The Flowers Fund Grant

The Flowers Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Human Rights Educators USA
Amount: Up to US $1,000
Last Updated: January 16, 2026

Summary

The Flowers Fund Grant, established by HRE USA in 2017 to honor founding member Nancy Flowers, offers annual small grants of up to $1000. It aims to support innovation and mentorship in human rights education in the U.S., encouraging new ideas and outreach methods. Applications are open to HRE USA members for projects relevant to human rights education, with a focus on research, conferences, and leadership. Grants are intended for completion within the academic year.

Overview

In November of 2017, HRE USA established the Flowers Fund in honor of HRE USA founding member, Nancy Flowers. Every year, the Flowers Fund provides small grants to support innovation and mentorship in human rights education (HRE) in the United States. The fund aims to encourage new philosophic and theoretical thinking, new pedagogies, and new outreach methods for HRE, as well as emerging leadership in the field. The Flowers Fund will consider applications in areas such as research in human rights education, travel to attend HRE conferences, encouragement of emerging leadership, and innovative projects that expand the scope and understanding of HRE and/or extend the audience for HRE. Grants of up to $1000 will be made for projects to individuals and organizations that are members of HRE USA. The project should have direct relevance to human rights education in the United States and be completed during the upcoming Academic year.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Grants may be made to individuals and organizations that are members of HRE USA and directly engaged in human rights education in the United States. Applicants might include:undergraduate and graduate studentscurrent and retired teachers at any academic levelstaff members of organizations engaged in human rights educationhuman rights activists You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.