International Fund for Sexual Minorities
US Fund Panel Grants
Margot Karle Scholarship Fund
Astraea Visual Arts Fund
Lesbian Writers Fund

Deadlines are for receipt of applications at the Astraea office.

For more information, including current criteria, guidelines and application forms, please contact: grants@astraeafoundation.org.

GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS

International Fund for Sexual Minorities

Cycle 1 Application Deadline: September 5, 2007
Notification of Decision: January 31, 2008

Cycle 2 Application Deadline: February 1, 2008
Notification of Decision: June 30, 2008

For LGBTI social change and movement-building organizations based in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia, the Pacific Islands, Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Republics, the Middle East, or Africa.

Download Guidelines & Application

English (pdf 264kb)     Español (pdf 260kb)

Download Microsoft Word versions of the Cover Sheet & Sample Budget Form

English (word 128kb)     Español (word 120kb)

US Fund Panel Grants

Application Deadline: December 3, 2007
Notification of Decision: June 30, 2008

For Lesbian, Trans, Intersex, and LGBTI social change organizations and projects (including film, video, media and cultural projects) that directly address the depth and complexity of critical issues in LGBTI communities.

Click here to download Guidelines & Application (pdf 396kb)

Click here to download Word versions of the Cover Sheet, Diversity Chart & Sample Budget Form (word 140kb)

GRANTS TO INDIVIDUALS

Margot Karle Scholarship Fund

Application Deadline: EXTENDED November 30th 2007
Notification of Decision: January 31, 2008

For full-time, undergraduate women students attending a City University of NY (CUNY) school.

Click here to download an application for the Margot Karle Scholarship Fund (pdf 348kb)

Astraea Visual Arts Fund

Application Deadline: March 3, 2008
Notification of Decision: June 30, 2008

Recognizes the work of contemporary lesbian visual artists within the U.S. This fund does not include film/video, or photography submissions

Please make sure to read the guidelines thoroughly for eligibility criteria and submission instructions. There will not be an ID number on your downloaded application. Please call the Astraea office, or email us at grants@astraeafoundation.org, for an ID number.

Click below to download an application for the Astraea Lesbian Visual Arts Fund.
pdf 176kb    

Lesbian Writers Fund

Please note that the 2007 deadline has passed. Notifications of decisions for LWF 2007 will be mailed to all applicants in January 2008. Deadline and notification dates below are for LWF 2008.

Application Deadline: June 30, 2008
Notification of Decision: January 31, 2009

For emerging lesbian poets and fiction writers within the U.S.

Please note that both documents posted here are important for your application. Please make sure to read the guidelines thoroughly for eligibility criteria and submission instructions. There will not be an ID number on your downloaded application. Please call the Astraea office for an ID number, prior to applying.

Click here to download Lesbian Writers Fund Guidelines (pdf 156kb)

Click here to download Lesbian Writers Fund Application Cover Sheet (doc 328kb)

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