Awarded Grants
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. The vast majority of the grants made by Open Society are to organizations, but we also award a limited number of grants to individuals, primarily through scholarships and fellowships offered across a number of different programs.
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Accountability Lab
2018$150,000Descriptionto encourage and support young people who have creative ideas for integrity and accountability to solve social problems in their countries through innovative uses of technology, arts, and culture
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term1 year
RegionAfrica
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Africa Platform for Social Protection (APSP)
2018$40,000DescriptionStrengthening Social Protection Response in Kenya Through Evidence Generation for Advocacy
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramAfrica Regional Office
Economic Justice Program
Term10 months
RegionAfrica
African Center for Economic Transformation
2018$330,000Descriptionto provide voice to smallholder farmers and other marginalized voices from agriculture in the national agriculture policy debate to positively impact policy for a more inclusive and transformational agriculture sector
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term3 years
RegionAfrica
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Alternative Information & Development Center
2018$24,435Descriptionto host and support the third session of the Permanent Peoples Tribunal on Transnational Corporations and launch the Right to Say No Campaign, thereby enabling South African social movements to connect and strengthen their collaborations with non-governmental organizations and think tanks
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term11 months
RegionAfrica
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
American University
2018$300,000Descriptionto support the Grantee’s Accountability Research Center to enhance the generation of research on Transparency, Participation, and Accountability (TPA)
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term29 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Anti-Corruption Action Center (AntAC)
2018$88,212Descriptionto support the Grantee’s work on anti-money laundering in Ukraine
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Eurasia Program
Term13 months
RegionEurope
FunderOpen Society Policy Center Inc.
Ashoka
2018$180,941DescriptionThe Challenging Norms, Powering Economies Challenge - Women’s Economic Empowerment
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term13 months
RegionAfrica
Middle East and North Africa
Association Sherpa
2018$350,000Descriptionto provide organizational support
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Economic Equity & Justice
Human Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Human Rights Initiative
Open Society Initiative for Europe
Term2 years
RegionGlobal
FunderOpen Society Policy Center Inc.
Brazilian Institute for Consumers Defense (IDEC)
2018$398,000DescriptionDigital and Telecommunication Rights Program Support 2018-2021
ThemeEquality & Antidiscrimination
Information & Digital Rights
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Information Program
Term3 years
RegionGlobal
Latin America and The Caribbean
Building Markets
2018$598,500Descriptionto contribute to job creation, economic growth, and social cohesion in Jordan by connecting refugee entrepreneurs, particularly those that operate micro-small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), to new growth opportunities
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term2 years
RegionMiddle East and North Africa
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
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