Answers to the most frequently asked questions relating to our grant programmes.
Please see AJS Grants FAQs for questions relating to Academic Jewish Studies.
We do not fund the following:
Please refer to our guidance if you are looking for funding for Holocaust museums and memorials or Jewish community libraries.
Our European Jewish Heritage and Jewish Communal Life grants are only open to applications from institutions that qualify as charitable according to the UK authorities.
Some of our Training and Academic Jewish Studies grants are open to individuals linked to institutions or with academic affiliations. Please check the relevant category pages for more information and AJS Grants FAQs.
We are only able to accept applications from institutions and organisations based in Europe, EU and non-EU states alike, except for Ukraine, Russia and Belarus.
The organisation’s activities must be deemed charitable under UK charity law. This includes organisations which are either not-for-profit or publicly funded e.g., state or private libraries, archives, museums, research institutes, or universities.
Please check the relevant grant category pages for more information.
Yes, we often receive applications from non-Jewish institutions to work on the Jewish component of their holdings. This is perfectly acceptable.
If you have previously submitted an application for a project that was rejected, please get in touch with the relevant Grant Programme Manager before applying again.
Institutions may submit only ONE application for funding in each grant round for European Jewish Heritage and Jewish Communal Life.
If your organisation or institution currently holds a grant from the Foundation, you cannot apply for a grant in this current round unless your existing grant is due to come to an end in the next 4 months.
Exceptions apply for Academic Jewish Studies so please contact your Grant Programme Manager before submitting an application.
If you are a current grant holder and your Grant Programme Manger has given you permission to make an application, you will need to provide a brief Project Update on the current status of your existing grant alongside your application.
In the first instance, you should apply to whichever grant programme or category you feel best matches your project. Once we review your proposal, we may transfer your application to another category either for consideration or for monitoring after it has been awarded. This will not harm your chances of receiving a grant.
We are not able to make funding decisions outside of our grant rounds. While waiting for grants programmes to open, you can register on our website to receive email notification of when grants are available and other information relating to the type of projects we support.
Before contacting us about your proposal, please make sure it relates to one of our areas of funding.
All our applications are online. If you are awarded a grant you will also use your online account to upload documents and access reporting requirements.
Access your online account, click ‘Forgot Password’ and follow the instructions.
You will receive an email with a temporary password that needs to be reset immediately. If you cannot find this email, check your spam folder.
Your browser may not accept cookies which stops the online application form from launching. You need to adjust your browser to accept cookies.
Please contact us at info@rothschildfoundation.eu with the grant number and we can transfer the account to a new email.
Samples of the application forms are available to download on the relevant grant category pages. Please note these are for guidance only and we can only accept applications submitted via the online application process.
The questions in the online application form may have been updated since the sample documents were produced.
No, you can save and come back to your application at a later time. Our new application process automatically saves your application.
To move to the next page, please click the ‘Next’ button at the bottom of the page. You can also navigate between sections by clicking on the page numbers on the tabs at the top of the application form.
Do not use the ‘Back’ or ‘Forward’ buttons on your browser to navigate through your application.
When you copy text into the form, make sure to choose ‘paste as plain text’.
Alternatively, you can remove unwanted formatting by first pasting text into either Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac).
We can only see an application once it’s been submitted. If you have any questions regarding the application form please contact the respective Grant Programme Manager.
Once you have submitted an application you will receive a confirmation email. It will give you a number for your application and will provide a full overview of the details you provided. A copy of your application will also be available via your online account. We recommend you keep this email for your records.
Please contact info@rothschildfoundation.eu to discuss your options.