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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American University
2019$40,000DescriptionTo encourage cross-sector collaborative relationships between the comedy and social justice sectors
ThemeHealth & Rights
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Public Health Program
Term15 months
RegionUnited States
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
American University
2019$200,000DescriptionTo support policy advocacy on copyright reform.
ThemeInformation & Digital Rights
Referring ProgramInformation Program
Term2 years
RegionGlobal
FunderOpen Society Policy Center Inc.
Amnesty International Ireland
2019$69,950Descriptionto host and coordinate a three-day summit in Cork, Ireland in November 2019 to assist, inspire, and provide support to facilitate the development of community sponsorship programs across the world
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Term3 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Amnesty International Limited
2019$200,000Descriptionto support the Grantee to play a crucial role in helping to achieve meaningful rights-based regulation of the artificial intelligence and data ecosystem
ThemeInformation & Digital Rights
Referring ProgramInformation Program
Term18 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Amnesty International Limited
2019$199,996Descriptionto improve state regulation and corporate accountability for recruitment abuses against migrant workers in Asia and the Middle East
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Term2 years
Region
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Amnesty International USA, Inc.
2019$150,000Descriptionto build upon community sponsorship efforts undertaken by the Grantee in 2018 to educate the American public and engage communities in welcoming refugees through community sponsorship
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Term15 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Anti-Racism Movement
2019$218,280Descriptionto support the Grantee's Migrant Community Centers to grow in size and scope, improve the quality and effectiveness of their services, and to support capacity-building for the Grantee's staff
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Middle East and North Africa Program
Term2 years
RegionMiddle East and North Africa
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Associacao Direitos Humanos em Rede
2019$880,000Descriptionto provide general support
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramHuman Rights Initiative
International Migration Initiative
Latin America Program
Term23 months
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Associacao InternetLab de Pequisa em Direito e Tecnologica
2019$100,000Descriptionto support InternetLab advance its Information & Democracy Initiative advocacy strategy – a portfolio of work intended to protect human rights in an era in which Brazilian democracy and society is heavily influenced by social media.
ThemeInformation & Digital Rights
Referring ProgramInformation Program
Term2 years
RegionGlobal
Asylum Access
2019$275,000Descriptionto enhance refugee access to long-term solutions by engaging host governments to improve policies and practices.
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Term2 years
RegionAsia Pacific
Global
Latin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
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