£60,000 Commonwealth Foundation Grants

The Commonwealth Foundation, the Commonwealth's intergovernmental organisation for civil society, funds not for profit organisations and creative collectives across its 44 eligible member countries to advance social, cultural and political change. Its 2026-27 open call runs two complementary streams: Individual Organisation Grants for standalone projects and a new Collective Action Grants stream for networks, coalitions and alliances. Every project must address one or more of three priority themes and integrate gender and intersectionality throughout its design.

What you get:

• Individual Organisation Grants of £15,000 to £30,000 per year for up to two years
• Collective Action Grants of £15,000 to £20,000 per year for up to two years for networks, coalitions and creative collectives
• Funding across three priority themes: climate and environmental justice, economic inclusion, freedom of expression
• Strong encouragement for applications from Commonwealth small states and youth led organisations

What you'll do:

• Deliver a project that advances change through constructive engagement with decision makers, creative advocacy, or both
• Implement the project, at minimum, in the applicant organisation's country of registration; multi country projects need strong local participation in each country
• Integrate gender and intersectionality considerations into project design and implementation
• Begin the funded project between 1 August 2027 and 30 September 2027

• Not for profit civil society organisation, creative organisation, or network/coalition/alliance/creative collective
• Registered and operating on a not for profit basis for at least three years
• Registered in an eligible Commonwealth Foundation member country (44 countries across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and the Pacific)
• Organisations in Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand cannot lead an application but may participate as partners
• At least three years of demonstrable experience relevant to the proposed project and one of the three strategic impact areas
• Significant experience working in the communities where the project will be delivered
• Average annual income over the past two years must be less than £2.5 million
• Requested grant must not exceed 70% of the applicant's total annual income averaged over the past two years
• Not currently implementing a Commonwealth Foundation grant, or awaiting final payment from a recent one
• Project must address one or more of the Foundation's three priority themes and integrate gender and intersectionality
• Applications must be submitted through the SurveyMonkey Apply online form; emailed applications are not accepted
• No application fee