Stage Managers' Association Foundation Opens Fall Grants Applications

The Stage Managers’ Association Foundation has announced their fourth grants application cycle.

Applications for grants will be accepted from September 1 through September 30, 2024. Awards will be announced on November 15, 2024. 

Proposals may be submitted to the Foundation for small grants up to $2,000. Examples of what can be funded include:

• Projects and public events that are designed to promote a greater understanding and appreciation of the skills of stage managers and their crucial role in the arts and entertainment industries. 
• Programs and services.
• Support for attending conferences.
• Workshops.
• Support for international travel.
• Honorariums - compensation for lectures, seminars, mentoring or the like, for the furtherance of educating students or others.

To find out more details and to fill out an application, visit: https://www.stagemanagersfoundation.com/guidelines 

Over the past 2 years, SMAF has awarded grants to support:

• An individual stage manager to attend intimacy training.
• Compensation for a stage management position that has, up till now, been filled by a volunteer.
• Training and promoting theatrical experience for stage managers of color in a local theater company.
• A program at a theater for early-career and/or student stage managers that provides paid on-the-job training.
• A webinar series to increase stage manager knowledge of technical specialties that they will interact with on the job.
• SMAF will also be entering its next fundraising cycle on September 10. To find out more or to make a tax-deductible contribution, visit​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​StageManagersFoundation.com/DONATE

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