Departmental Funding

The Laycock Center provides funding for large-scale collaborative projects. The purpose of this endowment is to create opportunities for students in the College of Fine Arts and Communications to develop and excel in collaborative environments under tutelage of master mentors. The endowment will promote and enable creative collaboration among faculty, students, artists, educators, and scholars in any of the various disciplines of the College, and establish a unique culture of student mentoring.

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The Department of Dance offers student and faculty grants through the generosity of the Leona Holbrook endowment. Holbrook funds should ultimately support student-centered experiences and opportunities.

Holbrook funding is available to the following individuals, with priority given to Full-time faculty and Dance Major students:

• Assistant Professor-working toward 6th year review
• Associate Professor-working toward final review
• Full Professor, Associate Professor NOT working toward final review, visiting full-time faculty, and administrative positions
• Adjunct Faculty
• Dance Major student
• Non-Dance Major student

Holbrook funding is awarded based on the following criteria:

• Conceptual Merit-depth of experience for participants
• Strength of the written proposal including specificity in the proposed budget
• Potential for exposure and/or influence
• Degree of correlation to current assignments/studies
• History and level of funding received in the last three years
• Access to additional funding

Guiding principles for Holbrook funding consideration:

• Proposals from students applying for study abroad programs will only be granted by approval of the chair of the Department of Dance.
• Artistic Directors desiring funding for costs related to department-approved companies may apply for Holbrook funding. Such applications will only be granted by approval of the chair of the Department of Dance.
• Holbrook funds cover actual costs up to per diem costs for full-time faculty only.
• Students are encouraged to write Holbrook proposals in order to gain experience in grant writing. Faculty should not write them in the name of students or vice versa. Students should write proposals for projects that are initiated by students.

Recipients of Holbrook funding will be asked to submit photos and videos of the project along with a short summary of the project.

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Travel funds are available to the following individuals. (Students are not eligible for travel funds.)

• Assistant Professor-working toward 6th year review
• Associate Professor-working toward final review
• Full Professor, Associate Professor NOT working toward final review, visiting full-time faculty, and administrative positions
• Adjunct Faculty

Travel funds are awarded based on the following criteria:

• Conceptual Merit-depth of experience for participants
• Purpose of travel
• Fulfillment of responsibilities as an officer in a national organization
• Adjudication of creative works or scholarship
• Conference presentation or workshop
• Conference or workshop attendance-not presenting
• Potential for exposure and/or influence
• Degree of correlation to current assignment(s)
• History and level of funding received in the last three years
• Access to additional funding

Conference and certification fees are generally not funded through travel funds.

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Department of Dance Film and Digital Media Fund

This Department of Dance Film and Digital Media funding is only for faculty at this time. It is a means by which Department of Dance faculty receive support to conceptualize, create, and produce innovative media projects in support of the educational mission of the department. Successful proposals will have a detailed and realistic budget, timeline, and plan.

All department-level Film and Digital Media Funds must be spent by Dec. 1 of the year awarded, without exception.

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Experiential Learning funds are applied for by faculty only, at the department level. They are designated for student benefit and learning, but through faculty-facilitated projects. Students, please discuss project ideas with your faculty advisor. Faculty, please complete the application through the form below.

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