Awesome Foundation

Posted by Awesome Foundation on September 28, 2015

Awesome Foundation Accepting Applications

The Awesome Foundation for the Arts and Sciences is a worldwide network of people devoted to forwarding “awesomeness in the universe.” Established in 2009, the foundation distributes a series of monthly $1,000 grants to projects and their creators. The money is pooled from ten or more self-organizing “micro-trustees.” The chapters are autonomous and organized by the trustees around geographic areas or topics of interest.

Awesome projects range from public artwork to mobile applications to scientific experiments. Projects are not strictly defined, but tend to challenge and expand our understanding of individual and communal potential. They should also bring communities together, casting aside social inhibitions and boundaries for a moment, however temporary. Grants are provided with no strings attached, and the foundation claims no ownership over the projects it supports.

Chapters are divided by geography and, more recently, by topic of interest. While specifying a chapter to apply to is not necessary (all chapters can view the applications received by all other chapters), many chapters show a preference for local projects.

The Awesome Foundation is open to all people and organizations. There are no prerequisites to apply.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, as well as examples of previously funded projects, see the Awesome Foundation website.

http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/about_us