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$100,000 Sephora Beauty Grant

  • Organization: Fifteen Percent Pledge
  • Type: Grant
  • Location: United States
  • Deadline: November 6, 2026
  • Age: 18 and over
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Fifteen Percent Pledge, a US racial equity and economic justice non-profit, runs this grant with Sephora for beauty brands led by underrepresented founders. One US consumer beauty business wins $100,000 in grant funding plus pro-bono consulting and a meeting with Sephora's merchants. Your brand needs at least $100,000 in annual revenue and a year of trading behind it. **What you get:** - $100,000 in grant funding for one recipient, paid in four equal quarterly payments - Pro-bono consulting support - An opportunity to meet with Sephora merchants - No equity taken in your business **What you'll do:** - Create or complete your business profile in the Pledge's Business Equity Community to reach the application - Answer written questions on your background, your growth plan and how you would spend the $100,000, and why your brand fits prestige beauty retail - Upload a 60 second elevator pitch video, a pitch deck of no more than 5 slides, and a profit and loss statement for the last and current fiscal years **Key dates:** - Applications open: 6 October 2026 on the programme page (29 September 2026, 9AM ET in the Terms and Conditions) - Applications close: 6 November 2026 on the programme page; 30 October 2026, 11:59 PM ET in the Terms and Conditions linked from the application form - Early January 2027: finalists notified - Early February 2027: winner notified and announced **More information:** - FAQs: https://15percentpledge.org/award/sephora/faqs - Application tips and the full question set: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cPGk6KLcx2kC-g48HZsFdTDctBNHYf0k9-0111SsmZQ/edit?tab=t.0 - Terms and Conditions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tMa38mISx8h4UMFEMQiWqYhS_oXbBNGp/edit - Questions: brands@15pp.org - Late applications are not accepted

Apply for $100,000 Sephora Beauty Grant

Fifteen Percent PledgeGrant

$100,000 Sephora Beauty Grant

Nov 06, 2026 23:59:00 ET
Opportunity type
Grant
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
United States
Deadline
Nov 06, 2026 23:59:00 ET

About this opportunity

The Fifteen Percent Pledge, a US racial equity and economic justice non-profit, runs this grant with Sephora for beauty brands led by underrepresented founders. One US consumer beauty business wins $100,000 in grant funding plus pro-bono consulting and a meeting with Sephora's merchants. Your brand needs at least $100,000 in annual revenue and a year of trading behind it.

What you get:

  • $100,000 in grant funding for one recipient, paid in four equal quarterly payments
  • Pro-bono consulting support
  • An opportunity to meet with Sephora merchants
  • No equity taken in your business

What you'll do:

  • Create or complete your business profile in the Pledge's Business Equity Community to reach the application
  • Answer written questions on your background, your growth plan and how you would spend the $100,000, and why your brand fits prestige beauty retail
  • Upload a 60 second elevator pitch video, a pitch deck of no more than 5 slides, and a profit and loss statement for the last and current fiscal years

Key dates:

  • Applications open: 6 October 2026 on the programme page (29 September 2026, 9AM ET in the Terms and Conditions)
  • Applications close: 6 November 2026 on the programme page; 30 October 2026, 11:59 PM ET in the Terms and Conditions linked from the application form
  • Early January 2027: finalists notified
  • Early February 2027: winner notified and announced

More information:

  • FAQs: https://15percentpledge.org/award/sephora/faqs
  • Application tips and the full question set: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cPGk6KLcx2kC-g48HZsFdTDctBNHYf0k9-0111SsmZQ/edit?tab=t.0
  • Terms and Conditions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tMa38mISx8h4UMFEMQiWqYhS_oXbBNGp/edit
  • Questions: brands@15pp.org
  • Late applications are not accepted

Who can apply

  • Business is located in, incorporated in and legally operating in the United States; founders do not need to be US citizens
  • Business sells a consumer packaged goods (CPG) product in at least one of: beauty, haircare, makeup or makeup tools, skincare, fragrance, bath and body; service businesses cannot apply
  • Minimum annual revenue of $100,000
  • In business for at least 1 year
  • 51 percent or more owned by an underrepresented founder or founding team, including but not limited to Black/African/African American, AAPI, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, women and first-generation immigrant founders, founders whose parents' earned income was below the poverty level, and anyone from a background historically overlooked in venture capital funding, regardless of race
  • Applicant must be 18 or older and an authorised representative of the business
  • One application per business; applications in English

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Good to know

  • +Single $100,000 cash grant, no equity taken (FAQ)
  • +Established non-profit backer with Sephora as partner; last year's winner named (Denise Vasi of MAED)
  • +Clear eligibility, question set and P&L template published in advance
  • +No fee found on the programme page, FAQ, Terms and Conditions, application form or Business Equity Community sign-up steps

Worth checking yourself

  • !The organisation's own documents disagree on the closing date: the programme page says applications run to 6 November 2026, the date shown here; the Terms and Conditions linked from the application form say 30 October 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Apply as early as you can.
  • !Not a youth programme: the business needs $100,000 in annual revenue and a year of trading
  • !You must create a profile in the Pledge's Business Equity Community before you can reach the application
  • !The $100,000 is paid in four equal quarterly instalments and may be taxable; taxes are the recipient's responsibility
  • !Applicants grant the Pledge (and, if shortlisted, Sephora) a perpetual worldwide right to use their name, logo, product images, video and application material for promotion without payment

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$100,000 Sephora Beauty Grant
Nov 06, 2026 23:59:00 ET