CAF 2021 AstraZeneca’s Set Up Young Health Global Grants Programme (UK)

The Step Up! Global Grants Programme, provided by AstraZeneca’s Young Health Programme, empowers small, youth-focused non-profit organisations to make change happen by enabling them to increase their impact and operate at a greater scale.

Over the last three years, Step Up! has provided over $400,000 in grants to support organisations to develop and deliver effective health promotion programmes – with an emphasis on under-resourced communities in low- and middle-income countries.

Climate change and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are two defining challenges of the 21st century, each posing significant threats to health and sustainable development. Innovation is needed in order to face up to the climate and health challenges facing young people today.

This year, we are looking to support projects which promote environmental sustainability while at the same time reducing NCD risk factors among young people.

• Table of Content
• About Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)
• CAF AstraZeneca’s Set Up Young Health Global Grants Programme
• Aim and Benefits of CAF AstraZeneca’s Set Up Young Health Global Grants Programme
• Requirements for CAF AstraZeneca’s Set Up Young Health Global Grants Programme Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for CAF AstraZeneca’s Set Up Young Health Global Grants Programme
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)

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CAF AstraZeneca’s Set Up Young Health Global Grants Programme

Aim and Benefits of CAF AstraZeneca’s Set Up Young Health Global Grants Programme

Grants of up to US $10,000 will be awarded to support the delivery of approximately 20 projects which:

Requirements for CAF AstraZeneca’s Set Up Young Health Global Grants Programme Qualification

The fund is open to registered charitable organisations with strong experience of delivering effective projects which make health and environmental improvements in young people’s lives.

Organisations must be ‘funding-ready’ and able to provide appropriate documentation (in English) to verify their organisation’s charitable status and financial situation. 

We will support organisations from under-resourced communities worldwide. These are likely to be in low-income or lower-middle income countries or settings.

Organisations which have been funded previously by AstraZeneca are welcome to apply, but not for the same project that was previously supported.

Interview date, Process and Venue for CAF AstraZeneca’s Set Up Young Health Global Grants Programme

Step Up! always receives a high number of applications and we are unable to support all eligible organisations which apply. In selecting applications, we will prioritise a project if it:

• Addresses nutrition
• Utilises technology or digital health solutions in an inclusive way
• Is innovative: delivering something different from which we can learn (an existing approach in a new setting linked to a particular need, or a totally new approach)
• Is youth-led (ie primarily youth managed/designed)
• Involves young people as advocates for change in their communities
• Is run by an organisation with an income and capacity to deliver a grant of this size
• Is from an organisation which has not yet been supported by a StepUp! grant
• Operates in a low or lower-middle income country or setting

We will select projects at a range of different innovation stages.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details, visit CAF website.