To Apply

1. All Organizations from outside the United States must make initial contact through a Monsanto Contact listed below who will ensure that they meet the tax-exempt status and other qualifications before initiating further discussions.


2. Any Organization that the World Area is interested in MUST COMPLETE the Monsanto Fund International Grant Application, and the appropriate equivalency document, if required and forward to the respective Monsanto Contact listed below. Applications sent directly to the Monsanto Fund office in St. Louis will not be considered.
   
   Private nongovernmental organizations will need to complete additional documentation to show that they have nonprofit status equivalent to the 501(c)3 designation provided by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States. Private schools, hospitals or research organizations should each complete either the Private School, Private Hospital , or Medical Research Organization Questionnaire respectively. All other private nongovernmental organizations should complete the Public Charity Questionnaire.
   
   Download the Monsanto Fund International Grant Application and other forms if applicable, fill them out IN ENGLISH and mail them to the appropriate world area contact.

Monsanto Fund International Grant Application
Public Charity Questionnaire
Private School Questionnaire
Medical Research Organization Questionnaire
Private Hospital Questionnaire

3. Proposals will be brought before country and world lead managers for approval. Country areas or regions have between January and March to identify organizations and projects of interest, ensure they meet all qualifications, develop and work on a proposal with the organization and submit it to the appropriate contact. Proposals that are endorsed will be sent, along with the completed tax equivalency document (if necessary) to the Monsanto Fund by March 1 for the first cycle, and by September 1 for the second cycle. Proposals received after the deadlines will be considered in the next cycle.
   
   
4. During the March/April and September/October portions of each cycle, any followup questions, discussions or site visits will be conducted to allow for a comparable presentation of each proposal. Application documents will be evaluated by the Monsanto Fund board at its next meeting. Results will be announced in the June/July and December/January timeframe of the respecitve cycles.

Grant Application Deadlines

Grants are awarded twice a year by Monsanto Fund, in June and December. Deadlines for applications are:

First Cycle (June awards)

• January 1 (Deadline for organization to send grant application to Monsanto contact.)
• March 1 (Deadline for Monsanto contact to submit applications to Monsanto Fund St. Louis)

Second Cycle (December awards)

• July 1 (Deadline for organization to send grant application to Monsanto contact.)
• September 1 (Deadline for Monsanto contact to submit applications to Monsanto Fund St. Louis)
  
  

Monsanto Contacts:

Asia/Pacific (excluding India) Janice M. Armstrong janice.m.armstrong@monsanto.com Monsanto Singapore Co (Pte) Ltd 151 Lorong Chuan #06-08 New Tech Park 556741, Singapore	Brazil Christiane Bracco christiane.c.bracco@monsanto.com Monsanto do Brasil Ltda. Av. Nações Unidas, 12901; Torre Norte; sétimo andar. 04578-000 - São Paulo (SP). Brazil
India Jyotsna Bhatnagar jyotsna.bhatnagar@monsanto.com Monsanto Holdings Pvt. Ltd. F Block, 2nd Floor, International Trade Tower Nehru Place, New Delhi 110 019 India	Mexico Sofia Elena Gonzales sofia.elena.gonzalez@monsanto.com Monsanto Produccion y Servicios SA de CV Prol. Paseo de la Reforma No. 1015 Torre A Piso 22 Mexico City, DF Mexico 01376
Andean and Central America Region Rafael Aramendis rafael.aramendis@monsanto.com Monsanto Colombia Avenida 100 #7-33 Piso 19, Oficina 1901 Bogota, Colombia	Latin America South Valentina Dotti valentina.dotti@monsanto.com Monsanto Latin America South Maipú 1210 - 11th Floor Buenos Aires, C1006ACT Argentina
Canada Trish Jordan trish.l.jordan@monsanto.com University of Manitoba Smartpark 900-One Research Road Winnipeg, MB R3T 6E3 Canada	Europe Bridget Badiou bridget.badiou@monsanto.com Monsanto Lyon 1 Rue Jacques Monod Europarc du Chene Bron Cedex, 69673 France
Africa Kinyua Mbijjewe kinyua.mbijjewe@monsanto.com Monsanto Kenya Ltd Tuskys HQ Mombasa Rd. P.O Box 47686 Nairobi 00100 Kenya