Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching
The Foundation is currently accepting college scholarship applications for the ‘22-23 school year. Since 1978, the program has awarded over $13M in scholarships to over 9,000 students. GWCF awarded more than $680,000 to 375 local students just last year.
Applicants from any Worcester County high school are encouraged to apply. The deadline is March 1, 2022 and students can apply online to be eligible for any of the Foundation's 139 scholarships.. Financial need, topic of study, community activity, which high school, and birthplace are among the criteria used to determine scholarship disbursements, which can range from $500 to $5,000 per year.
The deadline to apply for 2022-2023 scholarships is Tuesday, March 1.
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Creative Intersections Summer Grant Cycle Opening Soon
The Creative Intersections grant program, part of the Creative Worcester Initiative, funds programs that use the arts as a tool and catalyst to react to human need in a genuine, inclusive, and fair manner. These funds are intended to support projects that combine non-arts sector programming with the arts to foster collaboration and creativity.
Arts, culture, and creativity to be key components in assisting individuals, families, and communities to live healthy and thriving lives. Projects should be creative and help elevate unheard voices, give communities a sense of belonging, and use arts as a way to heal and uplift or celebrate cultural differences.
Grants will be accepted beginning March 7 until April 18.
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Community Grants are Open
The Community Grant Program is rooted in the belief that we can collectively work towards a more equitable, vibrant and just community by offering flexible grant options, implementing strategic focus areas, and emphasizing the underlying approaches nonprofit organizations apply to their work.
The Foundation is currently accepting Community Grant applications for project support through March 18. This deadline is especially intended for new projects that organizations are hoping to launch, especially this summer and fall; and/or for returning projects that did not receive a community grant in 2021. (The Foundation will again accept Project Support applications this summer.)
Project grants are intended to fund a specific project or program highly aligned with our strategic focus areas of Health & Wellbeing, Thriving Families, and Creative Worcester. Grants vary in size from $2,500-$25,000 and will be applied to project budgets that include meaningful overhead.
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Worcester County Food Bank Fund to End Hunger
The WCFB Fund to End Hunger, established in 2011, awards grants to organizations that share the vision of creating a hunger-free Worcester County. Areas of interest include access to healthy food, equipment purchases and capacity building for food related organizations, and economic self-sufficiency programs.
The typical grant size is $3,000, but proposals of up to $10,000 will be considered. Applications will be accepted until March 18.
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Nonprofit Effectiveness Grants
The Nonprofit Effectiveness Grant Program is designed to support fresh perspectives on routine operations that demonstrate an organization's learning agenda and values. We believe that investing in the systems of nonprofit organizations is critical because it increases an organization's ability to be a strong and inclusive employer and leads to improved, or continued, high-quality services.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through mid-November. Applicants are typically notified within 6 weeks of submission.
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The Foundation is Hiring
The Foundation is seeking for new members to join our team! We're looking to fill three roles. You are encouraged to apply if you are interested in joining our mission to improve our community.
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Stay tuned for what's to come at the Foundation, from upcoming grant opportunities to workshops, and more. Together, we are building a stronger, more equitable Central Massachusetts. |
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