Young Adult Friends
of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Friends Institute

Instructions and Guidance to Applicants for Grants

The purpose of Friends Institute shall be to support and encourage young adult Friends, between the ages of 18 and 40, in ministry, service, witness and Quaker study. Friends Institute will sponsor activities and programs to provide opportunities for interaction between members of PYM and those forming a community of interest with them, for the purpose of strengthening the Religious Society of Friends. Its activities and programs shall have as a goal spiritual nurture and sharing which will encourage both inward and outward religious experience and service.

Funds are available for the following purposes:

Programs, events or activities which support and build the community of PYM young adult Friends, ages 18 to 40.

Maximum grant amount: $1,000**

• We especially encourage local and creative projects/events.

• We strongly favor projects where there is a significant contribution from other sources or the individual in the form of financial support or services in kind (such as volunteer hours, use of meeting facilities, etc.)

• We do not make multi-year commitments, preferring to make one-time only grants. However, programs may re-apply and may receive funding in more than one year. Priority is given to first time applicants.

• We support individuals and programs of Friends’ organizations active with the PYM area.
Individuals should be understood to mean persons 18-40 years of age, who are active members or attenders of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting constituent meetings.

• We offer grants of up to $1,000 to individuals with a well-thought-out program to develop a particular ministry or calling that has the potential to provide leadership within the Society of Friends. Projects can take the form of putting Quaker values into practice and in action or to apply Quaker perspective to a pressing social concern in the form of service projects.

• We do not provide scholarship money towards college education, nor for general religious study or solely for inward spiritual growth.

• We do not provide salleries or paid internships.

• We ask that Friends seek travel assistance first from other sources, including the Pemberton Grant: www.pym.org/pm/grants

**We occasionally consider grants for larger amounts, including scholarships for Quaker events or gatherings, sponsorship of specific programs as part of a larger event, or grants to fund a percentage of a program or gathering.

Requirements:

All grant applications should provide the following information:

1. Name, address, phone and email address of the individual applying for a grant

2. Purpose for which the grant is sought.

3. The amount of funds requested, and a breakdown of their intended use.

4. How your proposal relates to, or meets the needs/interests of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting young adult Friends.

5. Other funding sources that have been approached for the grant. Amount contributed, if any, from such sources.

6. Date by which you need the grant (awards are March, June, September, and December).

7. A minute of support from your Monthly Meeting, Quarterly Meeting or clearness committee/person familiar with your proposal.

8. Expected date of final report, with the understanding that it should be completed within a year or receiving the grant.

Download Friends Institute grant application guidelines  as a pdf document.

Please make your application clear, complete and concise; it should be no more than two typed pages in length. Submit via email to friendsinstitute@pym.org in MS-Word compatible or text format.

Sadie Forsythe
Young Adult Friends Coordinator
www.pym.org/education/yaf

Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
1515 Cherry St, Philadelphia, PA, 19102

215-241-7075 or 800-220-0796, Ext. 7075
Fax:215-241-7045
sadief@pym.org

Click on the link to view the reports from grantees

Alycia Simes Pancoe

2005 Awarded Grants

• Paige M. $2000 to develop and deliver a curriculum to educate children about sustainable agriculture and local ecosystems.
• Elizabeth (Ellie) P. $500 to support travel to Israel-Palestine.
• Leila H. $250
• Greta R. $250 explore issues between US and Mexico
• Adrian W. F. $250 to help finance interfaith trip to Tuzla, Bosnia sponsored by the Fellowship of Reconciliation and the Muslim Peace Fellowship.
• Pamela M. $250 to exolore issues between Mexico and the US along the border. BorderLinks
• Evan D. $250 to explore Mexico-US issues along the border. BorderLinks
• Peace and Concerns Standing Committee $1,000 to support travel to Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) Gathering on yearly basis for two young Friends.
• Karelyn M. K. $250 to support travel to Bosnia.
• Arin H. $250 to support travel to the Friends China Summer workcamp.
• Richard P. $250 to support travel to the Friends China Summer workcamp.
• Sharpless H. $250 to support travel to Nicaraqua under the auspices of Bridges to Community to help build a school.
• Ian R. $250 to support travel to the Hiroshima World Friendship Center in Japan as part of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Youth Peace Witness.
• Laura S. $200 to support travel to the Hiroshima World Friendship Center in Japan as part of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Youth Peace Witness.
• Kimberly R. $250 to support participation in the PYM Youth Delegation, August 2005.
• Christina R. $500 to support travel to the World Gathering of Young Friends in the UK, 2005
• Johanna Riordian $500 to support travel to the World Gathering of Young Friends in the UK, summer of 2005.
• Jada J. $200 to support travel to the Hiroshima World Friendship Center in Japan as part of the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Youth Peace Witness.
• Douglas T. $200 to support travel with the Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Youth Witness to Japan, Sumer 2005

2004 Awarded Grants

• Susan E.
• Alycia S. P. $500 support the Quaker Pilgrimage to England Trip, Summer, 2004
• Megan G. $1,313 to support participation in Cameroon Village Concept Project (CVCP) through the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA)
• Amanda K. $1,200 to plan and direct an Underground Railroad History and Performance summer camp for 5th and 6th graders from Lancaster MM and Mt. Zion AME Church in Columbia, PA
• Zoe C. $500 to support paricipation in the AFSC Youth for Peace and Sustainable Community,Mexico Summer program.
• Katherine P. to support service/study trip to Israel and Palestine led by a Guilford College group.
• The World Gathering of Young Friends $10,000
  to support the attendance of Friends from Yearly Meetings in Afica at World Gathering of Young Friends.
• Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia $10,000 to fufill pledge to support New Profiteer Business Plan Competition held November 18,2004.
• Johanna R. to support travel related expenses associated with volunteer work at Corrymeela Center in Ireland.
• Jada J. $500 to support travel costs up to $500 to attend FCNL Annual Gathering.

2003 Awarded Grants

• Mariana G. from North Branch Meeting to attend the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) Section Americas conference "Peace Witness in a Time of Crisis: A Friends' Consultation" held at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, January 17-20, 2003. The conference aims to consider Friends' responses to the growing dangers of global war and terrorism. 
• Rebecca L., from Swarthmore Meeting to be a volunteer at Casa de Los Amigos in Nicaragua with ProNica, a program under the care of Southeastern Yearly Meeting.

• Laura S. from Haddonfield Meeting to attend "Training for Social Action Trainers" workshop led by George Lakey's Training for Change.

2002 Awarded Grants

• Elena W., from London Grove Meeting to attend PYM China Workcamp in Summer 2002. Read more ...

• Jessica O., from Abington Meeting to support her efforts in promoting local governance in WA state by organizing an event with the mayor of Olympia. Read more ...

• Susan E., from Chester Meeting to attend the FGC Conference on Nurturing and Ministry held in the fall in Wisconsin. Read more ...

• Nathan G., from Lancaster Meeting to participate in project run by Amigos de las Americas (AMIGOS) in Honduras.

• Christina F., from Wilmington Meeting to participate in Youth for Peace and Sustainable Community, a project in Mexico. Read more ...

• Jessica O., from Abington Meeting to attend the United Nations “PrepCom 4” in Indonesia in early June 2002 for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Read more ...

•  Eric M., from Westtown Meeting to support him and his family during his sabbatical year abroad. Read more ...

2001 Awarded Grants

• Aaron C., from Newtown Meeting to participate in the planning of YouthQuake 2003 as Volunteer Youth Quake Coordinator.

• Melissa W., from Central Philadelphia Meeting to support her ministry about drug concerns and prison. As a dancer and performer, she developed an awareness program for kids in schools. See more about her performance ...

• Susanna T., from Summit Meeting to support her in a wide range of ministries and leadings.

• Sarah G., from Newtown Meeting to support her while doing an unpaid internship at Friends Journal. Her writings and report available here ...

• Deanna M., from Westtown Meeting to attend a seminar held at The Wounded Heart Ministries in Seattle, WA. Read more ...The Wounded Heart Ministries, Inc

• Sophy I., from Woodbury Meeting to attend a summer school session at the Quaker United Nations Office, QUNO. Read more ...

• Peter Y., from Germantown Meeting to serve as a volunteer on a project of the African Great Lakes Initiative of the Friends Peace Team Project in Rwanda. He co-facilitate many Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) workshops. Read more ...