Grants from Alstom Foundation

Description

1) Objective

Since 2007, the Alstom Foundation has championed humanitarian initiatives espoused by its employees that deal with: (1) economic and social development (e.g. protecting children, frequently orphans, living in dire circumstances and those which develop the employability of disadvantaged women and youth seeking to enter the job market); (2) environmental protection (e.g. enhancing environmental awareness, protect natural habitats and build resilience to natural disasters); (3) access to mobility (e.g. facilitating economic development of communities by facilitating the movement of both people and goods); and (4) access to energy and water (e.g. helping remote communities to raise their living standards through access to these fundamental facilities).

As a responsible company, Alstom created its foundation in order to improve living standards of communities located close to where it has a presence around the world. The Foundation supports projects that meet needs identified by Alstom’s local employees. All these projects are focused on raising living standards within local communities and all of them have a sustainability dimension.

2) Eligibility

The Alstom Foundation only supports projects that have been submitted by employees, whether it means working alongside local associations or NGOs, or funding completely original projects. Every year, the Foundation selects and funds the most original and attractive ideas from the diversity of the Group’s international footprint.

3) Location

The Alstom Foundation promotes economic development and social progress on a local scale – usually in the vicinity of Alstom’s operating locations. Eligible countries are: Algeria, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria , Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam.

4) Budget

They have an annual funding volume of around €1,500,000. Individual grant sizes vary and co-financing is generally preferred. The Foundation typically maintains about 35 active projects and adds around 15 new projects each year.

5) Application

The 2024 cycle will start on 12 February. On this date, the online submission tool will be opened. The deadline for submissions will be 12 April (Midnight French time).