Artists & Scholars Project Grants (ASPG) are available to individual artists and scholars who reside in Montgomery County, MD.
Donor Name: Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County
State: Maryland
County: Montgomery County (MD)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/25/2022
Size of the Grant: $1,000 up to $5,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Grant awards support projects for artists and scholars who work in a wide array of arts and humanities disciplines including performing arts, media arts, visual arts, literary arts, folk and traditional arts, history, and philosophy.
By awarding Artists & Scholars Project Grants, the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County (AHCMC) seeks to:
- Support the creation and production of new work;
- Provide artists and scholars with opportunities that strengthen their business, managerial, and artistic and/or scholarly skills;
- Nurture artists and scholars who represent the diverse, multicultural character of Montgomery County, MD;
- Support innovative and distinctive artistic and scholarly work by the County’s resident artists and scholars; and
- Encourage the use of intentional strategies for achieving Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access (DEIA) in the field.
Funding Information
Award amounts range from at least $1,000 up to $5,000.
Grant Period
Grants will be awarded for activities taking place from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Eligible Disciplines
Applicants may work in any of, or combination of, the disciplines listed below.
- Dance
- Folk & Traditional Arts
- Historical, Critical, and/or Theoretical Approaches to the Arts
- History and/or Social Sciences
- Languages, Linguistics, and/or Literary Analysis
- Media Arts
- Music
- Philosophy, Ethics, and/or Comparative Religion
- Storytelling
- Theater
- Writing
- Visual Art
- Design
- Presenting and/or Multidisciplinary
Eligibility Criteria
- Individuals eligible to apply must have met all the following eligibility requirements by the published application deadline
- Has resided in Montgomery County, MD for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the application deadline
- Is at least 21 years old;
- Is not a full-time student;
- Is a practicing artist or scholar with demonstrated ability in the arts or humanities discipline of the project;
- Is able to provide AHCMC with a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) prior to undertaking the grant activities; and
- Has met all outstanding requirements for any grant(s) received from the Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County in prior years.
For more information, visit Artists & Scholars Project Grants.