Volunteer Grants
If you believe you would be a capable volunteer and are interested in receiving a grant to help defray travel and living expenses, we are excited to read your application! Anyone is eligible to receive a volunteer grant, regardless of age or nationality.
We have 3 application deadlines per year: March 1st, July 1st and November 1st. We will contact you for an interview within 4 weeks. Completed applications can be submitted to Ashley Moore (ashley@omprakash.org). Note that volunteers are encouraged to submit their application before these deadlines if they wish. Read about recent grant recipients>>
Applicants will increase their chances of receiving support from the Omprakash Foundation if they can demonstrate, among other things:
- that they have invested time and effort into preparing their grant application;
- that they have invested time and effort into learning about their volunteering destination, and that they will continue doing so;
- that they are physically and psychologically prepared to help meet the needs of the project where they will be serving;
- that they genuinely need financial support from the Omprakash Foundation in order to be able to volunteer;
- that they will commit themselves to helping fulfill the vision and expand the network of the Omprakash Foundation both while volunteering and after returning. This commitment might include introducing the Omprakash Foundation to their home or school community, working to support their host community after leaving it, or helping other worthy educational projects represent themselves within the Omprakash network.
Click here to download an application!