Dow Visiting Scholars & Artists Program

The purpose of the Dow Visiting Scholars and Artists Program is to bring visiting scholars or artists to the campus for periods ranging from a few days to a few weeks in order to expand and enrich SVSU’s curricular offerings for students and cultural offerings for people of the surrounding community. 

Eligibility to apply: tenured or tenure-track faculty, deans or academic departments.

Proposals will be selected for funding based on the qualifications of the scholar or artist, the potential impact on the campus and larger community, the anticipated schedule of activities, and the demonstrated involvement of faculty and departments for successfully hosting the visitor.  All applications will require a letter of support from the dean of the relevant college.

Funding:  The estimated number of awards is three per fall and winter semesters, for a total of six annually.

To apply, learn more and view grant guidelines, visit InfoReady, SVSU’s online internal grant application tool. The grant guidelines and applications only appear when being accepted, typically 90 days prior to the due date.

Proposals are accepted twice yearly, with deadlines of 4:30 p.m. on October 31 and 4:30 p.m. on March 15.  When these due dates fall on a holiday or on a Saturday or Sunday, the submission date will be the next business day.

Current application guidelines supersede any information on this website and may be revised at any time by the appropriate SVSU committee(s) or authorized personnel. Applicants are encouraged to review the guidelines carefully and contact sponsoredprograms@svsu.edu if any discrepancies are identified so that website information can be updated. Thank you for your understanding.