Deadline: 31-Aug-2024
Are you an Indigenous Youth between the ages of 13 & 30? Do you have ideas for activities, events, or projects for Indigenous youth within your community? We Matter is excited to announce that the #IndigenousYouthRise Grant is now open!
Funding Information
- The Support Fund offers up to $2000 for projects that occur in Canada and are Indigenous Youth-led (ages 13-30).
Eligible Projects
- There are many different projects that you can organize for your community with examples such as:
- Art based workshops & gatherings (beading, drumming, painting, weaving, carving, poetry, music, etc.)
- Concerts, talent shows or performances
- Educational webinars (Indigenous medicines, mental health, cultural teachings, language, Indigenous youth perspectives, etc.)
- Storytelling, or video projects
- Care packages (colouring kits, spa kits, smudging kits, beading kits, cooking kits)
- Community games, challenges & contests (social media, charades, scavenger hunts,
- IQ games, Jeopardy!, Wheel of Fortune, jigging, powwow, virtual sports, etc.)
- Indigenous youth advocacy (roundtables on specific issues, panel discussions, etc.)
- Skill and knowledge development training or courses (leadership, mental health training, masterclasses, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any Indigenous youth between the ages of 13 and 30 years of age are eligible to apply. Youth under the age of 20 will need a helper who is over the age of 20 (parent, sibling, relative, or community member) that will share the responsibility of:
- Ensuring that the money is spent correctly;
- Providing proof that the event happened;
- Submitting a project summary
- If you are 20 years old or older, they do not require you to have a helper, however you will be responsible for the same 3 things.
Criteria
- Projects need to be Indigenous youth-led, start to finish!
- All local, community, provincial/territorial and federal public health policies must be followed – be safe!
- Projects cannot be for individuals – they must involve and support groups of youth, at least 5 or more (or even the whole community) to come together or support mental health in some way. Examples of individual projects are: Podcasts, paying for personal lessons, paying for personal items, etc.
- Individuals / Schools / Communities / Groups can apply for one grant at a time.
- Once you finish your project, you are welcome to apply again for a new project, but your reports and receipts must be submitted from previous projects first. You can also apply to do your original project again!
- You do not need a non-profit number or anything special to apply – you just need to show them you’re able to lead the project.
- If your project has been approved, you will need to sign an agreement & waiver with We Matter.
- If you’d like to answer the application questions through a video, or over the phone, they can arrange that. Let them know how they can support you!
For more information, visit We Matter.