Eligibility

All BGSU organizations, offices, departments, programs, and units are eligible to request funding through ECAP for ethnic and/or cultural arts events.

Applicants may request grant amounts of up to 50% of their project budget, up to a maximum of $4,000. ECAP will prioritize proposals that show evidence of a broad base of confirmed financial support from other campus organizations as well as outside funding.

ECAP will provide funding for a variety of support activities including but not limited to:

• The costs to bring professional artists on campus including transportation, lodging, meals, and honoraria
• Production costs of the event (e.g., audio-visual technician, accompanist for vocalist/instrumentalist)
• Costs related to producing flyers, brochures and advertisements to promote the event.

Funding will NOT be provided for:

• Requests for artists’ fees when information about the artists and samples of the artists’ work have not been included in the support materials.
• Hospitality expenses, such as food and beverages for openings, receptions or benefits.
• Fund raising efforts, such as social events or entrepreneurial activities.
• Applications from organizations that have not submitted final reports for the preceding fiscal year.
• Equipment, supplies, materials or assistance normally obtained through University, College, or Department budgets
• Programming that would normally occur within a particular University unit
• Events that have taken place prior to the specified time frame or that have already occurred.
• Applications for projects that primarily present political, denominational, religious or sectarian ideas, or projects that enhance the property of religious institutions.
• Arts activities that are essentially recreational, therapeutic or vocational.
• BGSU student employment, faculty salaries, or release time
• Interest expenses paid on loans or debts.
• Scholarship assistance for academic credit.
• Applications for projects primarily for academic credit.
• Applications for travel by applicant.