How To Apply
Application Process
The Joyce Foundation accepts grant inquiries online throughout the year. Applicants should anticipate the application process to take approximately four to six months from the initial submission of the letter of inquiry to the receipt of funding.
The Foundation uses an online grants management system called Fluxx. First-time applicants must create an account and submit it for approval. If you need help logging in, please review the How to Log In Reference Sheet.
Additional Information
Deadlines
Grant proposals are considered at meetings of the Foundation’s Board of Directors in April, July, and December. Applicants are strongly encouraged to plan their application and proposal submission process for the April or July meetings, since most grant funds will be distributed at those times. Deadline dates are:
Proposal Deadlines
April 1, 2024
Decisions made July 2024
August 1, 2024
Decisions made November 2024
December 2, 2024
Decisions made April 2025
2024 Joyce Awards Information
***The application for the 2024 Joyce Awards is now closed.***
The application for the 2024 Joyce Awards is now closed. The 2024 Joyce Award winners will be announced in Summer 2024. Following the announcement of the 2024 winners, the Joyce Foundation will be taking time to reflect on lessons from the first two decades of the Joyce Awards and changes in the Great Lakes region and in the arts over that time before launching the next application cycle of the Joyce Awards program.
The application for the 2024 Joyce Awards is now closed. The 2024 Joyce Award winners will be announced in Summer 2024. Following the announcement of the 2024 winners, the Joyce Foundation will be taking time to reflect on lessons from the first two decades of the Joyce Awards and changes in the Great Lakes region and in the arts over that time before launching the next application cycle of the Joyce Awards program.