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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Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Oxford
2019$39,923Descriptionto disseminate the results of the City Initative on Migrants with Irregular Status (C-MISE), engage more cities and prepare the establishment of a Learning Hub
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Open Society Initiative for Europe
Term16 months
RegionEurope
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Church World Service
2019$233,000Descriptionto support the Grantee's work on defending the rights of refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrants
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Open Society-U.S.
Term2 years
RegionGlobal
United States
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Church World Service
2019$197,965Descriptionto build the capacity of the Grantee’s network to enable community sponsorship of refugees across the United States and integrate this type of programming into the Grantee’s planning around the future of refugee resettlement in the United States
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Term14 months
RegionUnited States
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Church World Service
2019$100,000Descriptionto support the Grantee's work to provide newly arrived refugees with resettlement services that promote their well-being, integration, and self-sufficiency
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Term15 months
RegionUnited States
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
EDGE Funders Alliance
2019$75,000Descriptionto provide general support
ThemeDemocratic Practice
Health & Rights
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Open Society Initiative for Europe
Open Society-U.S.
Public Health Program
Women's Rights Program
Term1 year
RegionEurope
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
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
FairSquare Projects
2019$259,877Descriptionto develop a knowledge base on effective regulation and implementation of international standards on fair recruitment of migrant workers
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Term19 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Foundation Cristosal Inc.
2019$225,000Descriptionto 1) promote a rights-based approach to prisons and 2) strengthen national protection systems for displaced populations in countries of origin
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramHuman Rights Initiative
International Migration Initiative
Term21 months
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Foundation for the Rights of Disadvantaged Populations
2019$22,609Descriptionto support the grantee's work on the regional protection forum
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Term5 months
Region
FunderOpen Society Policy Center Inc.
Foundation Syrian Volunteers Netherlands
2019$25,000DescriptionTo support strategy development and advocacy activities of the nascent Global Refugee-led Network
Referring ProgramInternational Migration Initiative
Term2 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
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