About the Open Call

Money for Women especially encourages applications from writers and artists in the early and middle stages of their artistic development. To be successful, your application must be complete and follow the guidelines here. Before you apply, please read the following requirements carefully. NOTE: This year, the submissions portal will close after 250 submissions in each genre, so be sure to send in your materials early. We award support grants ($500 - $2000) to individual feminist women in the arts with primary residence in the US and Canada. We welcome applications from feminist writers and visual artists who are women (cis, transgender, or nonbinary) and: Exhibit high quality and originality in their work; Use feminism as their central interpretive lens; Value both personal and political changes that promote agency for women; Validate differences that intersect with gender such as race, ethnicity, and class; Express an inclusive vision of social justice while focusing on justice for women. We are interested in projects that are well underway and for which you have substantial work to show. Translation and hybrid projects are eligible. We do not award film, video, theatre, dance, music, or performance projects. Scripts and musical compositions are also not eligible. We do not award work which is or will be self-published, or work that is generated by AI without acknowledgment or artistic rationale. We do not give loans or provide money for educational assistance, work on dissertations, or research (except research to be used in writing a book). We do not provide funds for the cost of editing services, business projects, or emergency money for people in need. We rarely give money to groups. Other requirements: Former grantees must wait three years before reapplying. You may submit in only one genre each year. Please carefully read the guidelines and application form on Submittable. Application Materials include: 1. Project description (max. 400 words); 2. Budget; 3. Description explaining why you are applying to a feminist fund (max. 100 words); 4. Resume (max. 2 pages); 5. Project Samples. For Poetry, Fiction & Nonfiction: Submit 10-15 pages, using 12-point type, paginated, with name and project title. Double-space for fiction and nonfiction. For Visual Art: Submit 4 work samples in JPEG format and a list of the images (PDF). JPEG image specifications: Each JPEG may be no larger than 1600 pixels in any direction, resolution between 72 and 100 dpi, file size less than 1MB, labeled with applicant’s last name followed by a period, first initial, underscore, and number (e.g., SMITH.J_1.JPG).

What is Offered

Support grants ($500 - $2000)

Requirements

Applicants must be individual feminist women (cis, transgender, or nonbinary) writers or visual artists with primary residence in the US and Canada. They should be in the early or middle stages of their artistic development. Work must exhibit high quality and originality, use feminism as a central interpretive lens, value personal and political changes promoting agency for women, validate differences intersecting with gender (race, ethnicity, class), and express an inclusive vision of social justice for women. Projects should be well underway with substantial work to show. Former grantees must wait three years before reapplying and may only submit in one genre per year. Ineligible projects include: film, video, theatre, dance, music, or performance projects; scripts and musical compositions; self-published work; AI-generated work without acknowledgment or artistic rationale; loans, educational assistance, dissertations, general research; funds for editing services, business projects, or emergency money. Group applications are rarely funded.

How to Apply

Applications are exclusively accepted via Submittable during designated submission windows, opening January 1st and closing January 31st (or once 250 submissions per genre are reached). Applicants must submit a project description, budget, explanation of feminist alignment, resume, and project samples according to category-specific guidelines. A non-refundable application fee of $25 is required, payable by credit card. Apply online via the provided Submittable link.