Applications for the new grant cycle are due by 5 p.m. Feb. 27. Applicants may be students, faculty, staff or part of any other IU community on campus, according to an IU news release.
The Women’s Philanthropy Council awards $2,500 to $25,000 grants to applicants who send in proposals for innovative social solutions.
In particular, the council is looking for candidates who are interested in educational, health care and environmental solutions. However, those who have another concentration may still apply. Applications for funding in the 2015-16 academic year can be found online through iufoundation.com .
“The WPC Fund is in the early stages of creating a legacy of impact both in Indiana and around the globe,” IU Foundation President and CEO Dan Smith said in the release. “By funding critical efforts such as providing social support to first-generation students, the Women’s Philanthropy Council is not only immediately transforming lives, it is setting the stage for individuals to succeed in the future and go on to improve the lives of countless others.”
Previously funded projects include researching sexual violence and prevention, a global student-teacher service-learning project and expanding medical and dental efforts for underrepresented and diverse communities in Indianapolis.
Since the Council’s founding in 2010, it has awarded more than $330,000 to at least 30 organizations across all eight campuses, according to the release. This year the council expects to award up to $100,000 in grants.
“Over the past three years, Women’s Philanthropy Council grants have funded innovative projects across the university that have had positive and sustained impact in Indiana and well beyond,” said IU first lady Laurie Burns McRobbie, founding cochair of the Women’s Philanthropy Council, in the release. “I am excited to welcome another grant cycle so we can continue the tradition of supporting new and resilient ideas that effectively address the needs of students and the greater IU communities here and abroad.”
Lindsay Moore
