Sephora Beauty Grant

Who qualifies

Sephora Beauty Grant is a private grant from Sephora / Fifteen Percent Pledge, open to businesses nationwide, with a published award of $100,000. Deadline for Sephora Beauty Grant: Annual — applications typically open late October and close approximately November 28 (4-week window). The 2026 grant was awarded in February 2026; the next cycle will open approximately October 2026.

• Business must sell a consumer packaged good (beauty or personal care product)
• Annual business revenue of at least $100,000
• Business must be based in the United States
• At least 51% ownership by an underrepresented founder (defined by the Fifteen Percent Pledge criteria — typically BIPOC, women, LGBTQ+, disabled)
• For-profit business structure
• Founder must be at least 18 years old

Hard requirements

• Must be incorporated
• Demographic eligibility: underrepresented
• Minimum $100,000 annual revenue

What it covers

Sephora Beauty Grant is a private grant from Sephora / Fifteen Percent Pledge, open to businesses nationwide, with a published award of $100,000. Deadline for Sephora Beauty Grant: Annual — applications typically open late October and close approximately November 28 (4-week window). The 2026 grant was awarded in February 2026; the next cycle will open approximately October 2026. Sephora Beauty Grant covers 6 categories of eligible expense and excludes 3. $100,000 flat for the single annual winner. Sephora Beauty Grant pays out as a lump sum.

How to apply

Applying to Sephora Beauty Grant ($100,000 from Sephora / Fifteen Percent Pledge, businesses nationwide) takes 4 steps. Deadline for Sephora Beauty Grant: Annual — applications typically open late October and close approximately November 28 (4-week window). The 2026 grant was awarded in February 2026; the next cycle will open approximately October 2026.

1. 1

   Monitor Fifteen Percent Pledge for application opening

   The application opens each October at 15percentpledge.org/award/sephora. Subscribe to the Fifteen Percent Pledge newsletter for announcements. The window is brief — approximately 4 weeks.

2. 2

   Submit online application

   Complete the application providing: business details and revenue documentation, founder background and underrepresented identity narrative, product description, and explanation of how the $100,000 would be used to grow the business.

3. 3

   Review and finalist selection

   The Fifteen Percent Pledge and Sephora review all applications and select a winner. The review process and timeline between close and announcement is not published in detail.

4. 4

   Winner announcement and award at gala

   The winner is recognized at the Fifteen Percent Pledge Annual Gala, typically held in Los Angeles in February of the following year. The $100,000 grant and pro-bono consulting package are awarded at or following the gala.

Deadline & timing

Sephora Beauty Grant is listed as between intakes in the GrantCompass catalog as of August 24, 2026. Deadline for Sephora Beauty Grant: Annual — applications typically open late October and close approximately November 28 (4-week window). The 2026 grant was awarded in February 2026; the next cycle will open approximately October 2026. Sephora Beauty Grant awards $100,000 to businesses nationwide through Sephora / Fifteen Percent Pledge. The Sephora Beauty Grant application runs to 4 steps. Sephora Beauty Grant sits at the private level and is classified as a grant.

The application window is typically 4 weeks in October–November each year. The 2025 cycle closed November 28, 2025, and the winner was announced and recognized at the Fifteen Percent Pledge Gala in Los Angeles on February 7, 2026. The 2026 application cycle is expected to open approximately October 2026.