Cross Disciplinary Class Development Fund
MIT’s Cross Disciplinary Class Development Fund supports faculty in creating innovative, permanent courses that integrate the arts with science and technology, engaging students in original artistic work.
Funder: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Due Dates (Anticipated): February 2027 (Initial Inquiry) | April 2027 (Full Proposal)
Funding Amounts: $30,000–$50,000 per award; supports honoraria for visiting artists/lecturers and project materials.
Summary: Supports MIT faculty and lecturers in developing new cross-disciplinary classes that integrate the arts into the core curriculum and engage students in original artistic work.
Description
The Cross Disciplinary Class Development Fund at MIT provides support for full-time faculty and lecturers to create new courses that integrate the arts into the Institute’s core curriculum. The fund prioritizes proposals for classes intended to become permanent offerings and encourages approaches that foster collaboration and innovation at the intersection of art, science, and technology. The goal is to enrich the MIT curriculum by supporting arts-integrated classes that reach diverse student populations and result in the production of original artistic work.
