THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION FUND APPLICATION

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? Learn how to apply for a grant by reading through the links below!

• What is the Gatsby Charitable Fund? 
  
  
• News & Updates 
  
  
• Am I Eligible?
  
  
• How Do I Apply?
  
  
• Application
  
  
• Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
• Who Are Past Recipients of Gatsby Grants?

What is the Gatsby Charitable Fund?

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, 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.

**2010-2011 Gatsby Application Updates:**

• The deadline for Fall 2010 applications is Tuesday, October 12th, by 11:59pm
• The deadline for Spring 2011 applications is Friday, February 11th, by 11:59pm
  
  If you are part of a student group that has applied for multiple projects throughout the year, we encourage you now to think of your multiple projects as a season of events. If you are an individual applying, you will be also be adopting a long-term planning strategy that will require you to conceive of your event at the start of each semester.

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.
• If you are an individual applying for the first time, we require 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 with "Gatsby Request" in the email subject header.



I'M READY TO APPLY:

Download a sample Gatsby budget here.
See a list of rehearsal and performance venues here.
Submit your application here.
For Gatsby recipients reference, you can download a copy of the contract here.



If approved:

• You will need to make an appointment with Abigail Santner, ats2130@columbia.edu, to review the terms of the contract and to sign it.
• You must include the Arts Initiative logo on all printed materials and electronic materials, as well as language that will be provided to you in the contract. This includes websites, posters, programs, as well as Facebook. A failure to adhere to these requirements will result in your funds bein