Applications and Awards

  • Projects must not begin before September 1 for the Founders Grant, Harris Grant, and Harris Fellowship
  • See specified project dates for the Alvin Cohen Fund and Reba R. Robertson Award
  • A completed cover sheet must accompany all 6 copies of submitted applications materials
  • Only one grant proposal per year
  • Most grant projects are for one year.
  • Exceptional projects extending up to two years may be considered when included in the original grant submission.
Included below are Summary Sheets & Application Details for our various grants in
PDF and RTF formats.
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Founders Grants

Organizations or individuals.

Founders Grants have, in more than forty years, supported diverse projects of national significance including national and international theatre festivals; research in theatre education and theatre practice; publications; U.S.A. representation abroad in theatre festivals and symposiums; scholarships, playwriting and other work of theatre artists and scholars.

REQUIRES a on-to-one cash match Salaries can be counted but not in-kind services.

Summary Sheet and Application Details:

For organizations:

PDF RTF
For indviduals:

PDF RTF


Aurand Harris Children's Theatre Grants

Small to mid-sized, not-for-profit organizations.

Aurand Harris Grants, as Mr. Harris intended, focus primarily on not-for-profit, small and mid sized theatres.

Who may apply:

  • Small theatres, established for at least three consecutive years, possessing a public record of artistic quality and with operating budgets under $250,000.
  • Mid-sized theatres, established for at least 10 consecutive years, possessing a public record of artistic quality and an annual operating budget of not less than $250,000 and not more than 1 million.

Harris grants have served a wide variety of needs such as...

  1. The premiere of an important and promising new play for children/youth, including the costs of: a) Fees and expenses of a noted guest artist, b) Expenses to enable a playwright to participate in rehearsals and attend the performance of his/her play, c) Special production needs.
  2. Performance expenses of a USA Children’s theatre to send a play to a regional, national, or international festival or convention.
  3. Support for the establishment of a special production project or program of children’s theatre such as a touring program, a children’s theatre playwriting program, or a production-related symposia.
  4. Assistance in securing scripts, supplies and equipment of production of plays for young audiences.
REQUIRES a one-to-one cash match. Salaries can be counted but not in-kind services

Summary Sheet and Application Details:

 

Aurand Harris Fellowships

Individual Theatre Artists.

Aurand Harris Fellowships are designed to assist an individual theatre artist with a specific project or with undertaking and completing a specific plan for the development of his/her own artistic excellence relating to practicing in the field of theatre for children.

No cash match required.

Summary Sheet and Application Details:

 

Alvin Cohen Memorial Fund

Cohen Grants are awarded biennially. Applications are submitted in even numbered years for programs that will occur in the following two years.(For example: grant money awarded in August 08 may be used in 2009 or 2010.)

Alvin Cohen Memorial Fund Grants (USA-National Theatre Associations) are designed to encourage and support exceptional programs at national conferences.  The proposed program must feature mentor-artists: directors, playwrights, actors, choreographers, or designers of stage sets, lights or costumes, whose reputations will attract wide attendance and/or participation. Exhibits, demonstrations and/or workshops led by such professionals are also eligible. Maximum distribution of funds per cycle will not exceed $4,000.

Who may apply:

  • U.S. National Theatre Associations solely concerned with theatre for children and youth ages 4-18.
  • The applicant association must have been incorporated for a minimum of three years prior to making an application and have a verifiable record of accomplishments.
  • A 50/50 cash match for the proposed program is required.  (General conference expenses and in-kind services cannot be used.)

Priority will be given applicants not funded in the previous grant cycle.

Summary Sheet and Application Details:

 

Reba Robertson Awards

Robertson Award application deadline: December 15, 2007

Reba R. Robertson Award (Outstanding teachers of public secondary school)
The biennial Reba Robertson Award honors the important work of secondary school theatre/drama and drama teachers in public schools throughout the USA.

Who may apply: Drama teachers of in public secondary schools in the USA. Candidates must follow these general criteria:

  • Be at mid-career level and anticipate serving at least ten additional years in the profession
  • Have a least one-half teaching load in theatre/drama courses
  • Personify mentoring qualities
  • Demonstrate artistic excellence
  • Verify artistic achievement
  • Confirm broad influence on school, community, state, region and beyond, as exhibited by the award’s namesake, Reba R. Robertson

The Reba R. Robertson Award features transportation expenses up to $500 for the recipient to travel to the CTFA Medallion Awards Event; two distinctive trophies (one each for the recipient and ths school district); $5000 to the honoree to be used as the recipient chooses for the purpose of expanding his/her professional interests (i.e. study with a master mentor, travel, research, development of learning tools); $750 to the honoree’s school district to enhance the high school theatre/drama program; Five tickets to the CTFA Medallion Luncheon.

Summary Sheet and Application Details:

For all grants, a pplications are accepted only from theatres and theatre artists within in the United States of America.

 

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