Eligibility

In order to be eligible for a VERVE grant:

• You must have been a legal resident of Minnesota for 12 months prior to the application deadline.
• You must NOT be a full-time student.
• The work you submit must NOT be for any degree or diploma.
• The work you submit must be spoken word poetry.
• You may only submit ONE grant proposal per year.
• You must be an emerging artist.
• You must have been a spoken word poet for longer than 6-months.
• You must not earn more than 50% of your income as a spoken word artist, teacher or performer.
• You must have headlined, featured in or been invited to perform in at least one spoken word poetry performance in the past 12-months.
• You must commit to participating in all aspects of the program. This includes attending monthly program gatherings and working with your fellow grantees to design and participate in a final performance at the end of the grant year.
• You may not have received a VERVE grant in any of the past three grant cycles.
• You may not be, or be the immediate family member of, an Intermedia Arts staff or board member.