The Global Fund receives over 3,000 proposals a year and is able to award about 600 grants annually. Due to the large number of applications we receive, please allow seven to nine months to review your request. We accept applications throughout the year and award grants every three months. We will send you a note of receipt within three weeks of receiving your application. Thank you!
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English-language applicants for general support: Click here to use our online application form! |
Para solicitar un donativo de apoyo general por primera vez: ¡Haga clic aquí para utilizar nuestro formulario de solicitud de fondos en línea! |
Candidats Francophones pour les Subventions Générales: Cliquez ici pour utiliser notre formulaire de demande de subvention électronique |
Соискатели грантов на общую поддержку, говорящие на русском языке: Нажмите здесь, чтобы заполнить заявку онлайн! |
We have three types of grants:
1. General Support Grants
These are flexible, small grants to cover general operating and project expenses.
- Your group must meet ALL the basic criteria (listed under "application requirements" of the grant application form) to be eligible for a grant.
- A group may only have one proposal of any type under consideration at a given time.
- Amount granted may be less than the amount requested if and when an award is made.
Download Application for General Support in:
2. Travel Grants
Please note: The Global Fund for Women is currently able to support an extremely limited number of requests in this category of grants due to funding constraints. We encourage you to explore alternative sources of funding to the fullest extent possible. We appreciate your understanding and hope to be able to increase our response to your requests in the months to come.
These are small grants that allow members of an organization to attend conferences and events.
- Your group must meet all the basic criteria (listed under "application requirements" of the grant application form) to be eligible for a grant.
- A group may only have one proposal of any type under consideration at a given time.
- Amount granted may be less than the amount requested if and when an award is made.
- Applicatons for travel and event grants must be received at least 8 weeks before the beginning of the event. Funds for these kinds of grants are limited.
- Because travel grant funding is limited, priority will be given to former Global Fund for Women grantees that do not have access to other funding sources.
Download Application for a Travel Grant in:
3. Organizing Meeting/Event Grants
Please note: The Global Fund for Women is currently able to support an extremely limited number of requests in this category of grants due to funding constraints. We encourage you to explore alternative sources of funding to the fullest extent possible. We appreciate your understanding and hope to be able to increase our response to your requests in the months to come.
These are small grants to support organizations planning a time-sensitive conference or event.
- Organizing Meeting/Event requests must be received no later than 8 weeks before the beginning of the event.
- Because our funding for events grants is so limited, priority will be given to former Global Fund for Women grantees that do not have access to other funding sources.
The Global Fund for Women is committed to providing support to women’s groups throughout the world in a fair and just way. We accept grant proposals in any language and any format. We award grants based on criteria and priorities determined in partnership with women’s rights activists working on the ground.
In accordance with U.S. law, the Global Fund for Women is required to comply with all U.S. regulations, please read about how this impacts our grantmaking.
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