Guidelines

Burma: Guidelines

Burma

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Grantmaking Priorities

Advocacy efforts that promote change in Burma;
Documentation of rights abuses that complement advocacy efforts;
Efforts that develop entry points for promoting open society inside Burma and along its borders (e.g., areas such as leadership, politics, education, and health);
Supporting media and information dissemination about democracy and human rights to people inside Burma and in the diaspora, and about political/social developments in Burma for the international community;
Coalition-building and skills-training for community leaders.

See examples of previous Burma Project grants on the Grantee List.

Ineligible Projects

Unsolicited research projects, conference proposals, and organizational newsletters;
Social welfare projects, including health care, schools (outside of OSI's Burma Project Education Office activities), orphanages, and provision of social services;
Cultural projects, including those related to cultural heritage and preservation, museums, literature, and fine and performing arts unless directly connected to the protection and promotion of civil and political rights;
Environmental projects unless directly connected to the protection and promotion of civil and political rights;
Development projects (i.e., construction of buildings, well-digging);
Microfinance and loans.

Note: Students seeking individual scholarships should contact OSI Scholarship Programs. The Burma Project does not give individual grants of any kind.

To Apply

Begin by reading the frequently asked questions about Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative grants.

To submit an application for funds, please visit OSI�s Online Application System at http://oas.soros.org/oas/.

Please note that if proposals or concept papers are emailed directly to Maureen Aung-Thwin, director of the Burma Project/Southeast Asia Initiative, there is no guarantee that she will be able to respond.

All proposals must include:

a narrative describing the organization and the specific activities for which it seeks funding;
an itemized budget.

Please see the suggested narrative and budget proposal templates attached below.

The Burma Project does not make multi-year or supplemental grants. Applicants seeking funding for a multi-year project must reapply from year to year. For additional funding for a project that OSI has previously funded, applicants must submit a new application.

Deadlines

The Burma Project proposal application deadlines are January 15 and July 15. The online application system begins accepting proposals about one month prior to each deadline and closes at midnight the day of the deadline.

The online system allows applicants to set up an account and save and edit applications in various stages before completion. OSI cannot view an application until the "submit" button is pushed. Therefore, applicants are encouraged to set up an OAS account in advance in case there are any computing problems.

A single entity may only submit one application per grant cycle. Those seeking funding for more than one project should include all funding requests in one proposal.