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LSA First-Year Seminar Arts FundingFunding for Arts and Cultural Activities Fostering First-Year Seminar Faculty-Student Interaction
GUIDELINES FOR APPLYINGFunding is available for activities involving LSA first-year seminar faculty and their students together, e.g. attendance at arts and cultural events, trips to museums and exhibits, art and cultural tours of cities or other sites, or participation in community events.Priority will be given to arts and cultural activities that:
How to ApplyBriefly address the following questions and send to Pam Rinker via either email pjmoran@umich.edu or campus mail at 6525 Haven Hall 1045. (Deadlines for applying are specified below.)
Guidelines for FundingAs is consistent with the purpose of first-year seminars, this grant will fund arts/cultural activities that provide opportunities for strengthening faculty-student relations. Proposed activities should be of interest to all students and ones that will help build a comfortable environment for students from all backgrounds.We are open to proposals that assume a broad definition of "arts and culture." However, the proposed activities should be linked with course content, with the expectation that some class time be spent in preparation before and in discussion after the event. Art activities typically cost between $100-$250, with an average of $12 per student. Each seminar may receive only one grant per term. If possible, each student is expected to contribute something toward the cost of the activity, with the grant funding around 75% of a given ticket price. For example, students might contribute $5 towards a $20 concert ticket; or the grant might fund a UM bus charter to a Detroit museum, while students would pay the $3 admission fee. In some cases, the grant might pay for the tickets, while students pay for pizza and pop after the event. Funding is included for a faculty's significant other. Grant funds cannot be used to pay for food. Due Dates for ProposalsProposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis throughout the term. We encourage you to submit your proposal as early as possible in order to incorporate the activity into your course syllabus and help form students expectations for your course. Our experience is that activities planned early in the term tend to increase the degree of cohesiveness among your students as well as maximize participation. We also recommend reserving transportation and performance tickets early to ensure availability and good seats.
Funding SponsorsFunding is provided jointly by the LSA Dean's Office, the FYS Program, and Arts at Michigan.
Questions? Consultation?Use the contact information provided below to obtain information about specific events that my be of interest to you and your students in the context of your course. In contacting UM resources, be sure to indicate that you are planning a subsidized activity for a first-year seminar and inquire about the availability of group discounts. Here are helpful contacts for group sales representatives and the UM Transportation Department, should your event require chartering a bus.
School of Music Productions group sales: 764-2538 UM Museum of Art docent-led tours: 764-0395 UM Department of Transportation for chartering buses: 763-0661
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