Support for Teaching: Artists in the Classroom
Internal — Massachusetts Institute of Technology only
Support for Teaching: Artists in the Classroom supports MIT instructors with practicing artists’ guest visits, virtually or in person, to connect art, science, and technology in classroom teaching.
Funder: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Due Dates: Rolling (fall 2026, until funds are committed) | August 20, 2026 (fall cycle opened) | Before spring 2027 semester (application reopens)
Funding Amounts: $250 honorarium per visit; up to two class visits
Summary: MIT CAST supports instructors inviting practicing artists to participate as classroom guest speakers, virtually or in person.
Key Information: Honoraria are limited to external artists; current MIT employees and enrolled MIT students cannot receive funding.
Description
Support for Teaching: Artists in the Classroom is a micro-grant initiative administered by MIT’s Center for Art, Science & Technology (CAST). It helps MIT instructors bring practicing artists into their classes as guest speakers, supporting visits held either virtually or in person. Visits may involve one or two artists or address one or two subjects.
The initiative supports CAST’s mission to connect art, science, and technology as mutually informing modes of exploration, knowledge, and discovery. Across its work, CAST encourages projects focused on racial and social justice and on amplifying the artistic work and voices of Black, Indigenous, and people of color. This classroom initiative operates separately from CAST’s semiannual grant cycle.
