Cultural Affairs Grants are intended to support cultural events organized by Graduate Center students. The event must be open—though not restricted to—all Graduate Center students. The grants may fund a wide range of projects, including student-organized conferences, lectures, or publications.

Funding for cultural projects is available to individual students, departmental groups, Chartered Organizations, and ad hoc groups at all campuses where doctoral students are located. In order to apply for a DSC Cultural Affairs Grant, applicants must submit a proposal and estimated budget. The Cultural Affairs Committee of the DSC evaluates the proposals and selects recipients.

The maximum award amount this year is $700. Additional and matching funds are also available in extraordinary circumstances; see Bylaw 3.6

Some examples of the events supported through the DSC Cultural Affairs Grants are:

• Hybrido Magazine(students from Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Languages & Literature)
• AELLA Conference on Latina and Latin American Women (Linguistics, Developmental Psychology, Anthropology, and Sociology)
• Conference: “Migration, Memory and Trace: Writing in French outside the Hexagon” by The French Forum (French Students)
• Silent film screening accompanied by live music played by students from DMA Program (organized by Math students)

Requirements

• All grant proposals MUST be received at least one (1) month before the event/publication date.
• All events must be publicized at least fourteen (14) days in advance in order for the event to be eligible to receive grants from the Cultural Affairs Committee.
• No grant monies shall be spent for alcohol or film rental
• The DSC Cultural Affairs grant is only open to events organized by students for events that are open to the participation of all GC students, and invitation to participate shall be made public (through fliers posted at the Grad Center, announcements in The Advocate, email to the GC community, etc.)
• Grant recipients must advertise DSC sponsorship (in part or in whole) in flyers, ads, etc.

Submit a request

Before submitting your request, you will need have a line-item budget prepared and mock publicity drafted indicating DSC sponsorship. You must also login or register to create, edit, and track your request.

Claiming Funds

Awarded funds may be claimed as reimbursement through check request. All requests must be accompanied by original receipts. (On the "Organization type" line, indicate Cultural Affairs Grant and on the "Purpose" line, indicate the name of event/project.

PLEASE NOTE: There is no guarantee that funding allocated to a specific initiative will be allocated at all or in the same amount the following year nor is there any guarantee of full or partial funding for any Cultural Affairs proposal. Organizers are encouraged to also look for sponsoring from additional sources. Students who have been awarded a Cultural Affairs Grant for a given event or publication cannot apply for a DSC Professional Development Grant.