Grants For Creators with December 2024 Deadlines

Tis the Season for Giving...Grants!

Preview our list of December funding opportunities and find the perfect fit to support your projects and business.

Our December 2024 Grants For Creators newsletter features (71) funding opportunities totaling approximately $1.7M. Preview six right here on LinkedIn.

1. Scholarship America Dream Award

This opportunity is an established scholarship program to help students planning to enroll or currently enrolled in higher education programs (two—or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school). The applicant must be at least 17 years of age, have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent), and demonstrate financial need. Please note that high school seniors are not eligible. Award amounts will be up to $10,000 if selected as a recipient.

Deadline: December 6, 2024

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2. The Queens Community Arts Grant - For Queens-based New York Nonprofits

This opportunity supports Queens-based community organizations, groups, and collectives to hold arts and cultural projects or activities for the public in Queens to enhance the cultural climate in communities and neighborhoods where they live and operate - to make the arts accessible to all.?Successful applications will show how the requested funds will strengthen community bonds, increase overall awareness and greater access to cultural activities in Queens, and advance the applicant organization’s mission. First-time applicants are required to attend an information session before applying. Funding ranges from $1,000 to $5,000.

Deadline: December 12, 2024

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3. The Arthur and Lila Weinberg Artist-in-Residence Fellowship for Independent Researchers

This fellowship is for writers, journalists, filmmakers, visual and performing artists, and other humanists who wish to use the Newberry collection to further their creative work. Preference is given to individuals working on projects focusing on social justice or reform. Applicants must be working outside of traditional academic settings. A $3,000 stipend will be provided.

Deadline: December 15, 2024

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4. The Fearless Fund Get Venture Ready 2025 Program - For Women Business Owners

This 12-week intensive training program allows business owners to acquire the needed training, mentorship, knowledge, and skills to gain capital access. They will select 50 business owners to participate in this training cohort and provide $30,000 in grant funding.

Deadline: December 15, 2024

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5. Pilot Pen's G2 Overachievers Student Grant

In recognition of an outstanding student who rises beyond the level of their everyday studies and utilizes their learnings to impact the world around them positively, one $15,000 grant will be awarded. Entrants for this award must submit 1,000 – 2,000 handwritten words explaining how they or the person they’re nominating make a difference in the world and why they deserve to be recognized for these efforts.

Deadline: December 30, 2024

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6. Etsy Emergency Relief Fund at CERF+

Etsy is committed to helping its creative entrepreneurs recover when disasters disrupt their businesses. They’ve partnered with CERF+, a nonprofit organization focused on helping artists prepare for and recover from emergencies and disasters, to create a disaster relief fund just for Etsy sellers. Each quarter, they work with CERF+ to award grants to a select number of eligible sellers. Any Etsy seller who has experienced a federally declared disaster within the past year may apply for a grant as long as they’ve been active on Etsy for at least one year and their accounts with Etsy are in good standing. Grants of $2,000 are available to sellers when they apply.

Deadline: Rolling

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