Cooperative Education Fund Grant

The Cooperative Education Fund, managed by the Cooperative Development Foundation, offers grants, scholarships, and sponsorships to support cooperative education initiatives. Annually, it allocates between $100,000 and $140,000, providing 10-15 grants ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Eligible applicants include cooperatives and related organizations within the U.S. The Fund prioritizes research, educational material development, and sponsorship for educational events, ensuring resources remain accessible and non-proprietary.

The Cooperative Education Fund supports cooperative research, sponsors cooperative education events and scholarships and develops cooperative education materials and programs.
Each year, the Cooperative Education Fund offers:
10-15 grants to support cooperative education programs12-15 event sponsorshipsIndividual scholarship support through a grant to the Ralph K. Morris Foundation
The Cooperative Education Fund prioritizes grants for:
research about cooperatives,development of educational materials,scholarships to organizations hosting educational events, andsponsorship for National or Regional events.
Funding
The Fund provides $100,000 - $140,000 in grants, scholarships, and sponsorships annually. Grants range between $1,000 - $10,000. Over $1,250,000 has been given out in the past ten years.

Eligibility

Who may apply: Cooperatives, cooperative development organizations, cooperative-related groups and members, staff and board members of cooperatives. Grants are only available in the United States.

Ineligibility

The Cooperative Education Fund will not support:Development of proprietary materials. All materials developed with support from the Fund must be available to all at little or no cost.Individual scholarshipsCapital expenditures, general operating expenses or endowmentsSponsorship of local eventsProjects outside of the U.S.Projects or programs that have already occurred