Apply to Be an Innovator

The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota has opened our Innovator applications. WFM believes in the leadership and ideas of young women in our state. Through the Young Women’s Initiative of Minnesota (YWI), the WFM Innovators program provides microgrants of $3,000 directly to young women and gender-expansive people (ages 16-24) to fuel their ideas and support their development as leaders with leadership convenings.

Application Components

The application includes completion of an online application form and submission of either written responses or a video reflection. All materials should be submitted directly through the application form.

Please review the application instructions carefully before submitting. If you have questions about the program or the application process, please contact Program Facilitator Naomi Arroyo at naomi@floreolabs.org.

If you experience technical difficulties with the application form, please contact Shany Lajara at admin@floreolabs.org.

🔗Program Overview Submit an application by May 11, 2026, at 11:59 p.m.

Informational Webinar

Please join the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota for an informational webinar about our Innovator program.

When: April 24, 2026
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 pm (CST)
Type: Virtual, via Zoom