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ROI Micro Grants


ROI Micro Grants was an ROI Community initiative first piloted in 2011. That year, over 100 Micro Grants were approved. Read more about the background of this trailblazing Micro Grant program.

If you’re a member of the ROI Community, you stand to benefit from this offering so keep reading!

Key features of ROI Micro Grants
  • The application process is quick and easy!
  • Each member of the ROI Community can request funding by way of Micro Grants, totaling up to U.S. $1,000 per calendar year.
  • Members can apply for a Micro Grant any number of times during a calendar year (January 1st – December 31st) provided they have not exceeded their U.S. $1,000 allotment for such year.
  • There is no set “Application Period” or deadline to stress over and ROI promises a lightning quick response time.

Types of ROI Micro Grants
In its pilot year, ROI offered just four types of Micro Grants. This opportunity has quickly expanded - see the current range of Micro Grants below and apply for your grant today! For an overview of the application process as well as rules and tips, read Micro Grant FAQs.

  1. Go Professional! Invest time in your professional development: attend courses; receive personalized training; retain professional services and more. Check what is on offer right now.
  2. Go Professional with ROIers! Gain professional assistance and services from people who understand you, see what your fellow ROIers are offering. (Grow this database and contact us if there’s a service you wish to offer!)
  3. Go Network! (Conference Participation Grants) Mobilize and propel your initiatives forward by establishing vital and strategic connections at major events, conferences and/or gatherings.
  4. Go Speak! (Speakers’ Bureau) Get your name and ideas out there. Use this grant to enable you to speak or present at a conference or event.
  5. Go Connect! (Event Sponsorship) Are you organizing or running an event to build your network and to advance your project or idea? Apply for event sponsorship.
  6. Go Digital! (Social and New Media Grants) Use technology to leverage awareness and support for your important work.
  7. Go Create! (Arts and Culture) Express yourself and your ideas in novel ways: perform; organize exhibitions; apply to contests and more!
  8. Go Learn! (Jewish Learning Grants) Line-up lessons with a teacher, register for a course, learn in a seminary or attend a Jewish learning conference – all this and more!