Changes starting with the April 2024 cycle
The last question of our application will be updated to: “REQUIRED: 1. (Yes/No) I confirm that I am not applying to cover my personal medical needs, rent, utilities, home repairs, car trouble, appliances, etc. 2. What are your other funding sources for this project and why would receiving $1000 be critical for your project?”
February’s winner
The winner of February’s Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter (#AwesomeDisability) grant is Nikita Ghodke with Campaign Co-Create, Not Confine
Visit https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/252319-campaign-co-create-not-confine to learn more about the project!
What our grantee is saying:"Receiving the Awesome Disability Grant is going to make a huge difference. It is not just supporting the campaign "Co-Create, Not Confine," but also embracing the disability community's potential to co-create and advocate together for better space for and by the disabled community. This grant fuels the fight for equal opportunity in academic spaces, allowing us to champion and echo the voices of disabled researchers, especially those from underrepresented regions. With the grant, we are one step closer to dismantling barriers and creating a thriving, diverse, and inclusive scientific landscape for all."
A few reminders & updates:
Submit your application between March 1-10 to be considered for March’s grant. If you apply outside of this window, you will not be considered. Apply for a grant at http://disability.awesomefoundation.org
Submissions MUST be submitted in English (use Google Translate if needed).
Join us in thanking trustee Marissa Framarini for serving since April 2021. And welcome Jessica Lopez as our newest trustee! If you identify as a person with a disability and can commit to contributing $100/month for at least 3 months, join us as a trustee! Help us spread the word on Twitter!
If you'd like to support our mission, make a tax-deductible donation on Stripe.
Awesome Disability dean & cofounder Tiffany Yu’s book, The Anti-Ableist Manifesto: Smashing Stereotypes, Forging Change, and Building a Disability-Inclusive World, is now available for pre-order.
Thanks for being awesome! Follow us on Twitter, Medium, and Substack!
- Trustees of the Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter (Tiffany, Walei, Liz, Alexandra, Adam, Rynn, Kathryn, Marissa, Kathy, Nico, Anya, and Elena)
The Awesome Foundation Disability Chapter is an entirely volunteer-run and 100% disability-led economic justice initiative launched in 2017 by Alice Wong and Tiffany Yu.
Our impact to date: $84,500 to 85 projects in 11 countries (U.S., India, Canada, Nepal, the Netherlands, England, Philippines, Tanzania, Ecuador, Peru, and Uganda).