Funding Priorities: We grant to individuals and organizations who have an exceptional talent for helping young people feel fully alive through rhythm -- as expressed in music, dance, and poetry. Individuals: We grant two-year fellowships to those who serve as a link to a world filled with more joy. You must reside in the United States to be eligible. Click here to see current and past Fellows. Organizations: Special consideration will be given to organizations in the Pacific Northwest committed to one or more of the following: on-going skill building (a strong interest of the Jubilation Foundation) working with children under 18-- the younger the better involving experts working and playing with non-experts working toward synchrony and inclusion overcoming barriers related to race and class building community linking diverse groups creating a ripple effect involving mentors creating foot stomping public performances in a party-like atmosphere engendering flat out joy! Special Projects: We grant $200-600 for additional strategies to promote our values and mission, for example: scholarships for teachers, teachers aides, and other adults working with children (either professional or volunteer) to improve techniques for teaching music and movement equipment and personnel needs annotated bibliographies related to the biology, psychology, and sociology of rhythm and its impact on the individual and the community articles written for the popular press on the significance of music and movement on children and adults What we do not fund: The work of the Jubilation Foundation is circling around our belief in the need for more music and movement, wherever, however it happens. We believe this is fundamental to the health of the individual and the community. However, we do not fund: professional performances where students are the audience programs in religious settings for religious purposes, though we sometimes make exceptions formal student performances, removed from the audience efforts where the main focus is music therapy efforts where the main focus is theatrical, without a commitment to joyful rhythm and movement Geographic Scope: Individuals (Fellows): United States Organizations: Washington and Oregon Size of Grants: Individuals (Fellows): $5,000/year for two years Organizations: $2,000 to $10,000 Special Projects: $200 - $600 Application Process For organizations: Letters of Intent (1-2 pages): July 31, 2013 If accepted, you'll receive instructions for a full proposal, due: September 30, 2013 For Fellows: Nominations due: February 28, 2013 You may nominate yourself or someone else. Click here to download an application. Please note: The Fellowship Selection Panel is in the middle of deliberations and will come to a decision by June 1. For more information, contact: info@jubilationfoundation.org

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