The Wisconsin Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Foundation offers up to $1,500 twice annually in grant money for a special project or grant proposal related to the field of Family and Consumer Sciences. Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree and be a current member of the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS)/WAFCS. The grant recipient will acknowledge the grantor and share his/her project/research findings or results with the WAFCS/AAFCS membership via the WAFCS News and/or presentation at a WAFCS and/or AAFCS Annual Conference.

To apply for a grant, applicants should submit a one- to two-page proposal no later than February 1 or September 1.

Proposals must include: 

• Name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and AAFCS member number of applicant(s).
• Project/Grant description and objectives (or statement of problem and justification, research objectives, and methodology or procedure).
• Proposed time frame for the project/research.
• Amount requested with rationale for request, e.g., how grant funds will be used.
• Plan for dissemination of project results/research findings.

The grant recipient will be announced at the WAFCS Annual Conference. Preferably, the grant recipient will be present at the WAFCS Annual Conference to receive the award.

Submit proposal via email by February 1 or September 1 to Cindy Quilling - WAFCS Executive Director

For grant recipients to receive funding: 

• Keep receipts for expenses involved in the project/research.
• Submit receipts for reimbursement (up to the grant amount awarded) in installments (as expenses are incurred) or when the project/research is completed. Note who the payee should be and mailing address where the check should be sent.
• Submit all documentation to Cindy Quilling, WAFCS Executive Director, at the above email address.