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Find similar grantsLIFT Student Arts Development Grants is sponsored by Arts Research Center, UC Berkeley. These grants support creative arts projects and arts research for UC Berkeley students across disciplines. This includes workshops, conferences, archival research, performance or exhibition costs, collaborations, materials, or publication.
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ARC Grants | Arts Research Center The Arts Research Center currently offers two Arts Development grant opportunities: LIFT Student Grants, and LOFT Faculty Grants.
The goal of the grant program is to seed arts development and support: creative arts projects/arts research for students across disciplines, including workshops, conferences, archival research, performance or exhibition costs, collaborations, materials, or publication critical developmental phases of arts creation for faculty, including manuscript workshops, staged readings, composition, exhibitions, performances, residencies, or other activities to advance work in creative writing, visual arts, music, theater, performance, film, or other arts practices promotion of the arts research of students and faculty at Berkeley nurturing of creative talent within the arts community (Depts of Art Practice, Art History, Creative Writing, Film & Media, Music, Theater, Dance & Performance Studies) as well as students and faculty working on arts research in diverse disciplines across campus, including the sciences and social sciences, architecture, public policy, business, education and law.
Thanks to the generosity of the Dean's Office of the Division of Arts & Humanites, ARC will offer ten student grants and three faculty grants for the 2026/27 year. Application links below. Grants open Sept 8 - Oct 2, 2026.
LIFT Student Arts Development Grant in 2026/27 ARC will fund ten $500 awards to fund specific creative arts projects or arts research, including workshops, conferences, performance costs, collaborations, materials, publication, or exhibition costs. LIFT grants are open to current FT undergraduate, masters, and PhD students.
*If you receive aid, please check with the Financial Aid office to see if you would need to do a COLA adjustment if you receive the award. Form link open Sept 8, 2026.
LOFT Faculty Arts Development Grant In 2026/27, ARC will fund three $2,000 awards for faculty to support developmental phases of arts creation, including activities such as manuscript workshops, staged readings, compositions, performances, or other activities to advance work in creative writing, visual arts, music, theater, performance, film, or other arts practices.
*Available to current ladder rank faculty; funds deposited in research accounts. Form link open Sept 8, 2026. Past ARC Arts Development Grant Receipients 2025/26 Awardees & Projects Online booklet highlighting the 2025/26 awardees and their project results!
2024/25 Awardees & Projects Online booklet highlighting the 2024/25 awardees and their project results!
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Current full-time UC Berkeley undergraduate and graduate students doing creative work. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was September 1, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
LIFT Student Arts Development Grants is funded by Arts Research Center, UC Berkeley. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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