2025 Summer Start Year-Long Writing Project Access Funds Application

Thank you for your interest in applying for an Access Fund spot in one of our Yearlong Writing Project cohorts! Please use the form below to complete the application. If you have questions or if this virtual form is a barrier for you, please contact education staff at 612-379-8999 or edu@loft.org for assistance. The Loft is committed to equity in our programming by creating opportunities for folks who face barriers to participation in artistic career development. We encourage individuals from historically marginalized communities to apply, including, but not limited to, Black and Indigenous people and people of color (BIPOC), LGBTQIA+ individuals, low-income individuals, and people with disabilities. We anticipate far more applications from highly qualified candidates than we can possibly accept. Please know our scholarship committee reads every application we receive and evaluates them holistically based five central factors (in no particular order):

1. Describe your current writing project. What is your current writing project about and how can the Loft community help you achieve your goals? Why are you interested in working with this particular teaching artist? Why the Loft, why now?
2. Demonstrated interest in the art and craft of writing. What experience do you have with writing and writing workshops? How have you demonstrated a commitment to the craft, whether professionally or personally?
3. Desire for resources and community. What other resources or opportunities have you had (or not had) access to? Why do you seek the community a small, intensive cohort provides? 
4. Experienced financial and lived barriers to participation in artistic career development The Loft understands that financial barriers are not the only barriers to participation in writing development opportunities. Have other factors impacted your ability to participate in similar programs? Do you identify as part of a historically marginalized community? Please describe what factors impact your need for financial assistance. Are you enrolled in a public assistance program, such as TANF; MFIP; General Assistance; WIC; Medicaid, Medical Assistance, or Minnesota Care; SSI (disability, not retirement); food stamps; Section 8 Housing? If not, what factors impact your need for financial assistance to take a Loft class?

Application Timeline

• March 5: Application opens - April 18 at 11:59 PM CST: Application closes
• April 18 - June 1: Selection committee will review applications and Loft will reach out to Access Fund finalists to schedule interviews
• June 12: Finalists will be notified of their status no later than this date