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Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Commonwealth Foundation Grants Programme. HomeCompetitions Commonwealth Foundation Grants Programme 2026 | Step-by-Step Process Competitions By Scholarship Region September 19, 2025 Commonwealth Foundation Grant Commonwealth Foundation Grant The Commonwealth Foundation Grant is an award of £60,000 for projects lasting up to two years to civil society organizations in the Commonwealth. The 2026 Commonwealth Grants support projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers, including civil society participation in policy development and implementation. On this page, you will find everything you need to apply to the Commonwealth annual open grants call. Remember to check eligibility information carefully before applying. Commonwealth Foundation Grant Summary Host: Commonwealth Foundation Category: Competitions Eligible Countries: Commonwealth Countries Reward: £60,000 Grant No IELTS Required Deadline: October 23, 2025 Scholarship Alerts: To receive Scholarship Alerts on WhatsApp, Click HERE 2026 Commonwealth Foundation Grant Details: Applications are now open for the 2025/2026 Commonwealth Foundation Grants Programme. The Commonwealth Foundation grants of up to £60,000 for projects lasting up to two years to civil society organisations in the Commonwealth. The Commonwealth Foundation support projects that seek to facilitate constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers, including civil society participation in policy development and implementation.

Requirements

• To be considered for the 2026 Commonwealth Grant Programme, you must:
• Applications must address one or more of our three priority themes and other funding considerations such as partnerships and exclusions.
• The applicant must be a not-for-profit civil society organisation (CSO) registered in an eligible Commonwealth Foundation Member State.
• The applicant organisation must have a minimum of three years’ demonstrable experience working on participatory governance and advocacy within the area/theme(s) of the proposed project. Organisations that have been registered and operating for less than three years are not eligible.
• The project must seek to facilitate change through constructive engagement between civil society and decision-makers, including civil society participation in policy development and decision-making, within one or more of the Foundation’s priority themes (see above).
• Proposals must relate to projects that are expected to begin after the 1 August 2025 and before the end of September 2025.