To Apply
All Organizations from outside the United
States interested in applying for a Monsanto
Fund grant need to fill out a
World Area Grant Application
and forward it to the respective
world area representative
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
World Area Grant Application and
other forms if applicable, fill them out
IN ENGLISH and mail them to the appropriate
world area contact.
World Area Grant Application
Public Charity Questionnaire
Private School Questionnaire
Medical Research Organization Questionnaire
Private Hospital Questionnaire
Grant Application Deadlines
Grants are awarded twice a year by Monsanto Fund,
in June and December. Deadlines for applications are:
First Cycle (June awards)
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January 1 (Deadline for organization to send grant application to world area contact.)
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March 1 (Deadline for World area contact to submit applications to Monsanto Fund St. Louis)
Second Cycle (December awards)
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July 1 (Deadline for organization to send grant application to world area contact.)
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September 1 (Deadline for World area contact to submit applications to Monsanto Fund St. Louis)
Application Requirements and Procedures
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International organizations must make initial contact through a
Monsanto country manager or appropriate employee, who will
ensure that they meet the tax-exempt status and other
qualifications before initiating further discussions.
All grant requests must be for $25,000 or more.
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Any organization that the world area is interested in will
use the Monsanto Fund grant application, which is available
on this site. At the same time that the application is
being filled out, the equivalency document, if required,
should also be completed.
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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.
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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.
World Area Contacts:
Asia/Pacific
Janice M. Armstrong
Monsanto Singapore Co (Pte) Ltd
151 Lorong Chuan #06-08
New Tech Park
556741, Singapore
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Brazil
Christiane Bracco
Monsanto do Brasil Ltda.
Av. Nações Unidas, 12901;
Torre Norte; sétimo andar.
04578-000 - São Paulo (SP).
Brazil |
Latin America North
Sofia Elena Gonzales
Monsanto Produccion y Servicios SA de CV
Prol. Paseo de la Reforma No. 1015 Torre A
Piso 22
Mexico City, DF
Mexico 01376
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Latin America South
Virginia Gilligan
Monsanto Argentina
Maipú 1210 - 11th Floor
Buenos Aires, C1006ACT
Argentina
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Canada
Trish Jordan
University of Manitoba Smartpark
900-One Research Road
Winnipeg, MB
R3T 6E3
Canada
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Europe
Bridget Badiou
Monsanto Lyon
1 Rue Jacques Monod
Europarc du Chene
Bron Cedex, 69673
France
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Africa
Kinyua Mbijjewe
Monsanto Nairobi
I&M Building, 6th Floor
2nd Ngong Avenue, Ngong Road
Nairobi, Kenya
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