Have an idea for an initiative that brings your community together to address an issue with a novel approach? Incite is currently searching for its next cohort of Assembling Voices fellows.
Donor Name: Incite Institute at Columbia University
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Fellowship
Deadline: 08/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Assembling Voices acknowledges that the biggest issues of the time aren’t just technical—they’re social. Ideas crafted entirely within the walls of universities risk being detached from the lives of the worlds they might transform. Outside those walls, organizers, artists, community leaders, and workers directly engage these same issues. Through this program, fellows bring both worlds together through a process of assembly, wherein people gather to more effectively transform themselves, their communities, and the world.
Program alumni have partnered with Incite to raise an additional $700K in combined funds from organizations including the National Endowment for the Humanities and Ford Foundation to continue to develop their initiatives.
Throughout the program year, fellows come together in New York City for training, collaboration, and networking. Custom training is developed each year based on the cohort’s desires and needs.
Benefits
- Income support ($15,000)
- Initiative support ($5,000)
- Travel to/from NYC ($5,000)
- Intellectual support from Incite staff
- Access to event and work space
- Administrative and logistical support
- Professional development and capacity building workshops and networking opportunities.
Who is eligible?
- This program is for U.S.-based artists, writers, scholars, journalists, activists, workers, organizers, performers, and others. Both collectives and individuals have had successful applications
- There is no minimum educational attainment or minimum number of years of experience required to participate
- The Assembling Voices selection committee at Incite is particularly interested in proposals that:
- Are innovative in their design and presentation, such as those that mix interactive modes and activities
- Address community-identified and community-specific needs
- Are potentially sustainable beyond the term of the Fellowship.
For more information, visit IICU.
