Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust

Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust generally funds work under one of the programme headings listed below.

1. Peace
Work that promotes the nonviolent resolution of conflict, including work on the arms trade, the creation of a culture of peace, developing effective peacebuilding measures and supporting the right to conscientious objection to military service.

2. Racial justice
Work which promotes racial justice in all parts of society, including empowering black and minority ethnic people to engage in decision making and policy development, and work which monitors and challenges racism and racial injustice whether relating to colour or culture.

3. Power and responsibility
Work that encourages an appropriate relationship between people and the institutions that affect them; including the promotion of accountability, openness, responsiveness and a respect for human rights across the public and private sectors. 

4. Quaker concerns
Work that helps to deepen the spiritual life of the Society of Friends or that develops Quaker responses to problems of our time.

5. South Africa (KwaZulu Natal only)
Work that promotes a just and peaceful South Africa, particularly through the reduction of rural poverty and addressing the problems of violent conflict on all levels of society. 

Application Deadlines: December, Jan, April, April, August & Sept. 

Contact: Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, The Garden House, Water End, York, YO30 6WQ, Tel: +44 (0)1904 627810.

For further details, and application materials, contact: Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust

International Women's Programs Grants - Open Society Institute

The mission of IWP is to use grant-making and programmatic efforts to promote and protect the rights of women and girls in priority areas around the globe where the principles of good governance and respect for the rule of law are absent or destroyed because of conflict.

IWP seeks to promote the advancement of women’s rights and gender equality in law and practice, and the empowerment of women to ensure participation in the democratic processes.

IWP invites proposals from local, national, regional or international organizations which focus on one or more of the following objectives:

·         Reducing discrimination and violence against women

·         Strengthening women’s access to justice

·         Increasing women’s role as decision-makers and leaders

Grant Support:
Organizations can apply for general support grant or support for a specific project. General support grants are intended for organizations which focus one or more of the listed objectives. A general support grant supports unspecified organizational costs. 

Preference is given to:

·         Organizations managed and led by women

·         Organizations that have a five-year plus track record and demonstrate sustainability

·         Organizations that forge partnerships with other civil society groups working on similar issues

·         Local/indigenous independent non-governmental organizations or initiatives that link local and international organizations

Organizations can apply for one to three year grants ranging from $25,000 to $200,000.
 
For further details, see: International Women's Programs Grants - Open Society Institute Website

International Grant Competition

International Grant Competition: Interested organizations are invited to submit Statements of Interest (SOI) as part of the two-stage competitive process organized by the United States Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons under the International Programs to Combat Trafficking in Persons.

With the aim of improving the response to trafficking in persons in different countries, the Grant Competition solicits SOI or Statements of Interest (a two page summary of the proposed project) from eligible organizations. 

Following a competitive review panel, selected applicants will be invited to submit a full proposal that expands on their SOI. These proposals will then be reviewed and considered for funding.

The office is most interested in SOIs for projects that are in the priority countries listed below and that are responsive to the country-specific recommendations listed in the TIP Reports.

Under limited circumstances, the Office may fund projects in countries that are not listed below. A limited number of global and thematic research projects may also be funded.

Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique and Rwanda.

NGOs, PIOs, institutions of higher education, and for-profit organizations worldwide are eligible to apply. 

For more information and application, see: International Grant Competition

Human Rights Prize

Human Rights Prize: The French Republic’s Human Rights Prize, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” presented by the Prime Minister of the French government, is now open to applications.

This prize, created in 1988, is awarded for individual or collective action on the ground, irrespective of nationality or borders, undertaken in France or abroad. 

Non-governmental organizations, irrespective of nationality or borders, should present a field mission or project undertaken in France or abroad concerning one of two themes. 

Theme 1: Poverty, impoverishment and human rights in a financial and economic crisis.

Theme 2: New information and communication technologies (NICT) and human rights.

Five prize winners will share a total award of €75,000 granted by the Prime Minister.

The application form in French must include:

a) an application letter presented and signed by the president or legal representative of the operating NGO;b) an application stating in detail the aim and description of the work undertaken or project submitted. It must include a precise budget (with an equivalent sum shown preferably in euros);c) a presentation of the operating NGO (status, work conducted, etc.);d) address and bank details of the NGO. 

Applicants must submit their completed application before the deadline of 30 September.

For more information and application, see: Human Rights Prize