THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FUND APPLICATION

 

Summer Applications:

 

• Funds given to summer projects will be extremely limited due to several factors:
  • The majority of the Columbia population is away from the summer, which limits the events from being experienced by a larger Columbia community
  • Summer events typically happen off-campus, which also limits accessibility for a wider Columbia audience.

 

To jump to the eligibility requirements and FAQ, click here.

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Want to produce a short film festival? Curate a photo exhibition from your journeys around the world? Showcase your culture through dance and music? Stage a musical? Create an arts-related marketing campaign for Columbia's green initiatives?

 

Gatsby Overview
Every year, Columbia engineering, medical, economics, and history students showcase their arts to the Columbia community... And every year, we enjoy helping students such as these and from the whole of Columbia bring their projects to life. Why not try your hand at being the next Spielberg, Leibowitz, Mamet, Lang Lang, or Hopper? Start now and give them a run for their money.

 

 

 

Maybe you’re brainstorming an idea for how to use the arts to build community among graduate and undergraduate Columbians? Past projects have included radio broadcasts, student television series, film festivals, photography exhibitions, musicals, cultural dances, websites and music videos. We are always looking for students who can think outside the box and reach all Columbians with their creativity.

 

 

 

 

For a full list of past recipients and projects, click here.

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Student Arts Support Fund
Guidelines and FAQ

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.
• Neither you nor any other student involved in the project can receive academic credit from any institution or department for the project. This includes senior theses and projects.
  
• The final project must be accessible to all Columbians.
  

Application Guidelines:

• The application is an experience in grant-writing. Please do all your preparation and homework prior to submitting the form. Your application should be as detailed and precise as possible.
• Your application should demonstrate a clear connection to the arts and be open to the Columbia community.
• We strongly encourage multi-disciplinary and/or collaborative projects with other Columbia organizations and schools. Project leaders should reach out to their own colleagues, as well as students from other schools and departments to join in the project. Projects should also reach out to other departments for help with their area of expertise: Columbia Business School students for the marketing of the project, similar interest groups for networking opportunities and shared invite lists.
• The application should provide the full scope of the project: logistics, resources needed, and any details related to the project that have already been confirmed.
• Students or student groups may receive funding only once per fiscal year (July – June).
• If you are applying for the first time, we encourage an in-person meeting so that we can help you through the process and answer any initial questions or address any issues you may have. Meeting requests should be submitted to cuarts@columbia.edu. Chad Miller, Events and Outreach Coordinator, also holds on-campus office hours every Friday in the Lerner Piano Lounge from 2p-4p. Please email him for an appointment at cam2015@columbia.edu with "Gatsby Request" in the email subject header.

Deadlines:

• You must submit your application at least one month prior to your event. Deadlines for applications are the THIRD Monday of each month. Click here for a calendar of deadline dates. (Please note these deadlines are different from those of Green Scene)

FAQ:

• The answer to the oft-asked "How much can we apply for?" is simply, "No more nor less than you absolutely need." Click here for guidelines of acceptable grant uses.
  
• The grant should not replace institutional funding (departmental, ABC, SGB, CCSC/ESC/SGA, GSSC, etc.), but rather supplement the total cost of the project.
• If you are requesting funding for a pre-existing project or publication, please explain in your application what new or extended endeavors necessitate a new funding source.
• A complete budget must include line-item accounts of all your projected expenses (and Expense Total), followed by line-item accounts of all your projected income (and Income Total) including ticket sales, grants, and the amount you are requesting from the Arts Initiative. Please make sure that your ask reflects the total sum of the line-items in your budget, which are germane to the grant. (If you are asking for $1,000, your budgete should include line-items that total this exact amount)
• Funds above $500 must be transferred to a campus account via IDI or a check must be cut for a Columbia University organization. They cannot be transferred to an individual student.
• We have information on several rehearsal and performance spaces available to students. Check here for a list of venues.