of a group of people whose members share a common heritage, language, religion, occupation, or region. The ACTA Apprenticeship Program encourages the continuation of the state's traditional arts and cultures by contracting master artists to offer intensive, one-on-one training to qualified apprentices. The ACTA Living Cultures Grants Program funds nonprofit organizations as well as organizations that work with fiscal sponsors to support exemplary projects in the traditional arts in California. Complete program guidelines and application instructions and forms are available in English and Spanish at the ACTA Web site.
Center for Cultural Innovation Seeks Applications for NextGen Arts Professional Development Grants The Center for Cultural Innovation's NextGen Arts Professional Development Grant Program provides funding to emerging arts leaders in California to enroll in workshops, attend conferences, work with consultants or coaches, or pursue alternative career enrichment activities. Qualified individuals may apply for one grant of up to $1,000 a year to support the direct costs of a proposed professional development activity, including tuition or registration fees for workshops, conferences, and trainings; travel and hotel expenses; fees to work directly with consultants or career coaches; and direct costs related to professional development activities such as purchasing publications or subscriptions, travel per diem, or transportation. Applications are accepted and funding decisions made on a rolling basis throughout the year, with an application deadline on the 15th of every month. For complete application and eligibility guidelines, visit the Center for Cultural Innovation's Web site.
Visiting Scholars Program | The Bill Lane Center for the American West The Bill Lane Center Fellowships for Scholars of the West invites letters of inquiry from scholars who would like to spend time in residence at the Center during the 2015-2016 academic year. Letters of inquiry are due by January 31, 2015. The Center has fellowship funding available to support scholars whose work intersects with the mission and programs of the Center, who can contribute to the scholarly community at the Center, and who can advantageously use time at Stanford to advance their own scholarly projects. We are also able to offer visiting scholar status to qualified applicants who bring their own funding and have projects on the American West that are particularly suited to research at the Center and Stanford University. Students who are currently enrolled in PhD programs are not eligible for visiting fellow or visiting scholar status.