Application guide

When submitting an application, the applicants acknowledge that any grant funding and, indeed, the application and evaluation process, is entirely at the discretion of the funding partners and they may choose to determine the process at any time up to the time of actual payment.

When submitting an application, the applicants are granting permission to the ISIF Secretariat and funding partners to use materials, submitted or developed during the application process, in publications or materials to promote ISIF. These materials can be project descriptions, photographs taken during the application process or at funded events, etc.
  • Proposals must be submitted through the online application form using the template provided.
  • Applications received by email will not be processed.
  • All information must be included within the application. Additional information received by other means will not be examined by the Grant Evaluation Committee.
  • Be as clear and concrete as possible when filling in the application form. Please read carefully the proposed structure for grant proposals.
  • Use the template provided to prepare your proposal profile in detail. Proposals profiles submitted using a different format will not be processed.
  • Don’t modify the template format. (Be careful when pasting from other documents). Save the document using the same extension from the original template you've choose (.doc or .odt). Please don’t convert it to any other extension.
  • Only include images or diagrams if you think they will be relevant and necessary. (Be careful with the size and resolution of the images you insert in the document).
  • List only the most relevant activities proposed in the project timetable.
  • Applications longer than 15 pages will not be processed.
  • The maximum size of the files accepted is 10Mb. Please take this into consideration by compressing images and diagrams before including them into the document.
  • Only include information requested about each member of the team, NOT his or her curriculum vitae/résumé.
  • When you submit your proposal through the online application form your nominated email contacts will receive a confirmation message. If you do not receive a confirmation message please contact the Secretariat at info@isif.asia before attempting to submit your proposal again. The Secretariat will contact you if any clarification is needed.