Rotary Foundation Global Grants 2025 (up to $400,000)

Get latest opportunities in your email

About Rotary Foundation Global Grants

Global grants support large international activities with sustainable, measurable outcomes in Rotary’s areas of focus. By working together to respond to real community needs, clubs and districts strengthen their global partnerships.

What global grants support

Global grants can fund:

• Humanitarian projects
• Scholarships for graduate-level academic studies
• Vocational training teams, which are groups of professionals who travel abroad either to teach local professionals about their field or to learn more about it themselves

• Sponsor Organisation: Rotary International

Benefits of Rotary Foundation Global Grants

• Global grants have a minimum budget of $30,000 and a maximum World Fund award of $400,000.

Rotary Foundation Global Grants Requirements

• Both the district or club in the country where the activity is carried out and the international partner district or club must first become qualified before applying for a global grant. Learn more about the qualification process and grant management. Your club and district Rotary Foundation chairs can help you plan how to use your District Designated Funds and learn how to qualify your club.

Application Date and Process

Consult with local experts early in the planning process to build a strong project plan and global grant application. The district resource network (see below) can help.

To be approved, your application must clearly describe how your project, scholarship, or vocational training team:

• Is sustainable — include plans for long-term success after the global grant funds have been spent
• Includes measurable goals
• Aligns with one of Rotary's areas of focus
• Responds to real community needs — any club or district that applies for a global grant to support a humanitarian project or a vocational training team must conduct a community assessment first and design the project based on what they learn through that assessment.
• Actively involves Rotary and community members
• Meets the eligibility requirements in the grants terms and conditions

Applications are accepted throughout the year and are reviewed as they're received. Click on the link to the application website to get started.

Scholarship Application Portal

View details of Rotary Foundation Global Grants

Apply for Rotary Foundation Global Grants