We award grants through three distinct methods.

Awarded Through Our Online Application Portal

Applicants Are Required To Follow The Process Of Submission & Meet Our Deadlines

Awarded To Projects Consistent With Our Mission

Works Are Commissioned Directly By The Thakur Foundation

Awarded To Applicants Who Reach Out To Us Outside The Application Process

Projects Are Consistent With Our Mission

Applications can only be submitted via the online application process. To submit your application, please follow the steps below.

Step 1
Find the Right Grant

Set up a new account or log into an existing account. Read through the details of our available grants to find the best fit for your work.

Once you have found the appropriate grant in your area of interest, click Apply.

Step 2
Complete the Online Grant Application

Complete all fields of your application and upload the relevant description of your assignment, statement of purpose, resume, portfolio, and necessary documents.

If you are unable to fill the application in one go, save your incomplete application by clicking Save For Later. This enables you to return later and edit the application.

After you have completed your application and uploaded all the necessary documents, click Submit. Once you submit the application, you cannot edit it any longer.

Step 3
View the Status of Your Application

Check the status of your application at any time by logging into your account. On the top-right corner, click My Account. This will take you to your Application Dashboard where you can locate your application ID. In the fifth column, view the status of your application.

Deadlines

Our Deadlines
The deadline for each grant varies depending on your field of interest.

Public Health
The next deadline for our 2020 Public Health grant will be decided by the end of summer, 2020.

Civil Liberties
We have rolling deadlines for our 2020 Civil Liberties grants.

Barring exceptional circumstances, we do not consider late applications. We do our best to respond to all applicants between the months of June and July.

Thakur Foundation announces a grant to the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy, Indian Law Society, Pune to establish a repository of information to support the Central and State Governments in the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, India Mental Health Policy, 2014, Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and other state-led policy initiatives such as the District Mental Health Program to be named India Mental Health Observatory (IMHO).

IMHO will develop an institutional mechanism to collaborate with a range of stakeholders including policymakers, mental health professionals and civil society to collect and collate data, research and metrics on mental health services at the national, state and district level with the goal of promoting evidence-based policymaking for bridging systemic gaps in the provision of mental health services and advancing mental health in India.