CPA Project Guidelines

Maximum grant available for comedy or spoken word performances:  $500 

The standard expenses for comedy and spoken word events are publicity, including programs; props; and costumes. 

Each student group may apply for no more than one CPA award per semester. This one award may be used to support multiple on-campus performances in the same semester.

Repeat CPA awards are contingent on organization representative/awardee having met with their assigned Yale College Arts adviser in the previous cycle. 

CPA-sponsored projects may not charge admission/entrance fees. 

Projects (performances, exhibitions, screenings) must be presented to the community to complete the CPA cycle. Fall projects must be presented before spring break. Spring projects must be presented before the end of the spring semester. In either case, projects may not be presented later than the first Saturday of any reading period and may not be presented during exam period. Presentations must occur on campus. 

Maximum grant available for concerts:  $500 

Up to $1,000 additional funding may be allotted to secure legal rights to perform a concert (additional funds will be awarded only as needed for actual costs).

The standard expenses for concerts are payment for rights; the purchase of parts; and publicity, including programs. Proposers should consult the Yale Music Library before purchasing parts.

Each student group may apply for no more than one CPA award per semester. This one award may be used to support multiple on-campus performances in the same semester.

Repeat CPA awards are contingent on organization representative/awardee  having met with their assigned Yale College Arts adviser in the previous cycle.

CPA-sponsored projects may not charge admission/entrance fees.

Projects (performances, exhibitions, screenings) must be presented to the community to complete the CPA cycle. Fall projects must be presented before spring break. Spring projects must be presented before the end of the spring semester. In either case, projects may not be presented later than the first Saturday of any reading period and may not be presented during exam period. Presentations must occur on campus. 

Maximum grant available for dance performances:  $1,000  

The standard expenses for dance events are costumes and publicity, including programs.  

Dance groups should plan to retain costumes for use in future semesters. Storage is available at the Undergraduate Production/Alliance for Dance At Yale Costume Collection. 

Each student dance group may apply for no more than one CPA award per semester. If a dance group is charging admission for a production, that group is not eligible for a CPA award for an additional production that semester. 

Repeat CPA awards are contingent on organization representative/awardee having met with their assigned Yale College Arts adviser in the previous cycle. 

CPA-sponsored projects may not charge admission/entrance fees. 

Projects (performances, exhibitions, screenings) must be presented to the community to complete the CPA cycle. Fall projects must be presented before spring break. Spring projects must be presented before the end of the spring semester. In either case, projects may not be presented later than the first Saturday of any reading period and may not be presented during exam period. Presentations must occur on campus. 

Maximum grant available for plays and musicals: $1,200  

Additional funding of up to $1,000 may be allotted to secure legal rights to perform a play or musical (additional funds will be awarded only as needed for actual costs).  

The standard expenses for plays and musicals are scenic materials; props; costumes; rights to perform; and publicity, including programs. 

Each student group may apply for no more than one CPA award per semester. This one award may be used to support multiple on-campus performances in the same semester. 

Directors and teams for all productions should think creatively, act with respect to the environment, and work with fiscal responsibility when purchasing props. Please read these suggestions regarding props here and speak with your sponsoring college regarding post-production recycling, usage, or storage of props prior to making purchases. 

CPA-sponsored projects may not charge admission/entrance fees. 

Projects (performances, exhibitions, screenings) must be presented to the community to complete the CPA cycle. Fall projects must be presented before spring break. Spring projects must be presented before the end of the spring semester. In either case, projects may not be presented later than the first Saturday of any reading period and may not be presented during exam period. Presentations must occur on campus. 

Maximum grants available for art publications:  $500

The applicant must include a narrative highlighting the value of the publication for showcasing literature or the arts.

The applicant must include a detailed printing budget in their application, with all publication costs, including the number of copies to be printed not exceeding 300 copies. 

Each student publication may apply for no more than one CPA award per year. This one award may be used to support multiple issues in the same year. Repeat awards are contingent on publication representative/awardee having met with their assigned Yale College Arts adviser in the previous cycle.

Preference will be given to collaborative projects and books that feature the work of two or more contributors. Yearbooks or Facebooks are not eligible. Publications that do not enhance the arts are not eligible.

Free resources for hosting web publications and podcasts are listed here: https://collegearts.yale.edu/resources/publication_resources

Maximum grants available for video and film projects: 

$500 for a non-thesis video or film 

$1,200 for a thesis film in Film and Media Studies

Applicants may include a budget item of up to $200 for film festival entry fees, provided the festival is in the greater New Haven area.  

The standard expenses for video and film are rental of recording and camera equipment; props; and costumes.  

Applicants must include a clear plan in their proposal for screening the completed work to an audience from their college.

CPA-sponsored projects may not charge admission/entrance fees.  

Projects (performances, exhibitions, screenings) must be presented to the community to complete the CPA cycle. Fall projects must be presented before spring break. Spring projects must be presented before the end of the spring semester. In either case, projects may not be presented later than the first Saturday of any reading period and may not be presented during exam period. Presentations must occur on campus. 

Maximum grant available for visual arts projects:  $500  

Funded exhibitions should be exhibited in the applicant’s college or another campus exhibition location. 

Visual art projects requiring the construction of structures that will support people, be over people, or that are over 4 feet in height are prohibited. 

Visual art projects must be fabricated and created in residential college art spaces or approved Yale spaces.  Studio and shop spaces at the Schools of Art and Architecture are only available to students enrolled in designated courses in those majors, after petitioning their current art faculty for specific use. Information about accessing resources at the CEID can be found on the CEID website. 

Because oil-based paints require highly flammable solvents for cleaning brushes and other tools, these activities may only safely be done in facilities designed to manage that risk. These facilities only exist at the School of Art and are only available to students enrolled in oil painting courses each semester.

Students who are not enrolled in oil painting courses in the Art major MUST work in water-based paints, for safety reasons.

Off campus work is prohibited.  

Projects (performances, exhibitions, screenings) must be presented to the community to complete the CPA cycle. Fall projects must be presented before spring break. Spring projects must be presented before the end of the spring semester. In either case, projects may not be presented later than the first Saturday of any reading period and may not be presented during exam period. Presentations must occur on campus.