Evaluation Criteria

Applications are evaluated and ranked by panelists using the criteria listed below. Because your application will compete with other proposals, be sure to address as many points under each criterion as possible in your application. The grant review panel will be assigning a ranking to each criterion category according to the degree to which the project responds to the subcriteria

Project Quality

• Relationship between the organization's mission and goals, and the project's goals and activities
• Qualifications, background and experience of the artists or consultants involved
• Effective use of the artists'/consultants' skills in the project
• Quality and usefulness of instructional materials to be used in the project

Planning

• Clearly defined relationship between the Organization and the school
• Strong planning for logistics of the residency or project
• Efforts to involve special populations
• Effective project evaluation plan

Education Strategy

Budget

Ability to Complete Project