The Department of Performing Arts at Georgetown University invites applications for the Summer Creative Research Awards, supporting continuing undergraduate students in interdisciplinary creative research, fieldwork, and artistic projects related to their thesis or capstone work. Grants of up to $1,500 help cover travel, living expenses, equipment, and other essential costs, making transformative summer experiences more accessible.
While priority is given to American Musical Cultures and Theater and Performance Studies majors, all Georgetown undergraduates are eligible to apply.
Application Deadline: April 30, 2025 Notification: Before May 3, 2025 Final Report Due: September 1, 2025
Pietro Elie (Anthropology, Music & Film and Media Studies, 2025) “A Place of Eternal Peace”: An ethnography investigating how contemporary “hybrid” musical subcultures in Tokyo interact, connect, and spread on digital platforms through fieldwork at Forestlimit, an underground venue in Tokyo, Japan.
Winnie Ho (Theater & Performance Studies, Asian Studies Certificate, 2025) Volunteered with Fondation Orient-Occident in Rabat, Morocco, teaching English and researching the lived experiences of migrants for a play centered on war and identity.
Molly Dubens (American Musical Culture & English, 2025) Traveled to England to research government censorship and music, conducting interviews and producing a documentary for her capstone on activism and sound.
Thea Belle Flanzer (English, Film & Media Studies, 2024) Created a social justice documentary on a sea turtle rescue program in New York, bridging environmental activism and the arts.
Ollie Henry (Women & Gender Studies & Government, 2024) Developed a multidisciplinary street performance and short film on justice, abolition, and embodiment in collaboration with Black and brown student artists.
