STARS Foundation’s Impact Awards 2012

Deadline: 7 November 2011
Open to: NGOs across Africa, Middle East, Asia and the Pacific regions
Grant: 6 grants of $100,000, 8 grants varying from US$15,000 to US$60,000

Description

The STARS Foundation is now open to accepting applications for the STARS Impact Awards 2012, which offer $100,000 of unrestricted funding in addition to providing tailored consultancy support and media training, content and access to NGOs across Africa, Middle East, Asia and the Pacific regions.
Through their Impact Awards and Impact Partnerships STARS is committed to helping already effective charities become even stronger by enhancing their capacity to deliver vital services on the ground. By supporting these organisations and recognising the deep impact they are having on the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable children, STARS hopes that the Awards will inspire others to reach out to similar standards of excellence.

Grant

Each Impact Award combines US$100,000 of unrestricted funding with tailored consultancy support and a package of media benefits, offering organisations the flexibility they need to respond to local challenges and plan for the future. Our approach is underpinned by a rigorous selection process, developed with PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP.
There are six Impact Awards in total: three Awards for Africa-Middle East and three for Asia-Pacific, across the categories of Health, Education and Protection.
Each Impact Award provides a package of support comprising:

• US$100,000 of unrestricted funding – Giving recipient organisations the flexibility to respond more effectively to the challenges they face and to the needs of the children they serve
• Tailored consultancy support – Offering recipient organisations access to training or skills and helping them to maximise the benefits of their Award
• Media training, content and access – Providing recipient organisations with the tools and opportunities to use the Award to enhance their profile

In addition to 6 US$100,000 grants, thanks to STARS partnership with the Ashmore Foundation, STARS is able to increase the number of Awards it intends to offer to 14. Of these, 6 Awards are made up of US$100,000 of unrestricted funding and additional consultancy support and the other 8 Awards will range in value from US$15,000 to US$60,000.

Eligibility

Eligible organizations from 19 countries can submit proposals for funding. These countries have been selected on the basis of their estimated under-five mortality rate (U5MR) which is a critical indicator of the well-being of children. STARS targets countries with the highest under-five mortality rates according to the UNICEF report and rankings of 2009. The list of countries is available at this link.

How to apply?

There are two ways to apply. You can apply online, or you can download the application form and email or post it to STARS Foundation. In order to apply online, you need to register first and then you will be able to continue your online application procedure. (To register and apply online, please click here)
In order to apply using the download of the application form, first of all you need to fill in several information (to fill in the information, please click here). After you fill the information needed, you will be able to access the website, from where you can download the application forms which then need to be sent to the website mentioned below.
Please note that once you are ready to submit your application, and where you have chosen not to apply online, applications should be emailed to the following email addresses:
Africa / Middle-East: africa@starsfoundation.org.uk
Asia / Pacific: asia@starsfoundation.org.uk

Contacts

STARS Foundation
11 Belgrave Road
London SW1V 1RB
Tel: UK+44 (0)870 334 9000
info@starsfoundation.org.uk
The Official Website