We are revolutionizing the way Black creators across the globe are found and funded. Its long overdue to restore the community that Black creators emerge from to the center of talent identification and funding. Its a simple concept but in its absence the average Black creator is left seeking superstardom and exceptionalism defined by others and those images of creativity thrust upon the Black community, creating a dangerous cycle that we are happy to break. This is why we decided to create the Nandi Cowry NFT Community fellowship.

With this fellowship, we want to sponsor projects that will bring value to the whole Nandi Cowry Community (aka Nandi Cowry NFT holders), while raising awareness around the each institution and the creative community it serves. We believe it will also be a good incentive for you to develop activities around Nandi Cowry, and to help Black creatives achieve the ideas that intrinsically motivate you & others.

Our applications are now open all the time.

In order to help you understand how this grant will work, we crafted a small FAQ explaining every step of it:

I have no idea what a fellowship is, help me out?

A grant is a sum of money given for a particular purpose. In our case, we will give up **to 100,000 per project, to one or more projects to support their completion. **

The number of projects supported and the amount granted per fellowship at the discretion of the ADA team, selection of the creators is solely in the hands of the community

How many creators will receive the Nandi Cowry fellowship?

The Nandi Cowry NFT community has a goal currently set to scale to support 1000 emerging Black creators & cultural institutions per year.

What organizations can become a Nandi Cowry Fellowship Host?

Any Black led organization can submit an application to host a Nandi Fellow program. You can choose to have an existing creator focused program funded or build an entirely new project all by yourself, or with our team of other community members (or even outside the community of course).

What are the criteria for a cultural institution to host a fellowship?

• The project must be around Black Creators
• It must deliver value for the community
• Anyone can apply for a grant even if they don't own a Nandi Cowry NFT

How to submit an application?

Submission goes through this Typeform: https://jzumr5ws4s3.typeform.com/fellowship

What happens once selected?

Our team will have a half-hour call (approximately) with the organization(s) to answer their questions and discuss their visions. Please note that this isn’t an endorsement, we will then submit the project brief to the community for a vote to admit the cultural institution to become a fellowship host.