As part of the application, grant recipients must provide a budget and budget narrative that accurately reflects the proposed costs of the project. Requests for changes to the budget or timeline after proposal submission must be submitted in writing to WPI for approval.

Grant funds will be made available in three installments:

• First Installment:

  30% of the proposed cost - after project approval 1 July , 2019

• Second installment:

  40% of the proposed cost - 45 days after project start and grantee submit all required documents to the foundation. 15 August, 2019

• Third installment:

  30% of the proposed cost - at the stage of project dissemination, reporting and accounting, to be given officially during a WPI summit or fellowship.

All grant activities must be completed and funds spent before 10 October, 2019.

1. Grant recipients must submit 2 reports within 90 days of the project’s initiation:

a. Progress Report with up to date accounting information on day 45 after the project launch

b. Final Report on day 90 (end of the project)

2. There will be 2 live interviews during the 90 days of the project:

a. Progress Report on day 45, after the project launch

b. Final Report on day 90 (end of the project)

3. Grant recipients must have all the receipts of their budget and present at the end of the project in order to get the final installment of the grant.

Where should i submit my application?

There are two ways to Apply.Either you apply via the website form or you can submit your project proposal in the form of 7 presentation slides (powerpoint or google slides) and send a separate budget and budget narrative to molinge@wpifoundation.org . Please choose just one method to apply!

Must i belong to an organization before i can be able to apply?

No, you need not belong to an NGO in order to apply.All we need is a person with a great idea.

What do you mean by mindfulness and meditation?

Meditation is the art and practice of calming our mind by focusing the mind at one particular point as long as you can follow simple methods taught in the 42 days Self Development Program. It is not a requirement to start the SDP to apply for the Grant. Mindfulness is the practice of being present, focused and attentive with each task that you do. When one practices meditation, they gain access to being mindful (diligent/keen/peaceful), and present in their life, business, organization and civic engagement. Mindfulness and Meditation as a non-religious tool has been found to have tremendous health and social benefits.

Any example of how i could include this in a project?

Meditation as a practice can be included in any organization in any of the following ways. Remember, this list are suggestions and your creativity also counts, as long as you understand and communicate effectively to your team the intention for which you do the exercise:

• Meditation Breaks: Where the team can take a 15-30 minutes break to practice meditation within the work schedule so as to manage stress and increase productivity. e.g Employees at Google do this practice.
• Mindfulness Reminders: The Organization may have hourly reminders to pause the mind for 1 minute and feel refreshed. World Peace Initiative Foundation has this practice within its offices.
• Peace and self empowerment workshops: You and your team can coordinate and invite a meditation trainer to teach and guide meditation in a 2 hr workshop to diverse groups such as universities,fitness clubs,associations, etc as a preventive method for conflict or train at refugee camps as a tool for trauma healing
Be creative and have your own ways to incorporate meditation and mindfulness in your field of work.

Can i submit a previously written project?

No.The projects should be initiated originally by you or your team,not a copy of a previously implemented project and not something copied from somewhere else.

When is the deadline to apply?

31 March 2019

Do i need to apply for any peace revolution fellowship or start the self development program in order to get the grant?

It is not compulsory to do any of the above but everyone is encouraged to apply for any of the fellowships that they are eligible. For 2019, we will organize Alafia fellowship and Amandla fellowship in Africa.

I am above 32 years, can i still apply for the grant?

There is no age restriction in applying for the grant

When will the selection results be announced?

The top three will be announced on 15 June while the winner will be announced on 25 June. Applicants should ensure to provide complete contact information in their application files.