Reforming Global Financial Governance
Where We Work
We make grants through our New York office to organizations working on these issues globally. We also support work in specific countries and regions that advance our global strategies.
What We Fund
We support efforts to reform global financial governance systems to make them more transparent, effective and accountable in delivering financial security.
Our grant making focuses on the following activities:
- Research and policy development to advance alternative governance structures and other reforms
- Strategic advocacy and outreach efforts to disseminate policy alternatives and reform and to bring new voices to the global public dialogue, with a particular emphasis on voices from the Global South
- Building broad alliances among civil society groups, academic institutions and governments in support of reform
- Building the capacity of organizations to participate in these efforts
To Apply for a Grant
Follow these steps:
- Review the Initiative(s) most relevant to your work.
- Read our Grant Application Guide, which describes our grant-making process.
- If you determine that your work aligns with our priorities, submit a Grant Inquiry. (While we welcome submissions, please keep in mind that our funds are limited in relation to the large number of worthwhile inquiries we receive. In a typical year, less than 1 percent of unsolicited inquiries result in a grant.)
Please Note:
It is important that you use our grant inquiry form—and refrain from contacting program officers directly. Given the volume of inquiries we receive, this allows us to log, track and respond quickly to your application.
Fellowships
The vast majority of foundation grants go to organizations. We provide a very limited number of fellowship opportunities for individuals through the Ford Foundation Diversity Fellowships Program, which aims to diversify the faculties of American colleges and universities.
The foundation does not have any other active fellowship opportunities at this time.
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