Limmud Microgrant Fund

Natalie Perman – Young Jewish Creative Collective

This microgrant proposes an interdisciplinary Jewish creative collective for under-35s, encompassing novelists, poets, and artists. Through 10 workshops culminating in an illustrated anthology, attendees will exchange ideas with guest speakers and build meaningful creative connections. The final anthology aims to exhibit the rich font of expression Jewish creatives draw on.

Natalie Perman is an award-winning writer and editor based in London. A previous Foyle Young Poet and member of the Roundhouse Poetry Collective 2024-5, she is an alumna of the Genesis Emerging Writers Programme. Her writing features in The Financial Times, Harvard Review, The London Magazine, and The White Review.

Gary Ogin – Yiddish Radio Project

A dive into Yiddish culture with three unique recordings directed by David Schneider. This experimental radio project bridges gaps with English translations for those with minimal Yiddish knowledge. Aiming to engage the wider community, it celebrates the rich history and connects generations through language and storytelling. Be part of this vibrant journey!

Gary Ogin, with seven broadcast plays on the BBC, is a creative powerhouse dedicated to cultural preservation. He’s also the spirited director of “The worst Jewish football team in the world.” Collaborating with David Schneider—actor, writer, director, and Yiddishist with credits like The Day Today—they champion Yiddish heritage through innovative projects.

Teva – Sydney Switzer

This series will connect Jewish ritual and tradition with nature-based practices and experiential learning, as a way to deepen our understandings of Jewish identity. We will be doing a deep dive into the Scottish landscape and learning from experienced practitioners, while rooting it all in Jewish learning and community.

Sydney Switzer is a Jewish educator and artist who blends Jewish ritual and exploration of the natural world. Making use of experiential processes and land-based practices, she uses tradition and material as tools for community building and growth. She loves knitting, coffee and a loch swim.

Tal Paley – Jewish Art History + Art workshops

A series of workshops centered around Jewish art and art history – looking at the different themes, materials, iconography and references that have been present within Jewish art over time, with a related practical workshop afterwards.

Tal is a Jewish art historian and artist. Tal loves to explore the relationship between Jewish texts, storytelling and cultural memory. Their own work reflects these themes, through printmaking, painting and photography.

Rose Prevezer – Gaye’s Jew Year’s Eve
Rose is the founding Director of LABA UK, a Jewish artist development network and house of study. She is also a creative producer and consultant, working with organisations and individuals across the arts to expand their engagement with Jewish culture, tradition, and community.

Abigail Morris and Josh Dresner – Still Alive!
Still Alive is a project to create temporary spaces for groups to draw at various Jewish buildings around London. The artist can focus on the architecture or Jewish people to look and capture in whatever creative medium they want.

Abigail Morris has worked in and outside the Jewish community in the cultural and arts space for many years is taking a leap into art creation with this project. She lives in Holloway.

Josh Dresner is an amateur artist of buildings and people. He is interested in capturing different sides of familiar places with drawing. He lives in Camberwell and works in design for the UK government.

Anyone who is aged 18+, UK based and has volunteered/presented with Limmud since Limmud Festival 2022. This includes people who have participated in our Yad Volunteering scheme at Festival.

We are hosting an online clinic to support you to develop your ideas and provide feedback to improve your project! Join us on Wednesday 28th May from 7:00pm-9:30pm – email Jacob Smith at jacobs@limmud.org to RSVP and receive further details.

Fill out the online application form by Sunday 9th June 2025 at 23:59
2. Our team will review all the applications in the weeks following the deadline.
3. Shortlisted applicants will receive a request to schedule an informal call with a Limmud staff member or volunteer to get to know you more and discuss your project a little further.
4. All applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application by by the end of June 2025.

Here’s a list of all the application questions for you to read:

1. Tell us a little bit about how your experience and passions makes you the ideal recipient for a Limmud Microgrant (roughly 50 words)
2. Share a brief summary of your project and its purpose (150 words max.)
3. Share your vision for your project – how did you come up with the idea of the project? What does it aim to achieve and how will it impact those involved? (250 words max.)
4. We’re looking for projects that reflect two of Limmud’s core values, particularly ‘Enabling Connections’ across divides and ‘Expanding Jewish Horizons’ through innovative projects. How does your project bring people together across divides and create bold and exciting Jewish experiences? (150 words max.)
5. Who is your target audience and how many people do you intend to engage with? 
6. What challenges do you foresee in bringing this project into the world? What mechanisms will you put in place to try to avoid these pitfalls? What groundwork have you already laid in building your project? (150 words max.)
7. What are your metrics for success? And, how will you measure them? Some examples could include a number of participants, a number of meetings, depth of conversation, positive feeling of participants afterwards
8. What would your project look like with more funding? What possibilities would emerge? How much more impact could you make? (200 words max.) This question is intended to empower you to think big about the possible positive impact of your project.
9. How much money are you requesting? 
10. Please share a proposed, itemised budget and explain which part of the budget Limmud would ideally fund. Do you have income from any other sources for this project and will you ask the people you engage to make a contribution of any kind? (this needs to be sent as an attachment)
11. Please also share a rough project timeline, outlining key dates of the project. (this needs to be sent as an attachment)

• £250 – £2,000 funding for each project
• Opportunity for a dedicated mentor to support with your project and to reflect on learnings at each milestone.
• Opportunity for bespoke Jewish learning sessions with experts in an area that could support you to further realise your projects.
• Network of grantees with optional touchpoint gatherings during the year to share successes, challenges and support each other.

• The number of gatherings/outputs and audience targets will be agreed at the start of the year. As an indicative example, we would expect approximately 5 gatherings with at least 15-20 people. All projects/events must happen before 31 May 2026. 
• Grantee’s attendance is required at 2 cohort gatherings through the year. 
• Projects need to bring people from a mix of backgrounds/ages together to create meaningful interactions across difference. We are only able to support projects that engage adults (18+).
• Projects cannot be hosted by or linked to any other Jewish organisation, to give these projects the space to be innovative and creative without pressures of multiple stakeholders. We are generally unable to fund projects that have already started. The fund is aimed at empowering individuals and not organisations. 
• Projects that create publications/digital content need to include some form of community engagement throughout the process of creation.
• Limmud is a cross-communal organisation that strives to bring people together from across and beyond the denominational spectrum. Projects should create programming that is accessible to all Jews and creates space for people to express their Jewish practice in different ways. This means you must be thoughtful about how you approach food, Shabbat and Jewish practice. The Limmud Staff team and your mentors are available to support with this further. 
• Projects will need to be marketed independently of Limmud – Limmud will highlight the projects at key points during the year but will not create or share content to market individual events/projects. All communications about the projects must include the words ‘powered by Limmud’ clearly on their materials, and Limmud must be mentioned at any events. 
• We understand projects are likely to shift during the year. Any key changes to projects need to be communicated to Limmud for review before they are made.
• Reflective reports are to be completed, along with any expense claims, within two weeks of each event/project, including photos and videos from the event, followed by a more extensive report at the end of the year.
• Full participation in Limmud Festival 2025 is expected, including presenting/participating in 2 Microgrant sessions at Festival. Subject to completion of required projects/events, grantees will receive a 50% discount to Limmud Festival 2025. 

We welcome applications from pairs but aren’t able to support small groups – all applicants should have volunteered with Limmud in the past two years.

Please email jacobs@limmud.org if you have any specific access needs and we will do our best to make the process more accessible. If you would prefer to record the answers to the questions in video format, you are welcome to send the files to the email above. Please make sure to fill out your form with personal details to ensure we can keep track of applicants.