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Growth & Development

One of our strategic aims is to have successful and sustainable member organizations in every part of the world. To achieve this, we help our Members and Associates to develop in different ways, including the organization of training events, the publication of humanist resources, and the award of different kinds of grants – read more about our 2025 Grants Program below.


 

Our 2025 Grants Program consists of five different grant programs for a total of £32,600 to support humanist projects and events all around the world. Most of our funds are restricted to support humanist organizations in developing countries. Only Members and Associates of Humanists International will be able to apply. Not yet a member? Consider joining us here!


The humanist projects awarded with a grant


Our seven selection criteria

Humanist issues we aim to tackle with our grants

  • Promotion of humanism
  • Promotion of critical thinking or scientific and evidence-based information
  • Capacity building of humanist organizations
  • Promotion/protection of women’s rights and sexual health and reproductive rights
  • Promotion/protection of the rights of the child
  • Promotion/protection of the right to freedom of religion or belief
  • Promotion/protection of secularism and democracy
  • Campaigning to repeal apostasy and blasphemy laws
  • Assistance to humanists at risk
  • Promotion/protection of the right to free artistic expression
  • Non-discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity
  • Anti-racism and caste-based discrimination initiatives
  • Initiatives to combat harmful traditional practices

An overview of our 5 grant programs in 2025

Development Grants

Our Development Grants are awarded to fund humanist projects and to support our Members and Associates’ capacity building in developing countries over a one-year period.

Development Grants are available from £500 to £5000. Larger grants (up to £7,000) will be considered for extremely well-developed and impactful project proposals.

Read more in the 2025 Grants Program Guidelines

 

 

Digital Humanism Grants

Our Digital Humanism Grants are awarded to fund projects online meant to spread the humanist message in developing countries, mainly through social media or any other digital environment.

Digital Humanism Grants are available from £500 to £3700. Larger grant applications cannot be considered.

Read more in the 2025 Grants Program Guidelines

 

 

Regional Networking Meetings Grants

Our Regional Networking Meetings Grants are awarded to fund the organization of humanist meetings and events on a regional/linguistic/thematic basis in developing countries.

Regional Networking Meetings Grants are currently not being offered this year.

 

 

Humanist Ceremonies Grants

Humanist Ceremonies Grants are awarded to foster the introduction of new humanist ceremonies in developing countries or to consolidate the pre-existing humanist celebrant networks.

We have partnered with our Associate, Happy Human (Lithuania), to run the Humanist Ceremonies Accelerator Program. To find out more, click here.

Read more in the 2025 Grants Program Guidelines

 

 

Young Humanist Grants

Grants made available by Young Humanists International for all activities, events, and projects focusing on the promotion of humanism, specifically for young people.

A portion of the grant is restricted to developing countries and is available from £500 to a maximum of £8000 for the Americas, Africa, and Asia, and a maximum of £500 for North America and Europe.

Read more in the 2025 Grants Program Guidelines

 

 

Café Humaniste Online Grants

We will award our standard £200 grants to support the organization of online events from our Café Humaniste series: hmnts.in/CH-calendar

The money from the grants may be spent to buy technological equipment (cameras, microphones, etc.), extra internet data allowance, video software, premium subscriptions with online meeting platforms, honorarium for speakers, etc.

Grantees will be asked to keep track and report the reach of their events (i.e. how many people attended? How many of the participants joined the organization after the event?) among other appropriate indicators. Please send an email to membership@humanists.international to apply.

Read more in the 2024 Grants Program Guidelines

 

 

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