SLF Convention Support Grant
SUBMISSIONS FOR THIS GRANT ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED
- Conventions taking place any time in 2022, application period: November 1 – December 15, 2021
This has been a difficult year for the conventions that have long been the lifeblood of our field. The SLF is pleased to announce a new Convention Support Grant for 2021-2022.
We’ll be giving out $10,000 over the course of the year, in grants of $500 – $1000 each, to science fiction and fantasy conventions. (Literary conventions that have significant speculative literature content are also welcome to apply.)
These grants are intended to support conventions both in developing their online presences (through the purchase of tech, training costs, hosting costs, etc.) and making in-person gathering safer once it’s appropriate, perhaps in the last quarter of 2021 (through purchase of cleaning supplies, masks, renting additional rooms for better spacing, etc.). Non-profit organizations preferred.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.
Convention Support Grant Application Procedures
Complete the Application Form. The application form for the Convention Support Grant is only active during the open submission periods 12:00AM November 1, 2021 – 11:59PM December 15, 2021 for any period in 2022. Required materials will include:
- a brief paragraph describing your current convention, including your non-profit status and your role in the convention
- a brief paragraph noting what you’d like to do with the funds
- an itemized estimated budget (bullet points are fine)
- a request for an amount between $500 – $1000
- your convention website and contact info
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