Free Grants for Women
What is a Financial Grant?
A financial grant is funds that are awarded to individuals, companies, or organizations to be used to improve the situation of their community or self. Financial grants do not require the recipient to pay back the funds. Grants can be awarded to individuals on a variety of topics. The most common type of grants involve businesses and low income families. Another popular grant type is for women to start their own business or organization.
Grants for Women to Go to School
The R.O.S.E. fund issues grants to women that are survivors of abuse that is to be used to enroll in the school of their choice. Over $12,500 is awarded yearly. These grants pay for the recipient to even attend top-notch universities such as Yale and Harvard.
Grants for Women to Start a Small Business
The Balance Bar company provides grants to creative women to help fund the start of their small business as well as expand their existing business. The grant can also be used for organizations that is created by women. Most recipients form a business in their community that will benefit the community as well, such as starting a small cafe and offering free meals to the homeless.
Grants for Women Musicians
The Open Meadows Foundation offers the PastyLu Music Fund, which provides financial grants to women that are involved in music. Grants are awarded to composers, performers and music educators. The goal of this grant is to provide financial support to women of different races, cultures, and ethnics - as well as different sexual preferences.
Grants for Women to Start Fellowships
The American Association of University Women Educational Foundation offers grants to women that would like to start a fellowship, or club, in their community. The goal of the grant is to form an educational group for other women in the community to gather and receive support on projects as well as regular professional support.
Sources:
Free Money for Everyone; Matthew Lesko; 2005
The R.O.S.E. Fund - http://www.rosefund.org/programs/scholarship.asp
Open Meadows - http://www.openmeadows.org
American Association of University Women Educational Foundation - http://www.aauw.org
Balance Bar - http://www.balance.com/grants/default.asp
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