Read general information about Gathering Financial Aid before reading detailed information below.

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Scholarship Assistance

FGC has a limited pool of scholarship funds that are awarded via the standard application process which starts by completing the registration form.

We recommend everyone requesting financial aid register for the Gathering early — during April 2026, if possible – for the best chance of FGC meeting your need. 

You are encouraged to request support from your meeting so that FGC may extend its support to more people.

Friends from Unaffiliated Meetings/Yearly Meetings

FGC is an organization of sixteen yearly meetings or regional groups and eleven directly affiliated monthly meetings. See the complete list here. The conservative yearly meetings are not affiliated, except that some North Carolina Conservative Meetings are affiliated via their membership in Piedmont Friends Fellowship or Yearly Meeting. Many other yearly meetings are also not affiliated.

Friends from affiliated meetings who register in April have priority access to FGC scholarship funds. This means that Friends from unaffiliated meetings who register during April will only have their scholarship requests considered after May 1, with the exception of volunteers who need financial assistance to supplement their workgrant.

Mahala Ashley Dickerson & Bayard Rustin Funds

Gathering Travel & Registration Fee Support Fund for People of Color
These funds provide grants to support travel costs and registration fees for Friends of Color. This assistance may be to attend the FGC Gathering, travel to attend FGC People of Color gatherings, or for travel to participate in committee work of FGC. The funds are designed to ensure that Friends of Color can fully participate in the work and retreat opportunities FGC offers.

Given the limited amount of money we have available for grants, and in our attempt to provide equal support for Friends, we may not be able to grant continuous support for Friends who had received aid more than two times from Bayard Rustin Fund. We look forward to a future in which we will have fewer limitations on funding. We encourage those who were unable to receive aid to seek other avenues of support through their Monthly and Yearly Meetings, as well as other sources of financial assistance through FGC.

More information and grant application for the Mahala Ashley Dickerson and Bayard Rustin Funds.

Special Assistance for Young Adults from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting

Thanks to a generous grant from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting’s Travel & Witness Granting Group, young adults age 18-35 in the PhlYM region are eligible for supplemental financial aid.

Apply for this special assistance simply by stating your scholarship needs when completing your Gathering registration.

For all PhlYM young adults: There are scholarship funds available to assist in covering registration fees to attend the 2022 Gathering. Please include amount requested when registering.

Exceptions to the Scholarship Maximum

In addition to exceptions described above for young adults from Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, the Gathering may exceed the scholarship maximum for a limited number of Friends experiencing financial hardship. Such exceptions are given to individuals or families that meet one or more of these criteria. 

  • Recipient of U.S. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Canadian Guaranteed Income Supplement  (GIS)
  • Recipient of U.S. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
  • Income below the U.S. Federal Poverty Guidelines or Canadian LICO
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Updated February 20, 2026

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