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Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grant is a grant from Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund that provides $500 to $2,000 in support grants to individual feminist women in the arts residing in the U.S. or Canada. Funding cycles alternate by genre: Fiction and Visual Arts are open January 1-31 in even-numbered years, while Nonfiction and Poetry are open January 1-31 in odd-numbered years.
Each genre accepts a maximum of 250 submissions per cycle. Projects that are well underway are preferred. Ineligible disciplines include film, video, theatre, dance, and music.
This grant is a meaningful resource for feminist artists seeking support for ongoing literary and visual work.
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APPLY — BARBARA DEMING MEMORIAL FUND, INC 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. Thank you for sending us your work—we look forward to reviewing your application! Support grants ($500 - $2000) to individual feminist women in the arts with primary residence in the US and Canada.
Fiction & Visual Arts Awards - Apply January 1-31, in even years Non Fiction and Poetry Awards - Apply January 1-31, in odd years. 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.
Projects that are well underway and for which you have substantial work to show. Translation and hybrid projects are eligible. 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. 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. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS Can I email my grant application?
No. We only accept applications via Submittable during the designated submission window. Is there a submission cap? The submissions portal will close after 250 submissions in each genre, so be sure to send in your materials early!
It’s not yet January 31st—why is there no option to submit my application on the Submittable page? After opening on January 1st, our submission window remains open until we have met our cap of 250 submissions per genre. Can I receive a fee waiver?
Unfortunately, we no longer offer this option. The fee for all submissions remains $25. Can I email the fund with a specific application question?
Due to the volume of requests we receive, inquiries about information listed on our website will not receive a response. Please thoroughly review the “Apply” page for all application instructions before reaching out. Project description (max.
400 words) Budget ( Click here for sample budgets ) Description explaining why you are applying to a feminist fund (max. 100 words) PROJECT SAMPLES BY CATEGORY Poetry, Fiction & Nonfiction Submit 10-15 pages, using 12-point type. Please paginate and include your name and project title in the top right corner of each page.
Double-space for fiction and nonfiction submissions. Submit 4 work samples in JPEG format and a list of the images (PDF) including file name, title, size, medium, and date. JPEG image specifications: Each JPEG may be no larger than 1600 pixels in any direction.
The image resolution must be between 72 and 100 dpi. Each file must be less than 1MB and labeled with the applicant’s last name followed by a period, first initial, underscore, and number, for example SMITH. J_1.
JPG, SMITH. J_2. JPG.
VISUAL ART & FICTION January 1 - January 31, 2026 All applications accepted via Submittable. Please click the link below to submit to our online application. These applications have a $25 fee, payable by credit card.
POETRY & NONFICTION January 1 - January 31, 2027 All applications accepted via Submittable. Please click the link below to submit to our online application. These applications have a $25 fee, payable by credit card.
Links go live at 12:00am EST on January 1 and close at 11:59pm EST on January 31. Applicants will be notified about grant decisions approximately five months after the deadline date. Thank you for following these application guidelines.
We look forward to reading and viewing your work! deming [dot] fund [at] gmail [dot] com Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund, Inc., is exempt from federal income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donors may deduct contributions as provided in section 170 of the Code.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Women and non-binary writers in the United States and Canada. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $500 - $1,500. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was January 31, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grant is funded by Money for Women/Barbara Deming Memorial Fund. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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