# Lewis Center Summer Funding Application

**Source**: https://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/student-funding-awards/lewis-center-summer-funding-application/
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#### Student Summer Funding Opportunities

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# Lewis Center Summer Funding Application ---

## Summer Funding Timeline for 2025-26

Funding applications for summer 2026 projects and research will open Monday, February 2.

**The application deadline will be Friday, February 27, 2026, at 5 p.m.**

Please thoroughly review the application requirements and travel information section on this page before [submitting your application](#apply).

## Student Eligibility for Lewis Center Summer Funding Awards

**Students need not apply for any particular funding source when proposing a project. The committee will determine what funding source is used for each student’s project.**

- The [Alex Adam ’07 Award](http://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/student-funding-awards/alex-adam-award/): All Princeton University first year students, sophomores, and juniors are eligible to receive this award.
- The [Mary Quaintance ’84 Fund for the Creative Arts](https://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/student-funding-awards/mary-quaintance-84-fund-creative-arts-award/): This award is given to a student who has taken a course in creative writing or visual arts.
- The [Peter B. Lewis Summer Fund](https://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/student-funding-awards/peter-b-lewis-summer-fund/), the [Mellor Fund for Undergraduate Research](https://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/student-funding-awards/mellor-fund-undergraduate-research/), and the [Sam Hutton Fund for the Arts](https://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/student-funding-awards/sam-hutton-fund-for-the-arts/): All Princeton University students who have taken or are currently taking a Lewis Center course (ATL, CWR, DAN, LCA, MTD, THR, VIS) are eligible for this funding.
- The [Mallach Senior Thesis Fund](http://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/student-funding-awards/mallach-senior-thesis-fund/): This award is given to a current junior who is minoring in a Lewis Center Program – Creative Writing, Dance, Theater & Music Theater, Visual Arts.

## Application Requirements

### Written Proposal

Please describe why you are requesting funding\* from the Lewis Center. Your **1,000 word maximum** proposal must include:

- Describe the original work that will evolve from your use of the funding
- Explain how your academic studies are related to this project
- Provide a financial budget and describe how you will use the funding
- Indicate if you have requested or received funding for this proposal from any other department

**Students need not apply for any particular funding source when proposing a project. The committee will determine what funding source is used for each student’s project.**

### Supporting Document Requirements

- **Creative Writing**—Please submit a writing sample (PDF file) of no more than ten (10) pages of your best poetry, prose fiction (double-spaced), translation or screenwriting.
- **Dance/Theater**—Supporting materials to be furnished if needed, upon request from the committee.
- **Visual Arts**—Please attach a PDF file containing images of recent work with captions or provide links to 5 minutes of video or performance work uploaded to Vimeo or YouTube.
- **All PDF files must be under 20 MB in size.**

\*\*Please Note: Any equipment purchased in relation to a project will remain property of the University.

## Travel Information

To learn about Princeton University’s current policies regarding domestic and international travel:

- All Princeton travelers are advised to review the [Global Safety & Security section](https://international.princeton.edu/global-safety-security) of the [Princeton International website](https://international.princeton.edu/) for destination guidance, information on routine and emergency issues while traveling, and frequently asked questions (FAQs).
- Review [Permissible Travel Guidelines](https://international.princeton.edu/permissible-travel-guidelines) maintained by Global Safety & Security on the Princeton International website.
- Review [Princeton’s undergraduate Travel Policies](https://travel.princeton.edu/undergraduate-students/undergraduate-travel-policies).

## Summer Funding Application Form

Applications for summer 2026 closed on February 27, 2026, at 5 PM (ET).

#### Questions?

With technical questions or difficulties with your application, please email [LewisCenter@princeton.edu.](mailto:LewisCenter@princeton.edu) \
 With general questions, contact Dawn Capizzi at\
 [dcapizzi@princeton.edu](mailto:dcapizzi@princeton.edu).