Twitch Grant Aims To Support Female Streamers

A new Twitch grant, known as the BroadcastHER Grant, is available for up-and-coming female streamers as the 1,000 Dreams Fund charity organization is teaming up with Twitch  to provide promising female Twitch streamers with financial assistance in their efforts to start a career on the streaming service.

The grant aims to provide “financial assistance to eligible women to help with expenses such as travel to gaming conventions, educational conferences, hardware upgrades, and instructional programs related to creative or artistic pursuits.”

Here are more details:

Criteria: To be eligible for this grant you must be female and a Twitch Affiliated or Partnered Broadcaster.  Preference will be given to applicants that are currently enrolled high school, a two-year, four-year college/university or graduate school. Applicants must demonstrate financial need. Applications must include an essay explaining how the grant would be used. Selection will be based on application contents and financial need.

Guidelines: Applications must be submitted by the deadline below to be considered for that semester.

Amount: Two or more grants of a minimum of $500 to a maximum of $2,000 will be awarded each semester. Grants are not renewable, however, non-selected applicants may re-apply.

Applicants can submit their applications beginning March 1 at 9am EST with the Spring semester deadline of May 1st. Grants will be awarded and recipients will be notified by June 15th.

You can get even more details on the 1,000 Dreams Fund’s website.