Campus Pride Social Justice Mini-Grants for Activism

“Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.”

– Barbara Gittings, LGBTQ Activist & Pioneer

 

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Barbara Gittings is known as a pioneering LGBTQ American activist fighting on behalf of fairness and equality. In her most well-known fight she took on the United States government. She picketed to stop them from barring LGBTQ applicants from employment. However, as she states in the above quote, her greatest wish was not for laws to pass, but for true acceptance and equality.

Social Justice Mini-Grants for Activism fund and support young activists working to foster “true acceptance” by winning hearts and minds.  These mini-grants should support Campus Pride’s mission to build future leaders and create safer, more inclusive communities. Please take some time to review past award recipients. In addition, our funding will prioritize supporting direct grassroots activism, advocacy efforts and organizing as further defined below.

2023 Award Winners

2022 Past Award Recipients

2021 Past Award Recipients

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2024 Social Justice Mini-Grants

Deadline: Priority consideration will be given to those completed applications received by October 15, 2024 and then on a rolling-basis thereafter.  Apply for Fall 2024 mini grants.  Apply now.

2024 WINNERS TO BE ANNOUNCED BY NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Grant Awards:  Up to $600 to individuals, student organizations or campuses

All Social Justice Mini-Grants for Activism must be youth-led, youth-driven and youth-implemented.  The grant must be completed within six months with a submitted final report to Campus Pride.

Priority consideration:

  • Efforts that focus on 18-26 year-old young adults.
  • Advocating for LGBTQ awareness, programming and initiatives within a social justice lens addressing intersections of ethnicity, race, class, ability, faith/spirituality, etc.
  • Empowering and uplifting the voices of queer, trans and nonbinary students, specifically queer, trans and nonbinary youth of color.
  • Standing in solidarity with queer and trans undocumented students and advocating for increased accessibility of higher education.
  • Recognizing value and necessity of minority serving institutions (including Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribal Colleges, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Asian American Serving Institutions) and supporting student organizing efforts on these campuses.

PLEASE NOTE: Campus Pride Social Justice Mini-Grants for Activism do NOT fund research, political activities, conference registrations or scholarships.

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