Grants
New in 2020
As of 2020, Clan MacKinnon Society now offers three grants awarded annually. Thanks to contributions from many generous supporters during a fundraising campaign in late 2019 and early 2020, over $6,000 was raised to support Clan MacKinnon Society's grants and clan tent stipend fund into the future. As a result of the funds raised, the Society can now award more grants and each can be given at a larger amount than in years past.
Award Amount
Each grant applicant can apply for up to $400 in funds. The funds awarded are based on strength and merit of the application, and cost of the endeavor for which the applicant is seeking funds. The Grant Committee reserves the right to award partial funds.
Grant Ideas
Each grant application should seek funding to support an endeavor that is in some way MacKinnon-related or Scottish in nature.
Eligibility & Requirements
Deadline
Grant applications are currently being accepted until June 30, 2020. Awardees will be notified by email in July 2020.
Questions
If you have any questions, please contact the Grant Committee by email.
Online Application
Apply online by clicking the button below and completing the online application.
As of 2020, Clan MacKinnon Society now offers three grants awarded annually. Thanks to contributions from many generous supporters during a fundraising campaign in late 2019 and early 2020, over $6,000 was raised to support Clan MacKinnon Society's grants and clan tent stipend fund into the future. As a result of the funds raised, the Society can now award more grants and each can be given at a larger amount than in years past.
Award Amount
Each grant applicant can apply for up to $400 in funds. The funds awarded are based on strength and merit of the application, and cost of the endeavor for which the applicant is seeking funds. The Grant Committee reserves the right to award partial funds.
Grant Ideas
Each grant application should seek funding to support an endeavor that is in some way MacKinnon-related or Scottish in nature.
- Interested in learning Gaelic? How about lessons, or purchasing some language training software or other resources?
- Attending workshops related to Scottish history, culture, music, cooking?
- Interested in genealogical research? How about a DNA test kit, an Ancestry.com membership, or the services of a professional genealogist?
- Working on your heraldry and coats of arms and in need of some extra funds to help you?
- Hosting a local Scottish or MacKinnon event like a Burns Supper, potluck, or other type of social get-together? (Other than hosting a clan tent at a Highland Games as we have clan tent stipends to support you in that.)
- Learning the bagpipes? Participating in Highland dance?
- Looking for whisky tasting club start-up funds?
- Want to give back by organizing a Scottish/MacKinnon-related service project such as a trail clean-up, refurbishment of historic signage, sprucing up a local meeting hall, etc.? Need some clean-up or painting supplies for the project?
Eligibility & Requirements
- The grants are open to all ages.
- All Society members and their immediate family members (spouses and children younger than 24 living at home) are eligible to apply.
- If awarded, you should plan to use the funds by December 2020.
- Awardees will be required to write about how they used their grant for an article to be published in the upcoming winter edition of the Shank Bone (Clan MacKinnon Society's quarterly e-newsletter).
- Recipients will return, in full, any grant received if they do not utilize it for which it was intended or within the time frame indicated above. In case of injury or illness, an exception may be made upon petition to the Grant Committee with full explanation of the circumstances.
Deadline
Grant applications are currently being accepted until June 30, 2020. Awardees will be notified by email in July 2020.
Questions
If you have any questions, please contact the Grant Committee by email.
Online Application
Apply online by clicking the button below and completing the online application.
Past Award Winners
Year |
Recipient Location |
Endeavor |
2007 |
Unknown |
Piping lessons |
2007 |
Minnesota |
Highland dance competition |
2008 |
Minnesota |
Highland dance costuming |
2008 |
Minnesota |
Highland dance costuming |
2009 |
NO APPLICANTS |
n/a |
2010 |
North Carolina |
Piping lessons |
2011 |
NO APPLICANTS |
n/a |
2012 |
Minnesota |
Highland dance |
2012 |
Washington State |
Highland dance lessons |
2013 |
Washington State |
Piping workshops |
2013 |
Minnesota |
Tin whistle lessons |
2014 |
Ohio |
Highland dance costuming and competitions |
2014 |
New York State |
Celtic music classes |
2015 |
Washington State |
New Highland dance shoes and hoisery |
2015 |
Ohio |
New Highland dance costuming |
2016 |
Washington State |
Private Highland dance lessons |
2016 |
France |
Bass drum with clan crest for pipe band |
2017 |
Germany |
Purchase of a bagpipe |
2017 |
Ohio |
New Highland dance costuming |
2018 |
Germany |
Purchase of a bagpipe |
2019 |
Washington State |
New Highland dance costuming |
2019 |
Colorado |
Ancestry.com membership for genealogy |
