GET READY TO APPLY: Commonwealth Foundation Collective Action Grant 2026/27
Commonwealth Foundation
Apply on their own site: https://grants.commonwealthfoundation.com/
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/commonwealth-foundation-collective-action-grant-2026
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
A long application, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] The applying organisation is registered in an eligible Commonwealth country, in Africa: Botswana, The Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda or Zambia
[ ] You belong to a not-for-profit network, coalition, alliance or creative collective with a registered lead member organisation that would apply
[ ] Registered and operating on a not-for-profit basis for at least three years; not currently holding a Commonwealth Foundation grant or awaiting its final payment
[ ] The project works through engagement with government or creative advocacy on climate and environmental justice, economic inclusion or freedom of expression, and runs at least in the country of registration

2. WHAT TO GET READY
[ ] Certificates or degree copies (Scan or photograph them clearly, in good light, flat.)
It also names something beyond these; read their words below.
In their words: "Online application form on the Foundation's SurveyMonkey Apply portal, a logic model on the Foundation's template and a clear copy of the lead applicant's registration certificate, among the documents the page lists."

3. DATES
- Closes 26 October 2026, in 4 days.
- Aim to send it by 23 October 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. (our advice)

A job never asks you to pay to apply. A listing that charges shows the fee above, and it is paid only to the organisation. If anyone asks for money any other way, stop, and tell us: hello@qualifyafrica.com