Global Grants Programme

Three charities will be awarded grants of approximately GBP50,000 every year. Grantees will also be given an allocation of up to 100 volunteering hours of pro bono and / or community investment time, subject to capacity and agreement with the pro bono and community investment team. Applicants should demonstrate that the project will be delivered in an area or community of considerable need, (for example countries described as “developing” in UNDP’s Multidimensional Poverty Index). The A&O Foundation is open to supporting innovative projects that will enable the charity to pilot a new approach. It is also open to supporting projects where the charity is the only organisation using this methodology to bring about social change. The Foundation will also consider providing support for existing successful projects. The Allen & Overy Foundation will accept applications for one, two or three years of successive funding (i.e. a maximum of GBP150,000 over three years). The Foundation will accept applications from charities previously supported with a one-year grant. Charities that have received two or three-year grants must wait two or three years respectively after the last year of the grant period before applying again. In recognition of the amount of funding available, the Foundation will consider part-funding projects. Charities may ring-fence 20% of the grant for core funding (not necessarily related to the project funded).