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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Education Fund of the American Center for International Labor Solidarity
2019$485,000Descriptionto support the Grantee’s work to support worker organizing to improve labor rights and standards in Central America and Mexico, and for the founding conference of the International Lawyers Assisting Workers network
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Economic Equity & Justice
Human Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramAsia Pacific Regional Office
Economic Justice Program
International Migration Initiative
Latin America Program
Open Society Justice Initiative
Open Society-U.S.
Roma Initiatives
Term20 months
RegionGlobal
Latin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
International Domestic Workers Federation
2019$245,000Descriptionto support the Grantee’s work to develop a federation-level plan for sustainability at the international and regional affiliate levels
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Early Childhood & Education
Economic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEarly Childhood Program
Economic Justice Program
International Migration Initiative
Open Society-U.S.
Women's Rights Program
Term18 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Jobs with Justice Education Fund
2019$756,600Descriptionto support Global Labor Justice, a fiscally sponsored project of the Grantee, to provide innovative solutions that promote labor rights and decent work for low wage, migrant and women workers in the global economy
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Human Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Human Rights Initiative
International Migration Initiative
Term2 years
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, Inc.
2019$576,523Descriptionto support the Mayors Migration Council, a fiscally sponsored project of the Grantee, in creating better outcomes for communities, migrants and refugees by supporting cities’ engagement in international policy deliberations
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
International Migration Initiative
Term10 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
The B Team Headquarters Inc
2019$500,000Descriptionto mobilize business leaders to advance an international agenda of anti-corruption and responsible taxation, defense of civic space, embrace for migrants and refugees, and support for a new social contract that bolsters workers' rights and livelihoods
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Human Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Human Rights Initiative
International Migration Initiative
Term2 years
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
The New School
2019$25,070Descriptionto support the creation of a research collaboration on cities and migration
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
International Migration Initiative
Term1 year
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
The Pennsylvania State University
2019$200,000Descriptionto support the Grantee's Center for Global Workers’ Rights to facilitate a strategy alignment process of key actors that would support and scale the organizing of vulnerable, low-wage workers in global supply chains
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Human Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramHuman Rights Initiative
International Migration Initiative
Open Society-U.S.
Term15 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre US Ltd.
2018$1,200,000Descriptionto provide general support
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Economic Equity & Justice
Equality & Antidiscrimination
Human Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramAsia Pacific Regional Office
Human Rights Initiative
International Migration Initiative
Term3 years
RegionAsia Pacific
Global
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Center for Global Development
2018$500,106Descriptionto support the creation of an evidence base for, and raise awareness about, policy options for a solidarity compact that would benefit refugees and host communities in Bangladesh
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Equality & Antidiscrimination
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
International Migration Initiative
Term16 months
RegionAsia Pacific
Global
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Fordham University
2018$167,200Descriptionto support research and advocacy to advance standards of decent work for refugees in Jordan and other less-developed countries
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Equality & Antidiscrimination
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
International Migration Initiative
Term2 years
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
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