OFA Express Grant

OFA Express Grants ($100-$500) support on campus undergraduate art making proposals with preference given to those that highlight/include one or more of the following components: Innovation, Civic Engagement, or New or deepening of existing Partnerships.

2025-26 Applications: 

Application link for spring 26 projects : Available, February 2, 2026

Fall 2025/Wintersession projects: Closed 
Spring 2026 projects:  Closed

Review timeline: 7-10 business days

Funding Program Contacts: Angie Durrell, Director of Programs or Stephanie Troisi, Student Services Coordinator.

Guidelines

Who is Eligible:
Undergraduates (individual or registered student organizations in good standing with the College)

NOTE: Partnerships with outside organizations or other entity are possible but the applicant MUST be an undergraduate (individual or group) and the project MUST be led by the undergraduate applicant. 

We will consider funding: 
Fall 2025 or Spring 2026 on campus undergraduate art making proposals that miss the initial project grant application deadline, with preference given to those that highlight/include one or more of the following components:

  • Innovation: Unique projects that are using new materials, techniques, or perspectives. Innovative projects can combine existing elements in new ways by experimenting and taking risks.
  • Civic engagement: Arts and civic engagement are ways that people use the arts to participate in their communities and address civic issues. Involves participating in community life to address civic issues. Projects can include voting or advocacy, volunteering, and community organizing. A reflection on one's role in the community, consider issues of justice and fairness and beyond.
  • New or Longstanding Partnerships and co-designing a project: we encourage individual artists or student groups to create new partnerships, or to deepen and improve a long-standing partnership between multiple groups.
  • Projects taking place in the houses (activating special amenities).  NOTE: we encourage those interested in house engagement in the arts to consider applying for an OFA Arts in Houses Grant which specifically supports art focused projects taking place in the houses.

 Requirements


Applicants must sign-up and attend one of 3 upcoming OFA workshops to receive approved funding. NOTE: Workshop dates and topics subject to change. Any updates to information below will be provided to those approved for IDEA grant funding. 

 

Spring projects/events must take place before the end of each semester's Reading Period 


Reimbursement 

Details will be provided upon grant award confirmation.   
 

Other Funding Resources

We encourage producers to research other available funding resources made available to Harvard Events. The Harvard Undergraduate Association provides a listing of resources on their website.