The听Roser Visiting Artist Program is committed to continuing to provide faculty with support to enrich student learning by providing funding and support for professional artist residencies.听

The Roser Visiting Artist Endowment was established to enrich the lives and education of students on the Boulder听campus听at the University of Colorado in music, theatre and dance, fine arts, and film studies, by funding visiting professional artists who have demonstrated a record of excellence and commitment to working with students. This enrichment and interaction will be fostered by the Artists' collaboration in the creative process with students and faculty.

The grants provide in-person听guest lectureships, workshops, performances, directorships, exhibitions, as well as other art-related programs which听benefit students, faculty, and the community as a whole.

Proposals will be awarded to support artistically excellent visitors who will have a broad impact on the students.听Roser Visiting Artist Endowment grants will not support fundraising activities, deficit reduction, or receptions. Marketing or publicity expenses will be considered at this time.

Roser Grant:

With the return to live performance and pedagogy, the Spring 2025 - Spring 2026听Roser Grant is designed to support and create new adventures for our CU campus and extended community. This year鈥檚 award听request maximum听is $15,000 (there is no minimum)听and will fund a number of award recipients with special considerations or grants that further conversations, experiences, and explorations in equity, diversity, and inclusion.听

Timeline:

The Grant proposal听deadline is January 15th, 2025听and will be听distributed for use in the听Spring 2025听- Spring 2026听academic year. Awardees will hear back from the committee by mid-February. Final reports are to be submitted within two months of the project's completion.

Important Reminders:

All funded activities must take place during the Spring 2025听to Spring 2026听academic year. Please read听the mission statement听carefully to be sure your project is appropriate. Only CU Boulder faculty may apply on behalf听of artists. Arts units may submit more than one proposal. Grant requests will be no more than听the maximum amount. Please be very accurate in your budget. Please include letters of commitment if the project involves collaboration with another department. It is important for department heads and chairs to notify all faculty about the deadline for proposals. Please direct them to this website for further information and forms.

Delivery:听Grant proposals should be completed online through our听鈥淎辫辫濒测鈥�听page at or before 5:00 p.m. on the due date.

Notification:听Applicants can expect to hear results within 6听weeks after the application deadline, as the Roser Visiting Artist Endowment Committee will meet听to review applications and make awardee decisions.

Reporting:听Award recipients will have to turn in a听final report听detailing the expenses of their artist residency. These reports should be sent to the Roser Fellow听at 听roserfellow@colorado.edu听within听2听months after the completion of the Roser funded project. All reports will be forwarded to the Roser grant committee for review.

Roser Mini Grant:

Mini-grant proposals are accepted as the budget for the academic year allows. Due to funding capacity, Mini-Rosers will be awarded until the funds for the academic year run out (see below). For the Fall 2024听- Spring 2025听year,听the maximum amount awarded听will be $1,500 in order to听support more diversity amongst projects. No final report is required. However, picture documentation is highly encouraged.听You can find the application听on听our听鈥淎辫辫濒测鈥�听page.

Proposals may include in-person and virtual artist visits;听we strongly recommend that applicants invite guests who have demonstrated their pedagogic impact both in-person and online formats.

At this time, Roser Mini Grant awards are CLOSED. If you are still interested, we encourage you to consider applying for this year's (2025-2026)听Roser Grant as there is no set minimum.

Mini-grant proposals should be听e-mailed to the听current Roser听Committee Chair and Roser Fellow.听Applicants can expect to hear results within 3-4 weeks after they apply.

Questions

For more information or with inquiries about Roser Visiting Artist Endowment grants, please contact the current Roser Fellow at roserfellow@colorado.edu听