Thank you for stopping by the WE Magazine for Women 125 Grants, loans and scholarships for women.  This list has been completely updated from the original 100 Grants, loans and scholarships list posted in November 2007.  As of May 8, 2010 all links have been checked for accuracy. Should you offer grants, loans or scholarships for women or know of additional resources feel free to leave them in the comments section below.

GRANTS FOR WOMEN

1. The  Amber Foundation ~ http://www.womensnet.net/Amber-Grants/
2. School of Computer Science ~ http://women.cs.cmu.edu/Resources/Funding/  (replace ADA)
3. Womens Fund of Central Ohio ~ www.womensfundcentralohio.org/
4. American Association of University Women ~ http://www.aauw.org/learn/fellows_directory/index.cfm
5. The Asia Foundation ~ http://asiafoundation.org/about/grant-guidelines.php
6. Avon Foundation ~ www.avoncompany.com/women/
7. Boston Women’s Fund ~ http://www.bostonwomensfund.org/grantinfo.html
8. Breast Cancer Fund – www.breastcancerfund.org
9. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation http://www.bms.com/searchresults/Pages/home.aspx?k=grants
10. Business and Professional Women’s Foundation ~ http://www.bpwfoundation.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4553
11. Business Owners’ Idea Cafe ~ www.businessownersideacafe.com/small_business_grants/index.php
12. Canadian Women’s Foundation ~ http://www.cdnwomen.org/EN/section07/1_7_1-intro.html
13. Targeted Small Business Assistance ~ http://www.iowalifechanging.com/business/tsb.aspx
14. Kimberly-Clark Program ~ https://www.huggiesmominspired.com/About.aspx
15. Chicago Foundation for Women ~ http://www.cfw.org/Page.aspx?pid=225
16. The Commonwealth Fund ~ http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Grants-and-Programs.aspx
17. Count Me In ~ http://www.countmein.org
18. The Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting ~ http://www.efwa.org/research.htm
19. Ellis L. Phillips Foundation ~ http://www.ellislphillipsfndn.org/ellislphillips/guidelines.html
20. Exxon Contributions ~ http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/community_women_invest.aspx
21. Federal Money Retriever ~ www.fedmoney.com
22. Financial Women International ~ www.fwi.org
23. The Fund for Women Artists ~ http://www.womenarts.org/fund/index.htm
24. Fundsnet Services ~ www.fundsnetservices.com
25. Girls Global Education Fund ~ http://www.ggef.org/program.html
26. Global Fund for Women ~ www.globalfundforwomen.org
27. The Henry Luce Foundation ~ www.hluce.org
28. Intuit’s Love a Local Business ~ http://lovealocalbusiness.intuit.com/
29. Iowa Women’s Foundation ~ www.iawf.org/
30. The Kentucky Foundation for Women ~ http://www.kfw.org/grants.html
31. Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation ~ www.lpwhitehead.org
32. Limited Brands ~ www.limitedbrands.com/social_responsibility/index.jsp
33. Liz Claiborne Foundation ~ whttp://www.lizclaiborneinc.com/web/guest/lizclaibornefoundation
34. Maine Women’s Fund ~ www.mainewomensfund.org/
35. Microenterprise Development Industry ~ http://www.microenterpriseworks.org
36. National Association of Commissions for Women ~ www.nacw.org
37. The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development ~ www.ncaied.org
38. National Organization for Women (NOW) Foundation, Inc. ~ www.nowfoundation.org
39. Super Mompreneur Fund ~ http://www.happyandhealthymom.com/happy_and_healthy_mompreneur_fund
40. New Israel Fund ~ http://www.nif.org/about/search/search.jsp
41. New Mexico Women’s Foundation ~ http://nmwf.org/index.php?s=grants
42. Nokomis Foundation ~ www.nokomisfoundation.org
43. Open Meadows Foundation ~ www.openmeadows.org
44. Procter & Gamble Fund ~ http://www.pg.com/company/our_commitment/community.jhtml
45. Small Business Administration (Office of Women’s Business Ownership) ~ www.sba.gov/womeninbusiness
46. Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs (SBIR/SBT) – www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5527&org=IIP&sel_org=IIP&from=fund¬
47. Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR) ~  www.grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm
48. Travel Grants for Women ~ http://www.advance-africa.com/Travel-Grants-for-Women.html
49. Seeds for Success ~ http://seedsforsuccess.smallbusiness.yahoo.com/index.php
50. Three Guineas Fund ~ http://www.3gf.org/
51. United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) East and Southeast Asia ~ www.unifem-eseasia.org
52. Verizon Foundation ~ http://foundation.verizon.com/
53. The Vermont Women’s Fund ~ www.vermontwomensfund.org
54. Web of Benefit ~ www.webofbenefit.org
55. Whirlpool Foundation ~ www.whirlpoolcorp.com/social_responsibility/buildingcommunities/whirlpoolfoundation.asp
56. WHO Foundation ~ www.whofoundation.org/
57. Women’s Business Grants ~ www.womensbusinessgrants.com
58. Women’s Finance ~ www.womens-finance.com
59. Women’s Net ~ http://www.womensnet.net/
60. Women’s Fund of Central Indiana ~ www.cicf.org/page26569.cfm
61. The Women’s Fund of Greater Birmingham ~ http://www.thewomensfundbham.org/grants/
62. Women’s Endowment Fund of the Akron Community Foundation ~ www.akroncommunityfdn.org/cgi-bin/displayContent.pl?type=section&id=64
63. Women’s Endowment Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Vancouver ~ http://www.jewishcommunityfoundation.com/
64. Women’s Foundation of Genesee Valley ~ www.womensfoundation.org
65. The Chicago Foundation for Women ~ http://www.cfw.org/Page.aspx?pid=226
65. Women’s Foundation of Southern Arizona ~ www.womengiving.org
67. Women’s Funding Network ~ www.wfnet.org
68. Women’s Philanthropy Institute ~ www.philanthropy.iupui.edu/PhilanthropicServices/WPI/
69  Eileen Fisher Co. ~ http://www.eileenfisher.com/EileenFisherCompany/CompanyGeneralContentPages/SocialConciousness/Women_Owned.jsp
70. Smart Women Grants (ZION BANK) ~ https://www.zionsbank.com/swsm_grant.jsp
71. The One Family Scholar ~ www.onefamilyinc.org
72.The Girls Going Places® Entrepreneurship Award Program ~ http://www.guardianlife.com/womens_channel/girls_going_places/girls_going_places.html
73. The Margaret MacNamara Memorial ~ Fund www.mmmf-grants.org/

SCHOLARSHIPS FOR WOMEN

74. Talbots Women’s Scholarship https://www.scholarshipamerica.org/talbotswomen
75. The Sunshine Lady Foundation www.sunshinelady.org/
76. Women In Business Scholarships http://www.zonta.org/WhatWeDo/InternationalPrograms/JaneMKlausmanWomenInBusinessScholarship.aspx
77. Laurels Fund ~ http://www.efwa.org/laurels.htm
78. Women in Transisiton and Women in Need http://www.efwa.org/witwin.htm
79. Michele L. McDonald Scholarship ~ http://www.efwa.org/mcdonald.htm
80. Rowling, Dold & Associates LLP Scholarship ~ http://www.efwa.org/rowlingdold.htm
81. Scholarships4moms.com ~ http://www.scholarships4moms.net/form.php?c=253373187&forcelp=&ga_medium=html&ga_source=528&ga_name=Scholarships4Moms&ga_content=
82. Anita Borge Memorial Scholarship ~ http://www.google.com/anitaborg-emea/
83. AARP Foundation Women’s Scholarship Program ~ www.aarp.org/states/…/foundation_womens_scholarship.html
84. National Association of Women In Construction ~ www.nawic.org/nawic/NFSF.asp
85. The Society of Women Engineers ~ www.swe.org/scholarships/brochure.aspx
87. Women Gamers scholarships ~ www.womengamers.com/scholarships/
88. WorldStudio AIGA Scholarships ~  scholarships.worldstudioinc.com/
89. College Art Association ~ www.collegeart.org/fellowships
90. National Sculpture Society, Inc. ~ www.nationalsculpture.org
91. Handweavers Guild of America, Inc ~ www.weavespindye.org
 
LOAN SOURCES FOR WOMEN

92. Accion USA (formerly Working Capital) http://www.accionusa.org/
93. American Express Small Business Network http://www.openforum.com/
94. Bank of America www.bankofamerica.com
95. Business Matchmaking http://www.businessmatchmaking.com/
96. First Union http://www.firstunion.com/
97. Fund Isabella-  www.fundisabella.com
98. New Vista Capital Fund www.nvcap.com
99. Prosper.com – People-to-People Lending http://www.prosper.com
100. Silicon Valley Bank http://www.svb.com/svbank/
101. United Bank www.unitedbank.com
102. Wells Fargo www/.wellsfargo.com
103. Womens Venture Fund http://www.womensventurefund.org/
104. Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOps) https://www.fbo.gov/
105. The American Academy of Chefs ~  www.acfchefs.org/content/education/scholarships/default.htm/
106. International Association of Culinary Professionals Foundation ~ www.iacp.com/
107. The Restaurant School ~ www.walnuthillcollege.edu/Content1.aspx?cid=2.4.2
108. Scholarship Information from Starchefs ~ www.starchefs.com/cooking_school…/scholarship.php
109. Scholarship Listings from Chef2Chef ~ www.chef2chef.net/culinary…/scholarship-grant/resources.htm
110. Women Chefs & Restaurateurs ~ www.womenchefs.org/
111. The James Beard Foundation Individual School Scholarships ~ www.sms.scholarshipamerica.org/jamesbeard/guidelines.pdf
112. The Charlie Trotter Culinary Education Foundation ~ www.charlietrotters.com/about/foundation.asp
113. Obama Scholarships For Mothers – http://www.scholarshipsformoms2010.info/
114. Know Your Worth Scholarships ~ http://www.royalneighbors.org/Membership/Scholarships.aspx
115.  American Business Women’s Association ~ www.ABWA.org

Angle Investors, Venture Capital and Other FUNDING Resources

116. Angel Capital Association Web site (www.angelcapitalassociation.org)
117. Angels in America http://www.inc.com/magazine/20050701/angels-in-america.html
118. Angel Investor Directory http://www.inc.com/articles/2001/09/23461.html
110. Ark Capital Management http://www.arkvc.com/
119. Diversity 2000 – http://www.div2000.com/
120. Finance Wizard – Find Your Financing http://www.bplans.com/FinanceWizard/index.cfm?affiliate=wfn
112. Financing for For-Profit Organizations  http://www.managementhelp.org/fndrsng/fp_raise/fp_raise.htm
122. Loan Checklist – http://www.missouribusiness.net/docs/loan_checklist.asp
123. Raising Start-Up Capital http://www.inc.com/welcome.html?aw=640&ah=480
124. Women’s Finance – www.womensfinance.com
125. Loans: http://www.business.gov/industries/woman-owned/

Additional Resources on Angel Investing, Grants and MORE:

Earning Your Wings Angel investors are getting tougher. To land seed money, you should, too. http://www.inc.com/magazine/20050101/getting-started.html

Who exactly are angel investors?  http://www.inc.com/articles/2000/12/21310.html

Finance and capital mentor Guy Kawasaki defines angel investors, and when and how an entrepreneur should seek them out. http://www.inc.com/articles/2000/12/21310.html

How do you get investors to read a business plan? Finding a go-between can help get your business plan in front of interested investors, according to Writing a Business Plan mentor Rhonda Abrams. http://www.inc.com/articles/2001/01/21601.html

ABCs of Borrowing – http://www.howtoadvice.com/Borrowing/

Take the Proposal Writing Short Course: http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.html

Writing From the Winner’s Circle  http://epscor.unl.edu/rfps/winnerscircle.shtml ~ A comprehensive online booklet on writing and submitting competitive grant proposals.

One note of caution, as with anything you find online, please use due diligence when applying to these sites and especially when hiring ANYONE to assist you with your grant proposals. You can avoid scam artists by thoroughly researching any unfamiliar programs before spending your hard earned money and more importantly sharing your personal information with potential grant writers.

For more information on how to GET A GRANT, check out the post: GRANTS FOR WOMEN ~ How to Get Them.