Grants
The purpose of the Grant Program of the MSQG is to fund grants for education, research, craftsmanship, or documentation that will have a long term impact on preserving the heritage and furthering the art of quilts and quilt making.
AREAS OF AWARDS
· Committed Periods of Individual Artistic
Development of a quilt maker who has shown promise of contribution to the
art of quilt making but may not have received national recognition or be of the status to apply for national grants.
· Original
research: historical documentation of quilts and quilt makers, social history related to quilts and other sociological and anthropological aspects of quilt making including scholarly and artistic analysis of quilts.
· Community Outreach: which widely disseminated information about quilts and increases the visibility and importance of quilts and quilt makers.
· Assistance to Museums
and Other Public Quilt Collections: for cataloging, documentation, restoration and other activities to ensure the preservation and accumulation of quilts, and the distribution of information about quilts to the public, and increasing the visible presence of quilts in museums and other public institutions.
ELIGIBILITY: Any individual or group is eligible for a grant with preference made to members of MSQG of two (2) years.
Current members of the Grant Committee and members of the Board of Directors are NOT eligible for grants. MSQG reserves the right to award all or part of its allocated funds based on the merit of application(s). Funds will be distributed to an individual or groups/institutions without regard to race. color or creed.
APPLICATIONS: Grant committee members will review and rate applications on a scale of -5 (high) following receipt.
Applications MUST be RECEIVED at least thirty (30) days prior to each scheduled board meeting (approximately July , November, February, May of the fiscal year that begins July 1 and ends June 30).
Download-GRANT APPLICATION FORM
All applications should be requested from and returned to:
mostatequilters@gmail.com
Grant proposals will be acknowledged upon receipt. Proposals that are not funded will be returned when the proper mailer and postage is included with the application.
The purpose of the Grant Program of the MSQG is to fund grants for education, research, craftsmanship, or documentation that will have a long term impact on preserving the heritage and furthering the art of quilts and quilt making.
AREAS OF AWARDS
· Committed Periods of Individual Artistic
Development of a quilt maker who has shown promise of contribution to the
art of quilt making but may not have received national recognition or be of the status to apply for national grants.
· Original
research: historical documentation of quilts and quilt makers, social history related to quilts and other sociological and anthropological aspects of quilt making including scholarly and artistic analysis of quilts.
· Community Outreach: which widely disseminated information about quilts and increases the visibility and importance of quilts and quilt makers.
· Assistance to Museums
and Other Public Quilt Collections: for cataloging, documentation, restoration and other activities to ensure the preservation and accumulation of quilts, and the distribution of information about quilts to the public, and increasing the visible presence of quilts in museums and other public institutions.
ELIGIBILITY: Any individual or group is eligible for a grant with preference made to members of MSQG of two (2) years.
Current members of the Grant Committee and members of the Board of Directors are NOT eligible for grants. MSQG reserves the right to award all or part of its allocated funds based on the merit of application(s). Funds will be distributed to an individual or groups/institutions without regard to race. color or creed.
APPLICATIONS: Grant committee members will review and rate applications on a scale of -5 (high) following receipt.
Applications MUST be RECEIVED at least thirty (30) days prior to each scheduled board meeting (approximately July , November, February, May of the fiscal year that begins July 1 and ends June 30).
Download-GRANT APPLICATION FORM
All applications should be requested from and returned to:
mostatequilters@gmail.com
Grant proposals will be acknowledged upon receipt. Proposals that are not funded will be returned when the proper mailer and postage is included with the application.
