MSFA Mini-Grant Program

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About the Program

Funded entirely by donations, MSFA's mini-grant program is named to honor the significant musical contributions of John Wallace, a longtime fiddler and dedicated teacher.

The MSFA John Wallace Mini Grant program has sponsored fiddle contests and workshops as well as offered scholarships for fiddlers attending other fiddle workshops or camps.

Want to contribute to this wonderful program? Please consider donating to the John Wallace Mini-Grant Program

As mentioned, the grant is funded entirely by donations. In the January 2024 application period, we received applications for over twice our available funds. We'd love to be able to assist with the funding of more projects and workshops. Your donation will help advance fiddling in the upper midwest!

--Donate online at https://www.givemn.org/organization/Msfa

--Become a member (only $15 per year per family)

Applying for a John Wallace Mini-Grant

The application period for 2025 is February 1 until noon on February 28.

During the open application period, MSFA accepts grant funding requests that include, but are not limited to, fiddle contests, workshops, scholarships to fiddle-related camps and workshops, and support of fiddle jams. If you aren't sure your idea fits the above, just ask us!

Questions? Email the MFSA Grant Administrator at grants.msfafiddlers@gmail.com

To apply, follow these steps:

1). Download either the Events or Scholarship application from the links below:

For an event:
https://tinyurl.com/2025-MSFA-Event-MiniGrant

For a scholarship:
https://tinyurl.com/2025-MSFA-Scholar-MiniGrant

2). Save the application document to your computer.

3). Open the file and fill it in on your computer (remember to save it)
or
Print it, fill it out, and send it to the address on the application (you can also scan it)
and email it to grants.msfafiddlers@gmail.com).

We look forward to hearing from you!
The Minnesota State Fiddlers Association John Wallace Mini-Grant Team