The OSUN Human Rights & the Arts Center at Bard College invites applications for micro-grants to students pursuing campus- and community-based initiatives in human rights and the arts. The Center seeks to confront the current practical and conceptual challenges of human rights discourse by stimulating new ways of thinking, developing new strategies of activism and engagement, incubating new relationships between activists, scholars and artists, and working seriously and meaningfully at a global scale. The goal of this grant program is to support students at OSUN institutions who seek to create or extend projects in human rights and social justice, particularly those with an artistic dimension, that are based in the institution or the community (or beyond). Projects that strengthen connections across OSUN institutions are encouraged but not required. Eligibility Any currently-enrolled undergraduate and graduate students in any of the partner institutions of the Open Society University Network (OSUN) are eligible to apply. Grants Details Applications are due November 27, 2020. Applicants will be notified of selection committee decisions by December 18, 2021. Successful applicants for the Spring-Summer 2021 cycle will receive up to $1,000 in support. These funds can be used to cover relevant purchases and other expenses in pursuit of a student-led initiative. All expenses must be pre-approved through the application process (or subsequently amended) and executed between January 1 and June 30, 2021. Questions about the grant or about the application process should be sent to [email protected]