Receive Up to $100,000 from Rolex

The Rolex Awards for Enterprise

Rolex invites interested individuals around the world to apply for the 2006 Rolex Awards for Enterprise. Applicants must submit projects that are envisaged for the future or that have been completed in part.

The 2006 Selection Committee invites applications for projects that fall into the following areas: science and medicine; technology and innovation; exploration and discovery; the environment; and cultural heritage. The Selection Committee will choose five Laureates, who will each receive a check for $100K and a specially inscribed Rolex watch.

Deadline: May 31, 2005 for projects from Asia, the Pacific and North, Central and South America; September 30, 2005 for projects from Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Info: Rolex Awards
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Obtain $3000 - $25,000 Grant Awards with the Princess Grace Awards Program

The Princess Grace Awards Program

Closing Date: Dance and Choreography: April 30, 2005
Film: June 1, 2005

Amount: Average Grant Size: $3,000 - $25,000

Eligible Applicants: All candidates must be United States citizens or have permanent resident status. Scholarships, apprenticeships and fellowships must be completed in the United States.

SUMMARY:
The Princess Grace Awards Program offers scholarships for theater, dance, and film students; apprenticeships for emerging theater artists at non-profit companies; fellowships for theater and dance at non-profit companies; and a fellowship for an individual playwright at New Dramatists.

For detailed information go to: Princess Grace Foundation  ¶ 4/30/2005 01:42:00 PM

 

Big Money and Resources can be found with Kauffman Foundation Grants

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation

Closing Date: They do not have proposal deadlines or established funding limits

Eligible Applicants: Kauffman Foundation grants are limited to programs and/or initiatives that have significant potential to demonstrate innovative service delivery, in support of education and entrepreneurship.

SUMMARY:
They work in partnership with organizations that share their vision and passion for education and entrepreneurship. They look for ways to advance promising national programs & to leverage additional funding and resources in these two areas of interest. They work with partners by providing funding, consultation and technical assistance. They invest in organizations and programs in these two areas of interest only.

Contact: Kauffman Foundation  ¶ 4/30/2005 01:36:00 PM

 

Win $5000 - $20,000 in Starbucks Grants

Starbucks Foundation

Closing Date: June 15, 2005

Amount: Grants range from $5,000 to $20,000

Eligible Applicants: Local, nonprofit organizations

SUMMARY:
The Starbucks Foundation makes grants to local, nonprofit organizations that serve low-income, at-risk youth. Through their Youth Leadership grants, they fund innovative programs, particularly those in traditionally underserved communities, that embrace cultural diversity and involve families,schools and/or neighborhood organizations.

Info: Starbuck's Guidelines  ¶ 4/30/2005 01:26:00 PM

 

Win up to $25,000 in Film Competion for Rap-it-Up

Rap-It-Up/Black AIDS Short Subject (RIU/BASS) Film Competition

Closing Date: Early Submission: May 2, 2005, Application Deadline: May 27, 2005

Amount: Up to $25,000 to produce the winning short film

SUMMARY:
Black Entertainment Television (BET), the Black AIDS Institute, the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, & the YWCA USA have launched the 2nd Annual Rap-It-Up/Black AIDS Short Subject (RIU/BASS) Film Competition. The competition is designed to give potential film-makers another opportunity at cinematic showmanship while highlighting the issues of HIV prevention, testing, and treatment, and the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS on individuals and families in African-American, Afro-Caribbean, and Afro-Latin communities in the United States.

This year, submitted entries are expected to evoke fresh and culturally unique storylines that encompass HIV/AIDS issues within the black community. The wnning film will air on BET sometime around World AIDS Day on December 1, 2005, and be submitted to independent film festivals around the world.

Contacts:
BET Rap-It-Up
Black Aids.Org

Courtesy TMS ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING NEWS
April 25, 2005
Vol. #7, Issue #12  ¶ 4/30/2005 01:20:00 PM

 

SBA Starts a new Express Microloan Program

The SBA is being very proactive and helping many small business people with a fast way to gain microloans between $5,000 - $25,000. As recently reported in the Crains NY Business this program offers financing to companies that would not be taken too seriously by banks or venture capitalists.

"To get its money out there, the SBA relies primarily on nontraditional lenders. Large banks are reluctant to join Community Express because the sums involved are small and because lenders are required to arrange and pay for technical assistance for each loan recipient--an expense that averages $100 to $150 per person. This assistance can include sending businesspeople to business education workshops on topics such as marketing or bookkeeping." Crains NY Business August 25th by Jean Ende

According to Crain's small companies and even startups are getting financing by this program.

List of Microloan Intermediaries in US

What the SBA Says about its Microloan Program

Link to Short Description of Microloan Program  ¶ 4/30/2005 01:08:00 PM

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P.S. - Delicious FREE food and refreshments will be available -- RSVP Now at 866-324-9669.  ¶ 4/26/2005 06:14:00 PM