Grant

Commonwealth Foundation Individual Organisation Grant 2026/27

Commonwealth Foundation

Closes 26 October 2026, 4 days left No fee to apply Last checked 3 Oct

At a glance

Deadline: Closes 26 October 2026, 4 days leftThe posting gives a date, not a time. Days left are counted in Lagos time.
Fee: No fee to apply
Who may apply: 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 lead or work for a registered not-for-profit civil society or creative organisation that would apply
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
Where: The organisation's own country of registration, optionally other eligible Commonwealth countries

A grant of GBP 15,000 to 30,000 a year for up to two years for a registered not-for-profit civil society or creative organisation to run its own project on climate justice, economic inclusion or freedom of expression.

The facts

What you get: GBP 15,000 to 30,000 per year for up to two years, for project costs (not core costs)
Where: The organisation's own country of registration, optionally other eligible Commonwealth countries
How long: Up to two years, starting between 1 August and 30 September 2027

Where you stand

This one is free. There is no fee to apply, and nobody should ask you for money at any point.

What they ask for

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 lead or work for a registered not-for-profit civil society or creative 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

Get ready to apply

Built only from what this listing states. Tick as you go; the ticks stay on your phone and are not sent anywhere.

A long application, by our reading.

1. What to get ready

Certificates or degree copiesScan 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 organisation's registration certificate, among the documents the page lists.”

2. 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

Download checklist (.txt) Send to WhatsApp

The download is a small text file. You can read it later without data. It also lists each condition they set, so you can tick yourself against them. WhatsApp sends the same list to you, or to somebody helping you.

No CV yet? Make a plain one from your answers. Nothing you type is kept.

Tips for applying for a grant

General advice from us, the same for every grant. It is not what this organisation says; that is above.

Say what the money is for, exactly, and how much of it goes where. A simple budget in a table is enough.
Describe what you have done so far, with numbers you can prove: customers, people served, sales, months running.
Check whether they need your business registered, and in which country.
Answer their questions in their order. Reviewers score each one.

If there is an interview or a test

Expect questions on your numbers. Know them without reading them.
Be ready to say what happens to the project if you do not get the grant.

All our tips and messages to copy. Practise answering, with nothing kept. Received an offer? Check whether it is real, then read before you say yes.

How to apply

Several listings link to this page. Look for "Commonwealth Foundation Individual Organisation Grant 2026/27" from Commonwealth Foundation.

You apply on Commonwealth Foundation's own website, not here. We never send an application for anybody and we never ask you for anything to pass on. Check their page for anything not shown here.

Go to the application

How we checked this

This was opened and verified at Commonwealth Foundation's own website on 3 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.