GTTM 2025: Expanding CVG Grant Opportunities

A nonprofit fundraiser supporting

Convergence Events Inc

Help us continue our BIPOC Attendance Grant and add a grant program for those in financial need.

$1,315

raised by 30 people

$4,000 goal

1 month left

Last year, you helped us start an Attendance Grant program. The pilot grant paid for 35 BIPOC fans to come check out CONvergence. Our plan this year is to continue that program, and add an additional grant for fans with demonstrated financial need. Your 2026 Give To The Max donation will help invite both BIPOC fans and fans experiencing financial hardship into our community in a meaningful way.

“Just because something works doesn’t mean it can’t be improved.” — Shuri

The BIPOC (an abbreviation for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Attendance Grant is still going strong! The following facts remain true:

Year over year, our survey data* shows that over 90% of CONvergence attendees identify as white, yet census data shows roughly 27% of Twin Cities area residents identify as non-white.
Additional research and polling of SFF and speculative fiction spaces in general shows significantly higher percentages of non-white fans—closer to 45%.

As we awarded grants for our last convention, we ran the numbers, and the volume of our community’s generosity (both here and by donating during registration) indicates we can offer grants to more members of our community. In addition to the BIPOC Attendance Grant, which will not be changing, in 2026 CONvergence will also offer a grant to folks who demonstrate financial need. Details about eligibility and the application process for that will be available in the coming months. We feel it is important to lessen the burden for those experiencing financial hardship to connect with the amazing CONvergence community. We looked at the statistics, and it’s clearly the right thing to do.

Learn more about the 2026 CONvergence Attendance Grant at: cvgcon.org/grant

*Approximately 15% of attendees take the annual CONvergence survey.

Help Raise $4,000

$4,000 in donations will fund 47 CONvergence Attendance Grants. That’s 47 people welcomed into our community to experience everything that CONvergence is! Together, let’s Give to the Max and make it possible!