Is my project eligible?

The Africa Programme operates within defined geographic and thematic areas, funding projects that:

• benefit Southern or Eastern Africa;
• develop training initiatives that focus primarily on health, science, engineering, technology and mathematics. Proposals in education, law and social welfare may also be considered;
• build expertise at research and professional level.

Only UK-based non-profit organisations - academic institutions and NGOs - can apply for funding from the Programme. These organisations must have well-established links with partner organisations in the country/region where the proposed work is to take place and must have developed the proposal together with these partners.

The Programme supports a range of project sizes, from small pilot projects of £5,000 to medium-sized projects or self-contained elements of larger projects of up to £150,000. In some circumstances we may consider funding subsequent stages or developments of projects we have previously supported. Applications for co-funding are welcome, for example, where the Programme would fund the training element of a larger project. 

We will fund

• Actual salary costs of partner UK and overseas staff and consultants directly delivering the project.
• Rent and other premises costs in-country
• Training costs – tuition fees, accommodation, living costs, travel etc. Please note that we will not contribute towards the salaries of trainees/participants or the salaries of their replacements, nor will we pay a per diem on top of actual living costs.
• Travel costs of partner staff both within country and between UK and project country.
• Internal monitoring and evaluation costs
• Direct administrative and office expenses of UK and overseas partners. Please note that the Foundation does not pay a straight percentage overhead.

We won't fund

• General appeals
• Activities that are primarily about community development, advocacy and rights-based work.
• Work that has already begun, unless it is for an identifiably new phase.
• Applications primarily concerned with the career development of individuals.
• Support for in-country projects with no direct UK involvement.
• Support for the day to day running costs of existing organisations or services.
• Administrative costs that are not directly related to the application.
• Other costs not listed above, such as capital costs of equipment etc, will be considered on a case by case basis.