OVERVIEW: The ONE Archives Foundation oversees the ONE Archives, a large collection of LGBTQ materials at the University of Southern California. This foundation awards research fellowships, runs an LGBTQ history program for high school students and creates educational materials for K-12 teachers.
IP TAKE: The ONE Archives Foundation’s grantmaking is limited to its annual fellowship program. Fellowships consist of $1,500 stipends and access to the ONE Archives at the University of Southern California. While this is a modest funder, they conduct highly accessible work in a less funded area of philanthropy. They’re also very responsive and approachable, so reach out with general questions. Note, however, this is not really a funder for organizations, but rather, scholars and students.
The foundation accepts applications from students, scholars and independent researchers from January to March of each year. Applicants are notified of awards in April and invited to work in the archives later in the year.
PROFILE: Founded in 1952 by Jim Kepner and educator-activist W. Dorr Legg, ONE Inc., now the ONE Archives Foundation, Inc., is the “oldest active LGBTQ organization in the United States.” In 2010, the foundation deposited its inclusive and vast collection of LGBTQ historical materials with the USC libraries, its holdings considered the largest repository of LGBTQ materials in the world. The foundation “collects, preserves, and protects LGBTQ history, art, and culture in collaboration with ONE Archives at the USC Libraries.” and remains dedicated to this crucial resource through educational and historical initiatives, fellowships, and a variety of public programs.
Grants for Humanities Research
The ONE Archives Foundation offers fellowships consisting of $1500 stipends and access to the One Archives to about 20 researchers working in various humanities disciplines each year. Graduate students, scholars and independent researchers are eligible for fellowships, which aim to support research that culminates in scholarly publications, books or media and art projects. While most fellows have worked in the humanities, social science projects have also received funding. Recent grantees include Emily Hobson, who conducts research on activism against AIDS in U.S. prisons, and John Carranza, who studies intimacy and community building in gay men with disabilities. Additional information about recent fellows is available at the foundation’s fellowship page.
Grants for LGBTQ Causes
The ONE Archives Foundation does not award grants for LGBTQ causes per se, but runs several programs that promote inclusion and leadership. The foundation offers LGBTQ history lesson plans, professional development webinars for K-12 teachers and other materials for classrooms and schools related to LGBTQ history. It also runs a signature Youth Ambassadors for Queer History program that involves high school students from around Los Angeles in workshops, fieldtrips and independent research on an LGBTQ topic of their choice.
Important Grant Details:
The ONE Archives Foundation’s fellowships are awarded in the amount of $1,500 to up to 20 researchers each year. Students, scholars and independent researchers are all eligible to apply.
The ONE Archives Foundation generally opens its application process in January of each year. Applications are accepted via email and must include a CV, full proposal and at least one letter of reference. Applications are usually due in March, with fellows notified of awards in April. General inquiries may be made to Erik Adamian via email or telephone 323.419.2416.
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