All Indiana University community members—students, faculty, and staff—with the vision and capacity to manage and effectively utilize a grant are encouraged to apply for grant funding from the Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council (WPLC).
You are encouraged to think big! This is an opportunity to explore new ideas, create new learning opportunities or community initiatives, enhance or scale existing projects, or generate proof-of-concept data supporting a research hypothesis.
Applications for the 2026–2027 grant cycle will be accepted from November 1, 2025, through January 20, 2026. In addition to applying for a Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council grant, your project is welcome to apply for funds from the Black Philanthropy Circle, Queer Philanthropy Circle, and/or Latino Philanthropy Circle. The single application is inclusive of all four.
Grant applications must be submitted online. Please reference the application instructions and best practices when gathering information for entry into the online application form.
If you have any questions about the grant application process, please contact IU Foundation Affinity Giving at affingiv@iu.edu.
While we consider all proposals from all IU campuses, our current focus areas are:
Improving public health
Creating global and service-learning experiences for IU students
Supporting leadership initiatives
Promoting and advancing STEM disciplines
Providing educational and cultural enrichment to the greater IU community
The Indiana University Foundation solicits tax-deductible private contributions for the benefit of Indiana University and is registered to solicit charitable contributions in all states requiring registration. For more information, please review our full disclosure statement. Alternative accessible formats of documents and files on this site can be obtained upon request by calling us at 800-558-8311.
