Application Process

Action Grants

  • Grants >10k EUR, on average 15k EUR, up to 30k EUR.
  • Either we scouted you, a social movement comrade suggested you, or you reached out to us.
  • If there is alignment in values & selection criteria, we schedule a call to meet and confirm some
  • We receive expressions of interest on a rolling basis.
  • The expression of interest (EoI) will include 7 main questions such as: 1) some general info about your group/organisation, 2) sources of funding (if any), 3) your core expenses 4) your approach to tackling the root causes of systemic injustices, 5) what you would do with the grant (in-one-sentence), 6) specific activities the grant would support and what you hope to achieve, 7) a few words about your ecosystem.
  • 5 Activist Council members review this EoI on a rolling basis (waiting time approx. 3 weeks).
  • If successful, you submit a full application.
  • A minimum of 3 council members and 2 team members review the final application.
  • There is a deliberation process every 2 months where team & council discuss application evaluations as well as the political/local context of the applicant & any important information worth sharing. (we want to manage expectations while being transparent, the success rate at this stage is 90%, so high, but there are always a few who don’t make the cut).
  • If the deliberation process results in a hung jury, we will ask the applicant to answer additional questions and we’ll conclude the decision-making process via email.

Reflex Grants

  • Grants <9k EUR, on average 5k EUR, down to 1.5k EUR.
  • Either we scouted you, a social movement comrade suggested you, or you reached out to us.
  • If there is alignment in values & selection criteria, we send you a reflex application form (if there is alignment uncertainty we may also schedule a call with you).
  • You submit the reflex application.
  • The team evaluates your application & replies within 2 weeks. 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).