SURFACE DESIGN ASSOCIATION GRANTS (1/08)

The Surface Design Association offers two types of grants to individuals who are SDA members:

 

• personal development grants (2 grant cycles per year)

• small event grants (4 grant cycles per year)

The amount of funds available for grants varies from year to year.   Please contact Bette Levy (bettelevy@aol.com) if you intend to apply, to determine if grant monies are available.

Please be sure to read the descriptions of both types of grants so that you apply for the most appropriate grant. In writing your application, be very specific and describe your project in as much detail as possible and in terms readily understood by others. Avoid jargon and flowery language. If you have never written a grant, here are some books and a website that can help you:

•  The Grantwriters Toolkit:   Project Management and Evaluation , Cheryl Carter New and James Aaron Quick, Wiley & Sons, 2000

•  The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need:   Top Grant Writers and Grant Givers Share their Secrets! Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox.   Caroll & Graff, 2003

•  THE Everything Grant Writing Book:   Create the Perfect Proposal to Raise the Funds you Need, Judy Tremore and Nancy Burke Smith.   Adams Media Corporation, 2003

•  www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/amazon2.htm

Budgets should be well-fleshed out, including adequate line items for your project so that reviewers will understand how the project is being funded. Disregard of these suggestions may result in your grant being denied.

Small Event Grants

  • Grants are available in amounts up to $500.

 

  • Only SDA members may apply

 

  • The purpose of the grants is to promote local and regional events for SDA members.

  Grants may be used for:

  • curated, group, and juried exhibitions of SDA members

 

  • lectures, workshops, and meetings for SDA members

 

  • local or regional small scale events for SDA members

Development Grants

• Grants are available in amounts up to $2000.

 

• Only SDA members may apply.

• The purpose of the grants is to foster excellence in the field of surface design by supporting creative activities and scholarship for the SDA membership. Grants may be used for studio projects, travel to conduct research, or work on essays and publications. Grants are not intended for work in progress or completed projects.

If you have any questions about grant submissions, please contact Bette Levy, bettelevy@aol.com.

Click on a link below to download. Note: If you click on the "pdf" version, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view it. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat reader, you can download it here.

Download Small Events Grant (pdf)

Download Development Grant (pdf)