Got a creative idea you keep putting off? Find out how you can claim a summer week to focus on it, with the support to help make it real, at the Staff Creative Residencies Kick-Off and Info Session. 

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Banquet Room at Johnson Commons, UM

All are invited to enjoy food by Grit, hear from past recipients, and learn more about Staff Creative Residencies.

A Mississippi Lab program (funded by the Office of the Provost), Staff Creative Residencies supports UM staff creative work. Staff selected for summer residencies receive a stipend for travel, supplies, mentor fees, and other expenses, plus use one summer week (40 hours) to pursue a creative project.

Applications will be accepted via our website from March 31 to April 27, 2026.

Questions? email mslab[at]olemiss.edu