The Micro-Grant Mentorship Project

These training events are designed for two age groups on two separate days:

Group #1: participants aged 15-20 years old

Group #2: participants aged 21-30 years old 

There will be 2 training days for different age groups: 

Saturday, October 26, 2024: Group #1Sunday, October 27, 2024: Group #2

No. No prior experience is necessary. The training is designed to guide you through the basics of grant writing, but an intermediate knowledge of English is strongly preferred.

No. Participants are expected to attend the session designed for their age group to ensure the content is appropriate and tailored. 

If you have registered for both training sessions, you must attend the one that corresponds to your current age at the time of the training. Your other registration will be removed from our registration system. 

If you cannot attend the training that corresponds to your age, please contact us via email at info@micrograntmentorshipproject.org to let us know you can no longer attend the training.

You can wear clothes that are comfortable and make you feel your best.

Please dress appropriately, because there will be photos taken throughout and at the end of the event!

Due to limited venue capacity, we are unable to accommodate friends or family members that are not registered as a participant.

We highly encourage you to stay for the whole training. If you need to leave early, please do not consider leaving earlier than 3:30 PM. 
If you are registered to attend one of the training events and need to leave earlier than 3:30 PM, please notify us at info@micrograntmentorshipproject.org or via our Facebook page.

The training will focus on teaching participants how to brainstorm and write effective grant proposals in English. You will learn the basics of grant writing, including ideation, how to structure a grant proposal, communicate your project goals, budget for your project, and much more.

Yes! We encourage all participants who want to help their communities join. We will be covering ideation and how to brainstorm ideas, so no need to worry if you do not yet know what you’re passionate about.

Yes! The training will focus on teaching participants how to brainstorm and write effective grant proposals in English. You’ll learn the basics of grant writing, including ideation, how to structure a grant proposal, and effectively communicate your project goals.

Yes! If you are already working on a project, we highly recommend you attend the training and apply for micro-grant funding to expand your project reach. In addition, we will also be teaching you how to effectively structure and budget for your project, and clearly communicate your project goals.

Yes! If your project is already in progress, you can still apply for the micro-grant funding to expand or enhance it, as long as it aligns with the funding guidelines. We will also teach you how to structure a grant proposal and effectively communicate your project goals, as well as budgeting for your project.

The benefits are innumerable. You will learn the basics of brainstorming, budgeting, and applying for grants in English. Furthermore, you will also get to meet other youth and young professionals who share the same passion for community service and youth development! 

In addition, you will receive a complimentary lunch, snacks, beverages, notebook, pencil, event t-shirt, certificate of participation, and photos of you and the memories you made at the training!

After the training, you will also have the opportunity to use what you learned at the training and  apply for micro-grant funding for a project of your own!

Yes, as the training focuses on grant writing in English, the training will be held in English.

We are unfortunately unable to provide translation into Lao. There will be handouts of all training materials for ease of access. There will be Youth Ambassadors as well as other project team members around throughout the training should you have specific questions.

Due to the fast-paced nature of the training, we strongly recommend participants have at least an intermediate understanding of English. Due to the content of the training, advanced English language learners will benefit the most from the training content.

No. Each participant is responsible for arranging travel to the training by themselves. 

To help offset the cost of travel to and from the training, we will provide all participants with a travel equity stipend.

Yes! All participants will receive a travel equity stipend to help cover travel expenses. 

Based on your response to the question on your mode of transportation to the event, each participant will receive a corresponding travel equity stipend in United States dollar (USD).

We encourage carpooling where possible.

We know the cost of attendance for this training is free, but we also understand that it is not free to travel from place to place. 

We are committed to eliminating barriers to attendance for any youth registered for this training, especially students, those traveling from far-away villages, and those operating on limited funds at this time.

The travel equity stipend is provided to cover travel expenses for participants to ensure they are not limited in transportation to be able to attend.

If you are traveling with a group, each participant in your group that is registered as a training participant will receive their own travel equity stipend. You do not lose your travel equity stipend by sharing the same mode of transportation to the training together.

Every participant will receive a travel equity stipend.

You do not apply. You receive one automatically by attending the training. 

Once the training has ended, a member of our team will collect your public banking information (BCEL QR) and ensure the travel equity stipend has been directly transferred to your account.

Only participants who registered and signed in will receive a travel equity stipend. When you arrive at the training, please be sure to sign in with a member of our team.

The total travel equity stipend per participant varies by your mode of transportation (in USD):

Motorbike or car (round trip): $15.00

Rideshare (LOCA, Indrive, etc.) (round trip): $25.00

After the training events, all participants of the training events are eligible to apply for micro-grant funding for their own projects aimed at benefiting their local community. 

We hope this is an opportunity to use what you learned at the training to turn your ideas into action and design, budget, implement, monitor, and manage a project that you are passionate about with funding! 

We also hope this is an opportunity to build a resume of experience that shows you can effectively manage a project budget in order to gain future funding opportunities.

A micro-grant project is a small-scale project that aims to address a specific community need or goal. Each individual or group can apply for funding to implement a project that benefits their community. The grant amount is designed to help support the implementation of the project.

You can apply for a micro-grant following the English Project Proposal Writing Training. The application cycle will be open for two weeks

The application cycle will open beginning on Sunday, October 27 when the final day of training concludes.
The application cycle will close on Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM.

Yes! You don’t need to have a project or a group in place before the training. 

The sessions will include many opportunities to meet other participants and form groups to start a project together.

Yes! Youth Ambassadors are eligible to apply for funding.

You do not need to attend the training to apply for the micro-grant funding, but at least one of your group members MUST have attended one of the two training sessions for your group to be considered for the funding. In other words, at least one member of your team must have attended our training.

The grant funding will be for an amount, as stated in your proposal, between $50.00 and $350.

Projects should focus on addressing a community need, creating positive social and communal impact, or contributing to a meaningful cause. These projects must also be led by Lao youth and young professionals between the ages of 15-30 years old.

Yes, the deadline to submit your micro-grant project proposal is Sunday, November 10, 2024 at 11:59 PM, Vientiane time.

No. The review committee will evaluate all application submissions together once the deadline has passed. You will not be more likely or less likely to be selected because you submitted your application early. Please submit your application when you feel it is complete and best reflects your project goals ahead of the deadline.

Yes, you can apply individually, or in groups of up to 5 people. 

Please note that you are permitted to apply for micro-grant funding for a project without a group if you have a project you can design, budget, implement, monitor, and manage by yourself.

We ask that you limit your group members to a maximum of 5 people.

After submitting your group’s proposal, a review committee will assess each application based on its feasibility, impact, and alignment with community needs. Selected projects will be awarded funding.

No. We will accept and review all applications that are received before the stated deadline.

The winners will be announced approximately 1 week after the submission deadline.

If your project is selected, you will receive the micro-grant funds and will be expected to implement your project within a set timeline. You will also be asked to submit a report and present the outcomes of your projects once accomplished.

No, each group is only eligible to apply for one micro-grant. We encourage groups to focus on developing one strong project. We will not consider duplicate submissions.

Yes, if your project is already in progress, you can apply for micro-grant funding to scale or enhance your initiatives as long as they align with the funding guidelines. We encourage you to consider this funding to develop new initiatives under your project that align with the mission of your existing work.

You can contact us at info@micrograntmentorshipproject.org or on Facebook, The Micro-Grant Mentorship Project.