OSISA invites proposals from civil society, community or state actors from the region for the following programme priority areas: –
- Human Rights, Access to Justice and the Rule of Law
- Democracy and Governance
- Social and Economic Justice
- Natural Resources Governance
- Youth Arts and Culture
- Women’s Rights
To apply, organisations and entities operating and registered in southern Africa need to complete and submit the OSISA 2016 Grant Application Form (with annexures) using only one of the following channels:
- Online OSISA 2016 Grant Application Form completed and submitted directly from OSISA website.
- Downloadable OSISA 2016 Grant Application Form completed and submitted by email to grantproposals@osisa.org
- Downloadable OSISA 2016 Grant Application Form printed, completed and mailed for the attention of the Grant Making Unit to Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, PO Box 678, Wits 2050.
- Downloadable OSISA 2016 Grant Application Form completed and faxed to +27 (0)11 5875099 for the attention of the Grant Proposals Unit of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa.
OSISA recognises that there are some emerging and other leading civil society groups and formations such as community-based organisations and social movements operating in our region, which are not formally registered entities. OSISA is willing to consider concept proposals from such unregistered and informal groups and formations that, if approved, may then be further developed into fully-fledged grant proposals for consideration.
Non-registered groups and formations may submit OSISA 2016 Concept Proposal Forms for consideration by OSISA using only one of the following channels:
- Online OSISA 2016 Concept Proposal Form completed and submitted directly from OSISA website.
- Downloadable OSISA 2016 Concept Proposal Form completed and submitted by email to grantproposals@osisa.org
- Downloadable OSISA 2016 Concept Proposal Form printed, completed and mailed for the attention of the Grant Proposals Unit to Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, PO Box 678, Wits 2050
- Downloadable OSISA 2016 Concept Proposal Form printed, completed and faxed to…. for attention of the Grant Proposals Unit of the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa
OSISA issues open calls for funding applications twice a year and the board sits to consider grants three times over a year. The current call closes on 31 March 2016.
