Application Process
If you are interested in applying for a grant with us, let us know via our webform here. Please note that filling in the webform is not an application, it is a registration of interest. We receive a lot of submissions and although we are continuously reviewing them, it can take up to 3 months for us to get back to you. We want to manage expectations while being transparent, the success rate if you are invited to an application is about 80%.
Action grants (10.000€ – 20.000€)
- You register your interest via the webform (see below).
- If there is alignment in values & selection criteria, we schedule a call to get to know you and your work as well as a chance to get to know us better.
- If we feel that your group and the Guerrilla Foundation would be a good match, we will invite you to apply for a grant with us. All grants applications are submitted through our own grants management system (ADAM) upon invitation by one of our grant managers
- Two application stages:
- Stage 1: The Expression of Interest (EoI) application includes general questions about your group, your approach to systemic change and what activities you are looking to fund.
- 5 Activist Council members review your EoI
- Stage 2: If successful, you are invited to submit a full application, including feedback and further questions based on your answers to the EoI. 3 Activist Council members review the final application.
- We have five decision-making calls a year, where the Activist Council members discuss and decide on Action grant applications.
- If the deliberation process results in no clear decision, we will ask you to answer additional questions and we’ll conclude the decision-making process by email or meeting after review of the answers.
Reflex Grants (2000€ – 9000€)
- You register your interest via the webform (see below).
- If there is alignment in values & selection criteria, we will invite you to apply for a reflex grant (if there is alignment uncertainty we may also schedule a call with you).
- Reflex grant applications are submitted through our grants management system ADAM. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, which means there is no set deadline for your application. However, we encourage you to apply within one month so that the invite link for the application doesn’t expire.
- The Guerrilla team evaluates your application, you should receive a decision from us within three weeks of submitting your application. We can sometimes accommodate very urgent requests by responding in less than two weeks if the urgency is warranted by you in the application (e.g. for a quick local mobilisation/direct action).