Cross Disciplinary Class Development Fund
ForecastedInternal — Massachusetts Institute of Technology only
Cross Disciplinary Class Development Fund supports MIT educators in creating classes that integrate arts into the core curriculum and engage students across the Institute in producing new artistic work.
Funder: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Due Dates (Anticipated): September 2027 (Initial Inquiry deadline)
Funding Amounts: $30,000–$50,000 per grant
Summary: Supports new MIT classes that integrate arts into the core curriculum and engage students in producing artistic work.
Key Information: Applicants must have no active CAST or CAMIT grants and may submit only one Initial Inquiry per cycle.
Description
The Cross Disciplinary Class Development Fund is administered by MIT’s Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST). It supports new classes that integrate the arts into MIT’s core curriculum and engage students from across the Institute in producing new artistic work. Preference is given to classes intended to become a regular part of the curriculum, with support encompassing visiting artists, lecturers, and student project materials.
CAST promotes art, science, and technology as interrelated modes of exploration, knowledge, and discovery. It welcomes cross-disciplinary proposals, including exploratory projects that may be difficult to fund through traditional sources. The center also encourages proposals focused on racial and social justice or amplifying the artistic work and voices of Black, Indigenous, and people of color.
