Deadline: 24 August 2015
MTV’s Staying Alive Grants are now open for the year 2015! Applications can be submitted by youth-led community-based organizations working to fight HIV in most innovative ways. The grants program supports new organizations that have received little or no funding to date.
Organizations led by young people between the ages of 15 and 27 that work in HIV prevention are supported. The grants program is interested in organizations that are start-ups and do not have much support, financial or otherwise. In fact it is much more likely to fund an organization that has little or no existing funding to date, rather than those with several funders on board.
A Staying Alive Foundation Grant comes with a small amount of funding, Staying Alive materials (including programming and teaching kits), a small fund to buy technical media equipment, a local mentor, a personal grant manager, as well as training and development.
Grant Size
The maximum amount one can apply for is a grant of US$12,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Grants will be awarded to small, youth-led organisations that:
- Are entirely led by young people under the age of 27
- Are community-based, grassroots organisations
- Educate and/or give out responsible and accurate information about HIV and AIDS targeted at young people in their communities
- Eliminate or alleviate the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV and AIDS
- Encourage young people to take concrete action to protect themselves from HIV infection
- Demonstrate innovation and creativity in their activities
- Reflect and honour the culture in which the project operates
How to Apply
Applicants can apply through the online application form available on the website.
For more information, visit this MTV’s Grants 2015.