Thatโs not an adjective in the title, โAwesome Grantโ is the actual name of the grant, from the Awesome Foundation, of Cambridge, MA. Each month, they give away $1,000 to someone who wants to do somethingโฆ well awesome. Hereโs how they define what theyโre looking for:
Awesomeness is often overlooked by mainstream culture, which tends to rehash the same broadly appealing but mediocre creations. Thankfully, there is the web.
Awesomeness is more the product of a creatorโs passion than the prospect of audience or profit. Awesome creations are novel and non-obvious, evoking surprise and delight. Invariably, something about them perfectly reflects the essence of the medium, moment, or method of creation. Awesomeness challenges and inspires.
You enter the proposals on their site and they only need to be 500 words. If you get accepted, you even get access to workspace to realize your project (if you live in the Boston area).
If any of our readers submit a proposal that gets accepted, please let us know. Weโre sure there are plenty of awesome ideas bouncing around the noggins of Make: Online readers.
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