Sainsbury Support Application

On behalf of those receiving support, and those enjoying the work of the recipients, the Arts Initiative thanks the Sainsbury's for their generosity. Please read the following carefully before completing the application:

DEADLINES:
• We are not able to consider applications for projects that begin less than one month from date of application.
• Applications are due the first Monday of each month: Mar 5, Apr 2, May 7, Jun 4, Jul 2, Aug 6, Sep 3, Oct 8, Nov 5.
• Applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt via email within 5 business days.
• We will notify successful applicants on or before the first Monday of the following month.

ELIGIBILITY:
• You must be a current Columbia student OR a group comprised of at least 80% current Columbia students.
• You may apply as an individual student OR as the representative of a student organization.
• Projects are NOT eligible if participant(s) receive academic credit from any institution or department.
• No student or student group may receive funding more than once per fiscal year (Jan 1-Dec 31).
• Questions and meeting requests are encouraged and should be submitted to cuarts[at]columbia.edu.

SUBMISSION:
• Application file should be titled "[mm.dd.yy first date of event] [your name or group] App" (eg "05.20.07 Ghostbusters The Musical App")
• Your application should be ONE Word doc consisting of 3 pages total:
1) completed Sainsbury application form
2) narrative about your idea
3) budget (may be inserted as a table)
• Email your completed application to cuarts[at]columbia.edu using the Word doc title as the Subject line (eg "05.20.07 Ghostbusters The Musical App")
• Applicants will receive a confirmation of receipt via email within 5 business days.

NARRATIVE GUIDELINES & FAQ:
• The guiding spirit of the Fund is to inspire the creation of new student artwork and student arts endeavors.
• The Fund supports the creation of student art--not ticket subsidies, performer fees, artist residencies, etc.
• Your application should demonstrate a clear connection, impact, or access for the Columbia community.
• The Fund should not replace institutional funding (departmental, ABC, SGB, CSC/ESG/SGA/GSAC, etc).
• We strongly encourage multi-disciplinary or collaborative projects.
• The Fund does not purchase advertising--we support publications that meet the above criteria.
• Questions and meeting requests are encouraged and should be submitted to cuarts[at]columbia.edu.

BUDGETING FAQ:
• The answer to the oft-asked "How much can we get?" is simply: "No more nor less than you absolutely need." A complete budget must include line-item accounts of all of your projected expenses (and Expense Total), followed by line-item accounts of all of your projected income (and Income Total) including ticket sales, grants, and the amount you are requesting from CUArts [see example below].
• Expenses should be clustered if less than $100 ("Catering", "Promotional Materials", etc).
• If an entry is greater than $100, it should be sub-itemized as below:

 
FINANCIAL SUPPORT APPLICATION: DOWNLOAD