The Open Gate Foundation for LGBTQ+ Research Grant

The Open Gate Foundation for LGBTQ+ Research Grant is sponsored by The Open Gate Foundation. The Open Gate Foundation provides funding for activities at Harvard University that benefit LGBTQ+ students, faculty, staff, and alums. This includes supporting graduate or faculty research expenses, symposia, and conferences on LGBTQ+ related topics.

HGLC: The Open Gate: How to Apply for Grants The OPEN GATE was formed in 1986 to fund activities at Harvard University to benefit gay and lesbian students, faculty, staff, and alumni: to support and encourage scholarship, research and related educational activities in the field of sexual orientation, including the funding of research projects and conferences to encourage and support student, faculty and employee groups which further a climate of open discussion on issues related to sexual orientation to recognize distinguished contribution in the field of sexual orientation through awards, memorials, cultural events, and related activities Support for operating expenses of student organizations and for special Support for publications, such as HQ , Diversity and Distinction , Gay & Lesbian Review , and The Harvard Gay and Lesbian Support for research expenses for relevant student projects Speakers on scholarly and literary subjects Performances of works by gay and lesbian artists Publication of informational brochures Support of Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Support for conferences on legal, political, medical, and cultural subjects Support of HBS Audio-text system Educational video for Harvard AIDS Support Group at the UHS Support of 1990 Lesbian and Gay Studies Conference at Harvard Startup and operating funding for the undergraduate BGLTSA Resource Applications should be in the form of a short letter, addressed to Prof. Warren Goldfarb, President, The Open Gate, Emerson Hall, Harvard University, Cambridge MA 02138.

Letters should provide the following information: Name, address, telephone and (if possible) e-mail address of group or individual Description of activities to be funded Statement of how the proposed activity advances the purposes of the Open Budget of income and expenses Amount of funding requested from the Open Gate and the amount expected to be raised by other means To whom the check should be made out and the address to which it should If possible, please submit your application letter by e-mail to [email protected] , and mail one paper copy as a backup to: Prof. Warren Goldfarb, President Alternatively, you may mail one paper copy of your letter to Professor Goldfarb and also mail six (6) paper copies If you submit paper copies, please use a readily scannable font such Applicants should allow approximately one month for review and approval of applications, which are reviewed by a far-flung committee of alumni.

In an emergency, small grants can receive expedited Applicants are encouraged to discuss their plans on a preliminary basis prior to submitting applications. You may contact: Prof. Warren Goldfarb - (617) 495-9512 ( [email protected] ) Hugh Russell - (617) 661-5880 ( [email protected] ) Barbara Hoffman - (617) 536-7551 William Bennett - (617) 493-3222 ( [email protected] ) Larry Phillips - (617) 267-2762 ( [email protected] )