Call for Proposal: Women and Girls Fund Research Grant 2025

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About Women and Girls Fund Research Grant

This grant is designed to enable rigorous research that explores how systems of power, policy, and practice influence the lives of women and girls, with a view to informing activism, advocacy, and organizational strategy for feminist change.

• Sponsor Organisation: Women and Girls Fund

Benefits of Women and Girls Fund Research Grant

• Funding Support: Financial resources to conduct or commission rigorous, feminist-aligned research.

• Visibility & Influence: Help disseminate findings to change-makers, policymakers, and civil society, increasing the impact of your work.

• Strategic Empowerment: Strengthen your organization’s advocacy and programming through evidence-based insights.

• Community Engagement: Encourages participatory approaches that involve affected communities directly.

• Policy Impact: Research outcomes are expected to shape feminist policy and practice.

• Capacity Building: Opportunity to refine research methodology, ethics, and impact pathways with guidance from the fund.

Women and Girls Fund Research Grant Requirements

• Open to organizations that can conduct or commission research.

• Prioritizes:

  • Women-led organizations or research teams

  • Participatory approaches involving affected communities

  • Intersectional perspectives

  • Projects with actionable findings that can influence policy or practice

Application Date and Process

• Review Guidelines and Concept Note

  • Access the official application guidelines and concept note template provided by the fund.

  • Understand the fund’s priorities, eligibility criteria, and expectations for research design and impact.

• Develop Your Proposal

  • Craft a proposal that includes:

    • Clear research questions

    • Defined methodology

    • Ethical considerations

    • Expected outcomes

    • Pathways to policy or practice impact

• Ensure Alignment with Fund Priorities

  • Emphasize:

    • Women-led teams or organizations

    • Participatory approaches with affected communities

    • Intersectional analysis

    • Potential for actionable findings

• Submit Before Deadline

  • Finalize and submit your application by 12 November 2025.

• Post-Submission Support

  • If selected, you’ll receive not only funding but also support for dissemination of your findings to key stakeholders.

Application Deadline

12 November, 2025

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