The James Irvine FoundationAward

$350,000 Irvine Leadership Awards

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Archived

Opportunity type

Award

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

United States

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

The Leadership Awards honor individual leaders or pairs of leaders who are advancing innovative, replicable solutions to California’s most pressing challenges. The program emphasizes equity, community impact, and policy relevance.

Benefits

$350,000 grant to the recipient’s organization
Strategic support to share solutions with policymakers and community leaders
Public recognition and visibility across California

Who can apply

Nominee must be an individual or pair of leaders (not organizations or teams)
Must be a current resident of California
Work must align with Irvine Foundation’s selection criteria (equity, innovation, replicability, measurable impact)
Nominations can be submitted by others or self‑nominated with external validators
Timeline:
Feb 18, 2026: Nominations open
Mar 20, 2026: Nominations close
Apr 30, 2026: Detailed nominee narrative due
Aug–Oct 2026: Site visits and finalist evaluations
Nov 2026: Recipients selected
Feb 2027: Awards announced
Running a project or organization
Working (full-time or part-time)
Entrepreneur

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The James Irvine FoundationAward

$350,000 Irvine Leadership Awards

This one has closed

Archived

Opportunity type

Award

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

United States

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

Benefits

$350,000 grant to the recipient’s organization
Strategic support to share solutions with policymakers and community leaders
Public recognition and visibility across California

Who can apply

Nominee must be an individual or pair of leaders (not organizations or teams)
Must be a current resident of California
Work must align with Irvine Foundation’s selection criteria (equity, innovation, replicability, measurable impact)
Nominations can be submitted by others or self‑nominated with external validators
Timeline:
Feb 18, 2026: Nominations open
Mar 20, 2026: Nominations close
Apr 30, 2026: Detailed nominee narrative due
Aug–Oct 2026: Site visits and finalist evaluations
Nov 2026: Recipients selected
Feb 2027: Awards announced
Running a project or organization
Working (full-time or part-time)
Entrepreneur

LOT finds and checks opportunities from public sources. Always confirm details on the organiser’s own page before applying.