Student Chapter Project Grants

Application

The Animal Legal Defense Fund offers project grants to its student chapters to support their animal law projects that advance the mission, including but not limited to speaker events, tabling, field trips, legal projects, and social events. Project grants are reviewed on a rolling basis during fall and spring semesters. For any questions, please reach out to Priscilla Rader Culp.

Please read the Student Chapter Project Grant Guidelines (PDF) before applying for a grant.

Student Chapter Project Grant Application

Chapter Name

Project Title

Amount Requested

Contact Full Name

Contact Email Address

Project Description

How will this project support Animal Legal Defense Fund’s mission, to protect the lives and advance the interest of animals within the legal system?

What will this grant be used for? Please include a budget.

How will you measure the success of the project?

Other Sources of Funding (if any)

List one source of funding and the amount of funding per entry. Add as many entries as needed.

Project Leaders

Provide all project leader names and a short description of their role.

Was this project application approved by a majority vote by the chapter? *

Yes

If you are human, leave this field blank.

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