Global Grants

 
Global grants support large international activities with two important characteristics: 1) Sustainable and 2) Measurable outcomes in one or more of the Six Areas of Focus. Global grants are funded with a combination of District Designated Funds or cash contributions and matching funds from The Rotary Foundation.
 
Global grants encompass:
       ► Humanitarian Grants
  • Projects supporting the goals of one or more of the Six Areas of Focus
      ► Scholar Grants
  • For graduate-level academic studies that relate to one or more of the Six Areas of Focus
      ► Vocational Training Team Grants
  • Groups of professionals traveling abroad either to learn more about their profession or teach local professionals about a particular field within the Six Areas of Focus
  • ReadFacts about Vocational Training Teams
 

Requirements/Steps Involved
in Global Grant Application Process

1.

Qualification of Clubs

 

  • Clubs must be qualified
  • Ensure attendance at Grant Management Seminar 
  • Sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
  • Sign the Addendum to the MOU
  • Sign the Club Financial Management Plan
  • Sign the Club Misuse and Mismanagement Plan
     
Attend: Grant Management Seminar
 

2. 

Identification of Service Project

 

  • Humanitarian, scholarships, vocational training teams
  • Be an international partnership between a Rotary Club or District in the country where the  activity takes place and a Rotary Club or District outside of that country (for example, your Club and a Rotary Club based in the country where the project will be carried out)
  • Align with one or more of the Six Areas of Focus
  • Respond to a need the benefiting community has identified 
  • Include the active participation of the benefiting community
  • Strengthen local knowledge, skills, and resources
  • Provide long-term benefit to the community after the Rotary club or district has concluded its work 
  • Have measurable results
  • Involve active Rotarian participation
  • Have a minimum budget of US$30,000
Read: On myrotary.org, read about global grants
Read: Examples of Global Grants: A) Guatemala; B) India_Mobile; C) India_Toilet; D) Mexico; and E) Turkey
 

3.

Executing Terms and Conditions

 
  • Must meet eligibility requirements described in Terms and Conditions
Download and Execute: Terms and Conditions for Rotary Foundation District Grants and Global Grants
 
 
 

4.

Completion of Global Grant Application

 

 
  • Submission deadline is open
  • Must meet all terms and conditions listed for Global Grants
Execute: Global Grant Application online through myrotary.org
 
 
 

5.

Global Grant Examples

 

 

Examples of Global Grants over the past several years can be found at: Global and Matching Grants Examples on Matchinggrants.org

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Global Grant Funding

Global grants are funded with a combination of District Designated Funds or cash contributions and matching funds from The Rotary Foundation’s World Fund. The World Fund matches 100% of District Designated Funds and/or 50% of cash contributions.
 
The minimum award amount from the World Fund is US$15,000, which means that the minimum project budget is US$30,000. The maximum award amount from the World Fund is $200,000.
 
   

Applying for a Global Grant

Once the club or district qualifies, it can apply online for a global grant
 
Application Process: After signing into myrotary.org and My Account, go to Global Grants