VCUarts Graduate Research Grant

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Each year, VCUarts awards several Graduate Research Grants to support students’ creative practice, research and scholarly activities relevant to their academic programs and professional goals. Grants are designed to encourage curiosity, creativity, risk-taking and scholarly investigation.

Students who have achieved candidacy in a VCUarts graduate program are eligible to apply for awards up to $2,500. Grant recipients must be enrolled during the spring semester in order to remain eligible for funds. Each student may receive no more than one award per student during degree completion. Expenses incurred prior to the date of the award are not allowable. Grant funds awarded need to be used prior to May 10, 2026.

Award
Varies
Scopes
School of the Arts
Deadline
11/13/2025
Supplemental Questions
  1. Have you been awarded degree candidacy and is that reflected in DegreeWorks?
  2. Have you previously been awarded a VCUarts Graduate Research Grant?
  3. Anticipated Outcome (e.g. exhibition, written thesis, qualifying paper, dissertation research)
  4. Short Synopsis, approximately 70 words (this text will be used to announce the awards)
  5. Project Outline - Download this *PROJECT TEMPLATE*. Follow the specifications, content categories & naming convention listed and upload it to your application as a single PDF file.
  6. Timeline & Budget - Use the link provided in the *PROJECT TEMPLATE* to download the timeline/budget spreadsheet. Update both sections then *RENAME & SAVE AS A PDF FILE* following the naming convention instructions listed and upload it to your application as a single PDF file.
  7. What is the total amount of funding you are requesting? This total should match your budget spreadsheet. Maximum award is $2,500
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