mertz gilmore dance research grants

Mertz Gilmore Dance Research Grants are for dance artists, dance collectives, or dance nonprofits at any stage of their career. This grant opportunity supports the research and development of a new dance work. Awards in this category will be $7,500 per artist.

These funds are designed to alleviate significant challenges around the lack of venues for dance presentations in Staten Island and are designed to focus on the development of new work. Applying artists are asked to describe their idea and detail ways these funds would be allocated to support the further development of this work. Ideas for new work can be undeveloped or in the early stages of development but cannot be for work that has already been presented.

Funds will support the research and development of a new dance work and cannot be used towards the presentation costs of any formal presentation of this work. Awardees will receive $7,500 to support the research and development of a new dance work. A budget will not be required to apply.