In response to the complexity of our times, our focus is to grow a diverse inter-generational community of circle practitioners who work to promote racial, gender, disability, ethnic, economic and environmental justice in our organizations and communities. We are becoming a circle incubator designed to accelerate the growth and success of circle practices through an array of support resources and services that includes grants, coaching, learning opportunities and networking connections. Learn more about The Circle Way's relational grant process here.
Grants for individuals
We are dedicated to facilitating, sponsoring, and promoting programs that introduce, develop and disseminate the principles and practices of The Circle Way. To do this, we provide grants to applicants to:
Participate in a learning event that teaches and/or practices The Circle Way, and
Demonstrate leadership capacity and experience at home, work, or in your communities.
To apply for a grant, please submit the name, date, and location of the event for which you are registered, a brief statement of intention for carrying the benefits of circle into the world, and the amount you are requesting. Grants typically support 50% of the registration fee (based on available funding).
The Circle Way Governance Council has designated Equity and Justice Grant funds to encourage applicants from previously excluded groups; please share if this applies to you. We also have broader individual grants.
In the spirit of mutual reciprocity, we invite you to think of this grant as a circle and contribute back in the future either financially and/or by donation of time/energy to support The Circle Way community.
To apply for an individual grant or for more information, please email grants@thecircleway.net.
Grants for new initiatives and projects
The Circle Way’s commitment is to grow diverse inter-generational communities that use circle process as a way of working and being in the world. We fund the design and development of new initiatives and projects grounded in circle that promote racial, gender, disability, ethnic, economic and environmental justice (based on available funding).
The Circle Way Governance Council has designated Equity and Justice Grant funds to encourage programs that support previously excluded groups. We also have broader new initiative grants.
Typical grants tend to range from $100 to $2,000 USD.
To apply for a grant, please provide the information requested below in an email to grants@thecircleway.net One of our grant stewards will arrange a Zoom or phone call within seven days to talk about your ideas.
Information to include in your email:
Your name
Your organization (if applicable)
Your email address
Your mailing address
Briefly describe:
Your experience with The Circle Way and/or circle practice.
The work you do and/or the focus of your organization.
Your proposed project and the amount you are requesting. We will ask for more details during our video call (such as total cost for your initiative and what you are asking The Circle Way to cover).
Please specify whether your application would meet the Equity and Justice Grant criteria.