The Arts in Academics Fund is designed to support educational projects that integrate art disciplines into other core academic subjects.
Donor Name: Rhode Island Foundation
State: Rhode Island
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/27/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Successful Arts in Academics projects create collaborations among artists and educators and promote the arts as an integral part of the learning process. This fund is not intended to support performances where students are passive participants. Literacy projects are generally not funded unless they are exceptionally creative and include other core academic subjects.
Potential projects might include:
- Collaboration between artist and educator: An architect and a math teacher help students learn about scale by reading and using rulers when building a scale model.
- Field trips: Students take a trip to the zoo to study symmetrical patterns as they relate to mathematics. (Trips may not be for entertainment purposes, but must serve an academic need.)
- Professional training: A teacher attends a workshop or other course in critical/creative problem-solving to expand arts literacy skills and incorporate its principles into other core academic areas.
Funding Information
Grant amounts typically range from $500 to $1,000.
Grant Period
January and December of 2026.
Uses of Funds
Grants may be used for stipends, materials, equipment, honorariums, and other costs associated with implementing the project. (Funds may only be used to support performances or exhibitions that are the result of the grant project.)
Eligibility Criteria
Any K-12 public school teacher, including public charter school teachers, artist, or nonprofit organization is eligible to apply as long as the proposed project benefits Rhode Island public school children.
For more information, visit Rhode Island Foundation.
