Funding Opportunities
Badger Arts Grants
Imagine. Create. Share. Badger Arts Grants help students and campus units launch projects that center the arts and spark innovation. Whether it’s materials for a performance, venue costs for an exhibit, or honoraria for guest artists, these grants make your vision possible. Apply now and bring your ideas to life this spring.
Creative Arts Awards
The Division of the Arts offers annual awards split into four categories: Faculty Arts Research, Staff and Faculty Arts Outreach, graduate and undergraduate Student Arts Research and Achievement. Recipients are honored at the annual Arts Awards celebration in the spring.
Arts Business Competition
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Arts Business Competition (ABC) invites current students from across campus to develop and submit a proposal for an arts event, exhibition, performance series, or other artistic project.
Badger Arts Deadline
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Complete the form linked below to be considered.
Please send questions to samara.frame@wisc.edu.
CAA Deadline
The application process for 2026 is now closed. Thank you so much for your interest!
Please send questions to caa@arts.wisc.edu.
ABC Deadline
The application process for 2026 is now closed. Thank you so much for your interest!
Please send questions to bolz@wsb.wisc.edu.