Discover grants aimed at empowering women. Funding is available for programs focused on women's and girls' health, wellness, and education. Additional grants support entrepreneurship, female leadership, and career development. Further funding supports mothers and efforts to combat gender-based discrimination.
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Grants to USA and territories domestic violence and gender-based assault coalitions for the prevention of violence against women. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding may be requested by coalitions for spec...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for developmental and instructional projects in engineering education. Funding is intended for programs that bring more women into the engineering profession, or programs that improve the communicati...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International organizations and individuals for activities to reduce and eliminate the threat of nuclear weapons. Applicants are required to submit a preliminary application prior to a full grant application. Funding is intended to addre...
Grants to Nova Scotia production companies, writers, and individual producers for costs related to writing scripts for television and film. Applicants must contact program staff prior to applying. Funding is intended to support a range of costs, including but not ...
Grants of up to $10,000 to Canada charities to support women, youth, and children. Funding is intended for small to medium-sized charities whose activities focus on helping this demographic attain education, good health, and safety. The purpose of the grant is to ...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International nonprofit, for-profit, and faith-based organizations, government agencies, IHEs, and tribes to make use of the funding source's resources to further contraceptive research. Applicants are advised to complete required ...
Grants of $20,000 to USA and Israel nonprofit organizations for projects that address urgent issues for girls and women. Funding is intended for projects that improve the lives of girls and women and create positive social change to allow full participation of eve...
Grants to Canada arts- and music-based nonprofit associations and for-profit companies to support events and productions. First-time applicants must submit a Letter of Intent prior to applying. Funding is intended to promote projects that increase the national and...
Grants of up to $40,000 and in-kind support to Nova Scotia emerging tech businesses to encourage growth and increase profitability. First-time applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended to support technology companies in agriculture...
Grants to Manitoba individual artists and nonprofit arts organizations and groups serving underserved communities for programs related to the arts. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intended for ...
Grants to British Columbia educational or charitable organizations and institutions for programs related to health and welfare, educational resources, culture and creative arts, and amateur athletics. Funding is intended for projects that take place in the Provinc...
Grants to Nova Scotia nonprofit organizations and charities, social enterprises, municipalities, and private sector entities to provide students with paid work experience related to their chosen career paths. Funding, in the form of a financial incentive, is inten...
Opportunity for Canada clinical researchers and research teams to participate in a contest focused on innovative breast cancer research. The purpose of the contest is to recognize exceptional skill in the following priority areas: equitable access, patient-centere...
Grants to Canada nonprofit organizations to increase workforce opportunities for women. Funding is intended for projects that propose new systemic changes by addressing the root causes of leadership and financial inequality for women. Priority will be given to wom...
Grants to Canada, USA, and International postdoctoral researchers at eligible institutions to conduct research. Funding is intended to help postdocs develop research skill and gain skills and experience to have successful research careers. Research areas can inclu...
Grants to Ontario nonprofit organizations in eligible regions for initiatives that support and build sustainable communities. Funding areas of interest include healthcare, food security, mental health, child welfare, education, Indigenous support, and homelessness...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals, organizations, and universities to participate in a competition to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Eligible individuals are between the ages of 18 and 35. Contest categories include climate ...
Grants to British Columbia nonprofit organizations and societies in eligible regions for capacity-building initiatives. Funding is intended to promote equity and inclusion and advance social change. Priority areas include, but are not limited to: food systems, wom...
Grants of up to $8,000 to USA and territories women to pursue advanced degrees and courses of study. Funding is intended to benefit women who seek to rejoin the workforce, pursue professional advancement, and change their field of employment. Eligible fields of st...
Grants of up to $500 to USA Territories, Israel, and International women entrepreneurs to enhance business or organizational development. Funding is intended to support the improvement, expansion, and strengthening of organizations and businesses that impact famil...
Grants to USA and Canada physician-scientists for academic career development. Funding is intended for proposals addressing disease-oriented, basic biomedical, and translational research. Applicants must be physician-scientists (M.D., D.O., D.V.M., D.D.S.) who are...
Competition for USA and Canada mom entrepreneurs to help grow their businesses. The purpose of the program is to encourage and support women who own their own businesses as they endeavor to balance motherhood and work. Eligible applicants include first-time expect...
Fellowships of $10,000 per month to USA, Canada, and International journalists, scholars, and other individuals to research global issues at a program in Washington, DC. The purpose of the program is to afford researchers the opportunity to engage with US policyma...
Grants of up to $2,000 to Canada registered charities to support the physical and mental health of residents across Canada. Funding is intended for a broad range of areas including women's health, at-risk youth, substance abuse, autism, nutrition, geriatrics, and ...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International undergraduate and graduate science and engineering students to promote scientific achievements and excellence in research. Funding is intended to support hands-on learning and to encourage students and mentors to forge clos...
Grants of $1,000 to Ontario young artists and artist groups in eligible regions to produce artwork within a limited time frame. Funding is intended for equity-deserving artists between the ages of 16 and 29. Funds may be used for expenses including art supplies, w...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations and private and public entities to advance early-career research related to ovarian cancer. Applicants must submit a preliminary application and ensure registrations are completed befo...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International public entities and nonprofit and for-profit organizations for ovarian cancer clinical trials. Applicants must submit a letter of intent and complete required registrations prior to submitting a full application. Funding is...
Grants of $30,000 to British Columbia researchers for studies related to the health of mothers and infants. Applicants must submit a letter of intent before applying. Funding is intended for projects to improve the health of women and newborns. One grant will supp...
Grant to a British Columbia hospital or university researcher for studies related to women's and newborn health. Applicants must submit an LOI before applying. Funding is intended for previously tested research projects involving screenings, diagnostic tools, or t...
Grants of $30,000 per year to British Columbia arts and cultural organizations to promote equity and diversity. Applicants must complete the required registration before applying. Funding is intended for expenses related to capacity building, community projects, o...
Grant to a Canada researcher affiliated with an eligible nonprofit hospital, research institution, or other nonprofit organization to safeguard the mental health of Canadian youth. Applicants are required to register in the grant portal prior to submitting an appl...
Grants to British Columbia nonprofit organizations and clubs, municipalities, community centers, associations, Indigenous bands, and provincial sports organizations to increase community engagement in sports. Applicants must be able to demonstrate how a proposed p...
Grants to Manitoba registered charities for activities benefiting women within the Province. Funding is intended to support services and projects in the areas of education, healthy living, social services, citizen engagement and volunteerism, organizational capaci...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit, independent, academic, and community-based organizations for the creation of digital representations of unique historical and cultural materials. An initial application must be submitted prior to the final application. Fund...
Grants of up to $60,000 to USA, Canada, and International individuals and organizations for evidence-based initiatives to meet urgent community needs. Funding is intended to support innovative projects and interventions to address intolerance, bias, prejudice, and...
Grants of up to $1,000 and grants of up to $3,000 to Alberta female coaches, sports officials, administrators, and nonprofit organizations to promote leadership skills among women and girls in the sports and recreation sectors. Funding is intended to support girls...
Grants to USA and Canada nonprofit organizations, IHEs, research programs, and community organizations for initiatives to protect women's health. Funding is intended for education and research activities related to heart disease. Two funding streams are available:...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International PhD students and early-career postdoctoral fellows for professional development activities within the field of neuroscience. Funding is intended to offset the costs of attendance, course fees, accommodation, and travel to n...
Grants of up to $15,000 to USA, Canada, and International organizations for environmental protection activities. Applicants are required to submit an LOI prior to a full grant application. Eligible organizations align themselves with one of the following areas of ...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for project support and capital improvements. Applicants are required to obtain an endorsement prior to submitting an application. Projects must benefit people with disabilities, people of diverse ra...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations and charities to address local needs. Eligible organizations align themselves with one of the following areas of interest: sustainable communities, community infrastructure, economic opportunity, equ...
Grants to Saskatchewan individuals and organizations for research studies that address health needs within the community. Applicants must confirm eligibility prior to submitting an application. Funding is intended for research and innovation that will promote new ...
Residencies to USA, Canada, and International women artists to practice bookmaking. The purpose of the program is to teach students in the studio and the classroom setting and to create a limited series artist's publication by hand. The residency may last up to te...
Grants of up to $2,000 to British Columbia sports organizations to address gender disparities in sports. Funding is intended to promote balanced and equitable leadership for female coaches, officials, and organizational staff. Grants may be used for professional d...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International women in eligible countries and territories for educational training programs. Funding is intended to support women who are the main financial supporters of their families and who are pursuing a vocational or skills trainin...
Grants of $1,000 to British Columbia full-time research trainees for travel to national or international meetings. Funding is intended to support research projects, as well as the research group that the trainee will represent at the meeting, which focus on womenâ...
Grants of up to $2,500 to Alberta nonprofit organizations for women's physical fitness programs. Funding is intended to provide local women ages 18 and over with access to high-quality sports and recreation for all levels and abilities. The purpose of the program ...
Grants of up to $2,500 to Alberta nonprofit and charitable organizations to host a one-time event to promote physical activity among teenage girls. Funding is intended to increase access to sports and other healthy physical activities for inactive girls, or for gi...
Grants of up to $2,500 to Alberta nonprofit and charitable organizations to support physical activity programs for girls. Funding is intended for programming that encourages girls ages 6 to 17 from local communities to experience sports and physical activities tog...