Collaborative Impact Grant

Overview:

This grant supports innovative collaborative partnerships between Tisch faculty and students/recent alumni on creative research projects. It aims to foster interdisciplinary inquiry and meaningful partnerships that contribute to key areas of impact.

Applications due by October 14th, 11:59 PM
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Areas of Impact:

Projects should contribute to one or more of the following areas:
  • Climate Crisis: Projects exploring artistic responses to the climate emergency and/or advancing artistic methodologies to develop climate solutions; investigating sustainable practices in the arts; using creative methods to communicate environmental issues.
  • Arts & Health: Projects exploring the contributions of creative practice to individual and collective physical, mental and social well-being, including therapeutic applications of creative practices; investigating the role of the arts in public health communication; examining how creative production can contribute to improved accessibility practices.
  • Global Lens: Projects exploring global themes through local lenses, fostering cross-cultural creative dialogue, and/or engaging with NYU's global network and research initiatives.
  • Civic Engagement and Global Democratic Norms: Projects exploring the role of the arts (historical, current or future) in promoting civic engagement and discourse, advancing the role of artists in civic life, examining how creative expression intersects with, interprets and challenges democratic values. 
  • Arts & Science: Interdisciplinary projects that bridge/merge/integrate artistic and scientific methodologies, promote creation of new forms and new technologies resulting from arts & science collaborations, and use emergent technologies to explore scientific concepts through artistic modalities.

Eligibility:

  • Open to teams consisting of at least one Tisch faculty member and one Tisch student (grad or undergrad) and/or Recent Tisch Alumni (no more than 3 years post-grad)
  • Both faculty and student/alumni participants must be identified prior to application and actively participate in the application process
  • Applications can be submitted by either the faculty member or the student/alumni, but only one application per team will be accepted

Application Requirements:

1. Application:
  • A description of research interests and questions driving the proposed activity
  • Detailed project plan (timeline, milestones, roles, etc.)
  • Define the collaborative relationship and explain the collaborative nature of the project
  • Expected benefits/impact on NYU/Tisch community and/or field of study/practice
  • How the project contributes to one or more of the identified areas of impact
  • Plan for research dissemination
2. Short statements (1 page) from each faculty and student/alumni participant addressing:
  • Individual research interests related to the project
  • Expected personal/professional growth from the collaboration
  • Commitment to collaborative partnership
3. A budget indicating how grant funds will be utilized (using this template)
 

Important Notes:

  • This grant is not intended for faculty to hire students/alumni as assistants but to support meaningful collaborative partnerships
  • Grants from $100 - $3,000 will be awarded based on submitted project budgets
  • Projects must engage with at least two departments/programs at Tisch/NYU
  • Grantees will be responsible for organizing and executing their projects, with limited administrative support such as payment processing from Tisch Creative Research
  • Must be Logged in to your NYU Google account to apply
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