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CREATE

The CREATE program supports the development of new artistic works emphasizing the need to address the expenses directly related to the research and production and presentation of new creative work.

Overview

There are expenses involved with the creation of almost any artistic work. Sometimes projects are abandoned simply due to these expenses.

The Provost’s Office has allocated $50,000 for the CREATE program. Funding is structured in three tiers for artistic production and presentation and is available only to tenure-track and clinical CLA Faculty.

  • Tier 1 provides up to $2,500 toward the production of art including acquisition of materials, production and presentation costs, including travel for modest creative projects. Funds for travel should be directly related to the creative process, not for simple conference attendance.
  • Tier 2 provides up to $10,000 for the projects requiring more significant resources in the completion and/or presentation of a work. Funds for travel should be directly related to the creative process.
  • Tier 3 provides $10,000-$25,000 for significant projects that require major acquisition of materials, equipment, or other production or presentation costs. Funds for travel should be directly related to the creative process.

The shared objective of the Provost and Dean Yeomans is to inspire creative individuals to produce and present artistic work at the very highest levels.

What is funded?

Faculty may request funds for a wide variety of artistic expenses including materials and equipment directly related to the creation, production or presentation of an artistic work, summer salary, expenses in mounting an exhibition or preparing for a performance, or travel related to the creation, production and presentation of artistic work. No funds will be provided for faculty salaries during the academic year or indirect costs. Funds may be requested for the expenses of participation in workshops or conferences that are necessary for the creation and production or presentation of artistic work.

Submission Deadlines?

CREATE applications will be accepted until November of each year.

What is not funded?

Release time such as sabbaticals or courses releases.

Faculty requiring release time or sabbaticals should follow normal procedures related to those policies.

Who is eligible?

All tenure-track and clinical faculty members of the College of Liberal Arts are eligible to apply. There is no limit on the number of times an untenured professor at any rank may apply for funding or receive an award. Tenured associate professors may apply to this program twice a year and receive up to two awards per year; full professors may apply to this program once per year.

Time Limits

Funds should be spent within the fiscal year it is awarded, no later than June 30th.

Process

To receive the available funds for a project, faculty must fill out a brief application that includes, where applicable:

  1. General applicant information such as name, title, department/school, etc.
  2. Project title
  3. Specify Request Type as Production or Presentation of artistic work
  4. An itemized list with estimated budget for materials, equipment and travel plans
  5. Details on the requester’s role as lead participant in the creative project.
  6. A brief description of the project (1 page) detailing the creative significance of the project and its potential impact.
  7. NOTE: CREATE funding may be used to support expenses incurred by graduate students(s) working with the faculty but may not be used as a source of financial support for the students(s).

Applications will be reviewed as we receive them. The deadline is November of each year. Completed signed applications should be submitted via a word or PDF document summarizing the criteria outlined below to the CLA Associate Dean’s office (claundergrad@purdue.edu) for review. Please ensure to copy your department head as well. Once the committee has met and the Dean’s decisions have been made, notice will be mailed to the requestor of the approval or denial. Funds will be made available as needed for the required expense.

Final Report Submission

  • Tier 1 recipients must submit a brief 1⁄2 page report on the artistic outcomes and benefits of the award to the CLA Associate Dean’s office (claundergrad@purdue.edu) by the end of the grant period (1 year from the beginning date of the grant). One (1) letter of support required.
  • Tier 2 and 3 recipients should provide 1⁄2 page report on the artistic outcomes and benefits of the award as well as formal documentation of the project. The following are common examples of work completed: audio recordings, manuscripts, books, photos, video or film segments, visual designs of the work, etc. The report and documentation of the project should be sent electronically to the CLA Associate Dean’s office (claundergrad@purdue.edu) within 6 months following the end of the 12-month award period.

For questions, please contact claundergrad@purdue.edu
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