Guidelines for applications

 

Your application must be for a project which falls within our AIMS, that is to resource imaginative, non-violent activities by women for the benefit of women and to further world peace with justice and environmental safety (see also Aims).
We are unable to consider applications for projects that do not fall within these areas.
We receive more applications fitting our aims than we have money to fund. We are hoping for imaginative, politically expressive projects.

 

We have chosen the following CRITERIA to help us decide between applications:
• small groups and individual women are given priority over larger established groups and organisations.
• independent women and women's groups are given precedence over women's initiatives within groups of women and men.
• specific on-off projects and projects not yet started are preferred to supporting projects already started or completed.
• we particularly welcome applications from women who do not have other sources of money.

 

Please describe clearly the activity you would like the Maypole Fund to support. Show how it fits in with Maypole's AIMS, and say how the CRITERIA listed apply to you or your group.
State clearly the total amount you need. Our maximum grant is £750. Give a breakdown of the costs, if you can, e.g.

Book shelves £
20 books £
Index cards £

It would also be helpful if you clearly set out the following:
• name of contact person
• address for correspondence
• contact telephone number, if possible
• if you are awarded a grant, to whom should a cheque be made payable?
• name of the group, if a group is involved.
• are its members women only or women and men?
• what does the group exist to do?

To help us would you please tell us how you heard of the Maypole Fund.

 

Much as we would wish to support all worthwhile women's projects, our funds and constitution do not permit this. We do not make contributions to general funding nor do we give grants for individual women living in the West to attend courses or to travel for personal interest. We can support women's refuges and survivor support groups only where they submit a specific project that clearly aims to counter male violence.

 

We are unable to relpy to any UK applications without a stamped addressed envelope.