Feed the Minds supports discrete projects that aim to transform lives in marginalised communities through education, communication and the provision of information to under-resourced people.
Feed the Minds awards grants ranging from £1,000 to £25,000. In the past two years, we have supported projects in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia, South America and the Eastern Block.
Due to the numbers of applications we receive and in order to ensure that all applications are treated fairly, we will only consider applications submitted on our standard application forms.
We support the following areas:
1. Training and education for development
2. Publishing for development
Please review our funding criteria and our guidelines for support before submitting your application.
Applications can be submitted for funding for up to three years, up to a maximum of £25,000 per project. Feed the Minds emphasises the importance of developing indigenous responses to issues and we expect all applications to reflect the involvement of local people in the project design and implementation.
Feed the Minds funds education across the developmental spectrum, as well as culturally relevant teaching in local languages. We also emphasise indigenous creativity and publications written for local audiences. Our support for training is ecumenical and we welcome proposals from all denominations.
Feed the Minds will not support projects that discriminate between people because of religion, sex, race, disability or sexual orientation. We do not fund projects that advocate allegiance to political parties or regimes. We also do not fund research, tuition fees or capital expenditure projects.
All applications received are considered by our Programme Team and shortlisted applications are considered by our Grants Committee which meets three times a year. For application deadlines please view our funding criteria.
For more information, see our frequently Asked Questions.
