Dear ,

Thank you so much for submitting an application to receive a microgrant from The Stardust-Startup Factory.

Unfortunately, your project does not qualify.

We specifically look for durable businesses and initiatives that make a measurable impact within a social and/or environmental problem. By impact, we mean beyond economic growth or providing jobs. It must fit within the focus areas of environmental sustainability, mental or physical health, and/or education. It must also be completely innovative. Lastly, your application must come with a written or visual proposal of some kind. You are receiving this email because the project you submitted does not fulfill at least one of these criteria.

Because we value positive impact entrepreneurship and support emerging business-minded people like you, we hope that this application experience has helped you progress and grow. We wish you success in the future. You are of course welcome to reapply at a time when your project better fits our criteria.

Please note: Our Board of Directors has officially approved a strategic pause in any new grant funding for Spring 2021 (with option to extend into Fall 2021). The COVID-19 situation and financial uncertainty has caused a disturbance in our typical funding chain and we are focused on shoring up Stardust's viability for the long term as we transition to a DAF/Impact Fund model.

If you’d like to stay in the Stardust loop, and know which projects are awarded microgrants in the future, you’re welcome to continue browsing our website, newsletters, and Facebook page to stay connected.