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Doerr Arts & Sustainability Fund / VPA Faculty Creative Project Seed Grant
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Doerr Arts & Sustainability Fund / VPA Faculty Creative Project Seed Grant

Stanford University

April 10, 2026United States (California)

These Stanford University funds support projects that fuse artistic practice directly with the hard sciences, particularly in sustainability. They aim to translate scientific sustainability work to broader audiences, utilizing art as a critical epistemic bridge to address public communication deficits in climate science and biodiversity research.

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$5,000 to $20,000; support for interdisciplinary pilots and proof-of-concept works.

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Academic staff/faculty (often collaborating with external artists).

Dates & details

Programme dates
2026-27 cycle
Duration
Project-based
Language
English (assumed)
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$5,000 to $20,000
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Free

Next edition of this programme

Wallace Stegner Fellowships 2027–2029 — Stanford University ($75,000 Stipend, Fiction and Poetry)Stanford University · Stanford, California, USA · Deadline: Nov 2, 2026

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