The Alexandra Cristin Foundation is inviting applicants for its 2022 Entrepreneur Empowerment Fund.
Donor Name: Alexandra Cristin Foundation
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Scholarship
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/29/2022
Size of the Grant: $2K
Details:
This cycle will further the ACF’s goal of empowering entrepreneurs from diverse backgrounds by giving a total of $50,000 to 25 entrepreneurs ($2K/recipient). A subset of grants will be allotted specifically for female/female-identifying salon owners and stylists to support the communities in which Glam Seamless primarily serves.
While their inaugural cycle focused on supporting applicants who had been particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, this second cycle will support entrepreneurs – regardless of where they are on their entreprenuerial journey, from ‘established’ to ‘aspiring’ – by reimbursing them for impactful professional development expenses.
Criteria
To apply for the current round of scholarships, you must be:
- Be a female/female-identifying small business owner or entrepreneur
- Be a resident of the United States
- Have a pre-existing expense that will further your business and / or entrepreneurial goals (such as dues / memberships / tuition for industry networking organizations, costs for entreprenuerial tools or software, or continuing education classes, certifications, or licensure).
- Interested in furthering your education or skillset in some way (does not need to be college-related)
- If you don’t meet the above criteria but still have a need that you think The Alexandra Cristin Foundation could assist you with, you are welcome to fill out the application for consideration. You are also encouraged to complete the survey portion at the end of the application, which provides The Alexandra Cristin Foundation with important insight to relevant needs in future scholarship cycles. There is no limit to the number of cycles for which you can submit an application.
Allowed used for scholarships include, but are not limited to:
- Memberships / tuition for industry networking organizations
- Costs for entrepreneurial tools or software
- Continuing education classes, certifications, or licensures
- Mental health resources (includes the cost of Counselor, Life Coach, or support group)
Note from Alexandra Cristin: Resources like these have been critical to my success, so mental health resources will always be allowed the use of funds, regardless of each cycle’s criteria or focus.
For more information, visit Entrepreneur Empowerment Fund.
