Arts Everywhere Grants

Arts Everywhere supports arts innovation, learning, and engagement at UNC, providing funding to faculty, staff, students, departments, programs, and centers. Each year our list of grants awarded will grow, as will our network of grant-related content.
Grant Process & Criteria
Instructions for Grant Compliance

Grants for Students

Student Arts Innovation Grant

UNC students (undergraduate and graduate) can apply for an individual award of up to $1,000 or a group award of up to $3,000 to exhibit, perform, or showcase an original work on UNC’s campus.

An interdisciplinary committee of faculty and staff members from across the university’s arts departments and institutions will select the recipient, and the winner will be announced at a small ceremony each April. Click the link above for more details.


Grants for Faculty, Departments, Programs, and Centers


Arts Integration Grants

Arts Integration Grants are intended to support embedding the arts and humanities into non-arts courses to provide innovative ways of conveying knowledge and engaging students. Applicants may request up to $5,000. Individuals must partner with a department, program or center, which will serve as the fiscal contact for the grant.

Classroom Support Grants

These grants are intended to support the research and development of new courses, seminars, workshops, studios and other learning opportunities in the arts, or the significant enhancement of existing opportunities. Applicants may request up to $5,000. Individuals must partner with a department, program or center, which will serve as the fiscal contact for the grant.

Student Engagement Grants

Student engagement grants fund departments, programs, and centers that seek to work with and develop programming for students.

Visiting Artist Grants

Visiting Artists Grants are awarded to bring new minds, new perspectives, and new and important artistic work to campus for limited intensive engagements. Applicants may request up to $5,000. Individuals must partner with a department, program or center, which will serve as the fiscal contact for the grant.


Other Campus Arts-Focused Grants

Carolina Performing Arts: Creative Futures Undergraduate Public Serving Arts (PSA) Grants
IAH: Funds for Faculty Research and Collaborations
Stone Center: Faculty Art, Culture and Creativity Grants
UNC Libraries: Incubator Awards – Research Grants for Creative Artists