Funding for projects which improve the educational experience of refugee and displaced children with a focus on innovation and creative solutions.

The Al Madad Foundation is a London-based charity whose objective is to support civil society institutions and schools in delivering creative and innovative solutions to problems facing refugee children in countries across Europe and the Middle East.

Registered charities can apply for grants of up to £250,000 for a defined project of up to three years’ duration. Funding is usually awarded at values of £20,000, £50,000 and £100,000.

Work must take place in one of the selected eligible countries, a list of which can be found on the Foundation website.

The Foundation is particularly interested in the following areas:

• Direct pathways to formal education - creating exceptional opportunities for formal and alternative education, and vocational training answering specific needs and presenting realistic solutions for refugee children and youth. Education taking place in-person is preferred.
• Social work and child protection in education - particularly non-formal education and addressing the need for funders to be required to integrate a social work/support professional into projects to document issues and refer cases to existing government or civil society support systems as needed.
• Pupil tracking - innovative ways of accurately tracking pupil integration into, and monitoring their outcomes within, the formal education system.
• Research into impact - focusing on past and current education schemes to make evidence-based suggestions for the future of such programmes. The Foundation is particularly interested in studies looking at the effectiveness and outcomes of distance learning as a solution to cope with the coronavirus pandemic.

The deadline to submit a Concept Note is 22 February 2022 (11pm BST).

How To Apply

Concept Note submissions are accepted until 22 February 2022 (11pm BST).

Successful applicants will be contacted mid-March and asked to submit a full application form.

There will be an online grant webinar for the fund on 25 January 2022, 10am-11am. Applicants can register by sending their name, job title and organisation name to [email protected]

Guidance notes and an application form are available on the Al Madad Foundation website.

Contact the Foundation for further information.

Addresses and contacts

For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:

1. Enquiries
   Al Madad Foundation
   52 Mount Street
   London
   W1K 2SF
   Tel: 020 7408 7896
   Email: [email protected]