Grant
The Pollination Project seed grant
The Pollination Project
At a glance
- Deadline
- Applications are taken as they come. They say: "We welcome applications on a rolling basis"
- Fee
- No fee to apply
- Who may apply
Nothing recorded yet about who may apply. See what they ask for below.
- Where
- Anywhere in the world, applied for online
Seed funding of up to 500 US dollars for an individual or a small volunteer group starting a grassroots community or social change project. You do not need to be a registered organisation.
Applications are taken as they come. They say: “We welcome applications on a rolling basis” Read it on their page
The facts
- What you get
- Up to 500 US dollars, one time
- Where
- Anywhere in the world, applied for online
- How long
- A one time grant
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
- you have already started the project, run it with no paid staff, and can receive money by international bank transfer or PayPal in US dollars
Get ready to apply
Built only from what this listing states.
A short application, by our reading.
1. What to get ready
It asks for something outside the usual documents; read it below.
In their words: “An online application describing your project, its budget, and the change you want to make”
2. Dates
- No closing date is stated.
- Openings with no closing date can close once they have enough people, so sooner is safer. Our advice
- On the date, the listing says: Reviewed monthly. Applications received by the end of a month are reviewed the following month, with a decision at that month's end.
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
You apply on The Pollination Project'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.
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How we checked this
This was opened and verified at The Pollination Project's own website on 5 October 2026: it was real, still open, and open to people from African countries. If anything here is wrong, tell us.