How to Apply to the Rothschild Foundation (Hanadiv) Europe
Please note: The following applies exclusively to the Jewish Heritage Grant Programme. (The Academic Jewish Studies Grant Programme is a one stage process and you can start your application from the programme’s web page. The closing date for the next Academic programme will be early February 2012. Further information will be available towards the end of 2011.)
If you intend to apply to the Jewish Heritage Grant Programme, please read the following guidelines closely - further information will be provided to those applicants invited to submit a second stage Application.
Referees
We expect you to liaise with your referee(s) as soon as possible after being invited to submit a Second Stage Application Form. You should provide them with draft versions of your application so that they can begin to write their appraisal. Once you have submitted your Second Stage Application Form to the Foundation, your referee(s) will automatically be sent a copy of your application and a Referee Form. Your referee(s) should then submit their form to the Foundation.
The Foundation may also consult another independent referee to review your application.
Eligibility
Any organisation or institution active in Europe (including Russia, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus) whose activities qualify as charitable under UK charity law is eligible to apply to the Foundation for funding.
Grant Amounts and Length: Guidelines for Jewish Heritage
Understandably, we are often asked how much an organisation can request, or whether we have a restriction on the amount of funding we will award. The Foundation has a spread of grants in the following bands:
- Small grants are up to a total of £20,000 – they can be for more than one year, but the total amount is usually no more than £20,000.
- Medium grants are between £20,000 and £50,000 - they can be for more than one year, but the total amount is no more than £50,000.
- Large grants are between £50,000 and £100,000 - they can be for more than one year, but the total amount is no more than £100,000.
- Grants for more than £100,000 are exceptional.
Applicants should be able to clearly demonstrate how their project reflects the priorities of the Rothschild Foundation Europe. Projects where funding from the Foundation will enable organisations to secure additional funding from other sources will be considered favourably.
Notification of Outcomes
The next meeting of the Trustees of the Foundation will be in mid-December 2011. Applicants will be notified of the outcome of their Second Stage Application Form within a month after the Trustee meeting.
If the Trustees decide to award your organisation a grant, you will receive a formal letter, the terms and conditions of the grant, a form requesting your bank details and a baseline report form. You must sign, fill in and return each of these documents to us before we are able to make any grant payments. Failure to provide the relevant information or sign the required forms could lead to cancellation of your grant.