Amber Grant (WomensNet)
Amber Grant
Status not published
Monthly cut-offs — one $10,000 grant awarded each month (e.g. the page showed an application cutoff of 31 August 2026 for the next $10,000 Amber Grant). Year-end $50,000 grants are drawn from monthly winners.
Cash grant. 'Each month, we award a $10,000 Amber Grant to one outstanding woman-owned business.' Monthly $10,000 recipients across the Amber, Startup and Business Category streams are then eligible for three $50,000 year-end grants. WomensNet states it funds '$510,000 worth' of grants a year. Note there is a $15 application fee: 'The nominal $15 application fee is the only fee we charge.' Fee waivers are available on request.
WomensNet
private · national
Deadline: cutoff — Monthly cut-offs — one $10,000 grant awarded each month (e.g. the page showed an application cutoff of 31 August 2026 for the next $10,000 Amber Grant). Year-end $50,000 grants are drawn from monthly winners.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed, growth
- Female founders
- Locally registered entity required
'your business is 50% women-owned, and is based in the United States or Canada — you're eligible to apply'. So this is a two-country programme (US and Canada), not worldwide. All business categories including non-profits are eligible.
How to apply
- Complete the short online application describing yourself and your business. — link
- Pay the $15 application fee (waivers available by emailing WomensNet).
- Monthly winner selected by the WomensNet advisory board; monthly winners are then considered for the year-end $50,000 grants.
What you will need
- Online application describing the business and how the funds would be used
Source. https://ambergrantsforwomen.com/about-us/faq-online-grants-for-women/ — checked 2026-08-14
"your business is 50% women-owned, and is based in the United States or Canada — you're eligible to apply"