The Samueli Foundation has a two-phase application process, the first of 

which is a Letter of Inquiry. If there is interest upon review of the Letter 

of Inquiry, the Foundation’s Program Director will contact you for further 

information and may ask you to submit a formal Grant Application for 

funding consideration. The Grant Application phase is by invitation only.

The Letter of Inquiry should be no more than three (3) pages long (lengthy 

letters and attachments are discouraged) and should include the following 

information:

●	Statement of organization’s purpose, objectives and 	a brief 

	summary of history, major accomplishments and services offered

●	Geographic area and population served

●	A brief description of the project under consideration, including 

	benefits to the community and a list of any collaborating 

	organizations

●	Requested amount of grant, total project budget and 	other 

	funding sources

●	Total organization budget in current fiscal year and funding sources 

Your organization’s 501c(3) letter must accompany your Letter of 

Inquiry, as only publicly supported charities will be considered.