The Leeway Transformation Award (LTA) Grant

The Leeway Transformation Award (LTA) Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Leeway Foundation
Amount: US $15,000
Last Updated: March 28, 2026

Summary

The Leeway Transformation Award (LTA) supports women and trans* artists in the greater Philadelphia area, offering $15,000 annually to those who have dedicated five years or more to creating art for social change. This unrestricted award encourages diverse artistic mediums and aims to empower individuals with financial need. Eligible applicants must have a proven commitment to social change and have lived in the region for at least two years. The LTA champions creativity that impacts communities.

Overview

NOTE: The Stage 1 deadline is the Letter of Inquiry deadline above. The Stage 2 deadline will be announced to finalists only. The Leeway Transformation Award (LTA) provides unrestricted annual awards of $15,000 to women and trans* artists and cultural producers living in greater Philadelphia who create art for social change and have done so for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to social change work. The award is unrestricted (it is not project-based) and open to artists and cultural producers working in any medium, including traditional and nontraditional as well as multimedia and experimental forms. We encourage you to apply if you are a woman, trans*, and/or gender nonconforming artist who: Creates art for social change that impacts a larger group, audience, or community.Has been creating art for social change for the past five years or more, demonstrating a long-term commitment to this work.Has financial need and limited or no access to other financial resources.Has lived for the past two or more years in greater Philadelphia: Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, or Philadelphia County.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Leeway Transformation Awards fund women and trans artists (including those identifying as transgender, transsexual, and/or genderqueer) living in the Delaware Valley region of Bucks, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, who engage in art and social change work and have financial need.