Our responsive grants are designed to promote international or intercultural exchange, co-operation and sharing of skills, knowledge and ideas between people from developing Commonwealth countries.
Hundreds of non-governmental organisations around the Commonwealth benefit from our responsive grants. We award funding of up to £12,500, although the average award is about £5,000. In exceptional cases, we can award grants of up to £25,000.
They support activities such as short training courses, workshops, conferences, festivals, study visits or voter education activities.
Eligibility
Responsive grants are awarded primarily to support the participation in an event of people from more than one developing Commonwealth country.
The grant may be used for the cost of airfares, accommodation and subsistence, and monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
We cannot support:
- Participation by citizens of developed countries.
- Exchanges between developed countries.
- Projects lasting longer than one year.
- Training courses taking place in a university in a developed country.
- Academic study or research.
- Publication of books and films, unless they are learning tools developed as a result of an activity supported by us.
For full terms and conditions, please read our civil society responsive grant guidelines.