Apply for a $200 Materials Quik-Grant!

Open to undergraduate Art Practice majors

Deadline: Sunday, October 15, 2023, 11:59pm (PST)
Grant notification: Monday, October 22, 2023
Number of grants awarded: 15-20

Application link: bit.ly/materials quik grant application

Please note: Previous Materials Quik-Grant must wait at least one semester before being eligible to apply again. If you received a Materials Quik-Grant in Spring 2023 you may apply again in Spring 2024. Intended majors are not eligible.

Eligible undergraduate Art Practice majors are invited to submit short project proposals to support immediate cost of art supplies and materials for one or more Art Practice classes. Individual grants will be awarded in the range of $150 - $200, with a total grant disbursement of approximately $3000 each semester. Funds will be distributed about two weeks after the deadline. Applications will be juried by members of Art Practice staff, faculty, and undergraduate alumni. No images of work are requested, and jurors will not be able to see the names of the applicants.

History of the Materials Quik-Grant:
Started in Spring 2021, this grant is offered each semester, and provided with a generous endowment by the Toombs Fund. To date, over $11,000 has been awarded to almost 60 undergraduate Art Practice majors.

Eligibility:
— You must already be an officially declared Art Practice major. Intended majors are not eligible.
— You must be enrolled in at least one Art Practice studio course this semester
— Open to all undergraduate years (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior)
— If you received a Materials Quik-Grant in Spring 2023, please apply again in Spring 2024. Recipients of Materials Quik-Grants in Fall 2022 and earlier are eligible to apply.  

We look forward to reviewing your application!

Stephanie Syjuco (she/her)
Associate Professor and Co-Director, Undergraduate Program
Art Practice Department, University of California, Berkeley