Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. Grant sponsors form international partnerships that respond to real community needs.

WHAT THEY SUPPORT

Global grants can fund these activities:

• Humanitarian projects
• Scholarships for graduate-level academic studies
• Vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who travel abroad either to teach local professionals about a particular field or to learn more about their own

HOW TO USE THEM

A key feature of global grants is partnership, between the district or club where the activity is carried out and a district or club in another country. Both sponsors must be qualified before they can submit an application.

To be successful, your application must:

• Be sustainable and include plans for long-term success after the global grant funds have been spent
• Include measurable goals
• Align with one of our areas of focus
• Respond to real community needs
• Actively involve Rotarians and community members
• Meet the eligibility requirements in the grants terms and conditions

Applications are accepted throughout the year and reviewed as they are received.

HOW THEY’RE FUNDED

The minimum budget for a global grant project is $30,000. The Foundation’s World Fund provides a minimum of $15,000 and maximum of $400,000. The district uses District Designated Funds (DDF) to match the club contributions at 100%. Rotary International matches the DDF contribution at 80% with funds from the World Fund (WF).