The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust aims to fund work which will contribute to the ongoing development of a just and peaceful society on the island of Ireland.
Scheme information
Status Range Source Funding Type
Open Up to €1,000
Up to €5,000
Up to €60,000
Over €60,000 Trust / Foundation Revenue
The Trust is interested in funding work which:
addresses the root causes of violence and injustice, rather than alleviating symptoms;
cannot be funded from other sources; and
is likely to make a long-term, strategic difference.
The Trust will consider applications in the following areas:
Work based on international human rights standards that deals effectively and constructively with past injustice arising out of the Northern Ireland conflict;
Work that facilitates the demilitarisation of paramilitary groups, and the ending of paramilitary influence in communities;
Work that enables meaningful dialogue across religious, cultural or political divides in order to address common problems;
Work that effectively challenges sectarianism, or discrimination arising from racism or xenophobia
Work which promotes the development of a tolerant, pluralist and multi-ethnic society
Work that promotes rational and humane migration and integration policies benefiting both migrant and settled communities
Work that encourages accountability, openness and responsiveness in all levels of government, statutory agencies and the civil service
Work that protects and enhances civil liberties and human rights;
Work that promotes nonviolence and creative ways to handle conflict, within specific communities or traditions, or at a national or international level
Work which strengthens civil society in order to play an appropriate role in addressing the issues listed above
The Trust is interested in supporting work in either jurisdiction, or on a cross-border basis, or at an all-Ireland level. Local work will be supported only where it is likely to have a wider impact, for example if it is testing a model which can then be replicated, or is addressing a local issue that has wider social or political implications.
Details and application form from http://www.jrct.org.uk/text.asp?section=0001000400060003