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DIV Fund

DIV Fund

Up to $200K (Stage 1 pilot), $500K–$750K (Stage 2 test), $1.5M (Stage 3 scale); milestone-based grants.

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Rolling applications accepted year-round; funding decisions made at panels convened several times per year.

AMOUNT

Up to $200K (Stage 1 pilot), $500K–$750K (Stage 2 test), $1.5M (Stage 3 scale); milestone-based grants.

AMOUNT

Up to $200K (Stage 1 pilot), $500K–$750K (Stage 2 test), $1.5M (Stage 3 scale); milestone-based grants.

DEADLINE

Rolling applications accepted year-round; funding decisions made at panels convened several times per year.

DEADLINE

Rolling applications accepted year-round; funding decisions made at panels convened several times per year.

FUNDING TYPE

Grant

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You must be a legally incorporated entity working in a low- or middle-income country — not an individual, not a government agency, not exclusively in a high-income country.

You must be a legally incorporated entity working in a low- or middle-income country — not an individual, not a government agency, not exclusively in a high-income country.

Eligible applicants include nonprofits, social enterprises, startups, universities, and research institutions. Your innovation must have a credible theory of change, cost-effectiveness potential, and a realistic path to reaching over 1 million people at scale.

Eligible applicants include nonprofits, social enterprises, startups, universities, and research institutions. Your innovation must have a credible theory of change, cost-effectiveness potential, and a realistic path to reaching over 1 million people at scale.

YOUR REAL ODDS

Funding decisions are made by expert panels convened several times per year, and applications go through multiple review stages before reaching a panel.

The process moves from initial screening to full diligence before any panel decision, so only a fraction of applicants progress. The fund explicitly reserves the right to decline without comment if proposals are incomplete, ineligible, or primarily AI-generated.

WHAT IT TAKES

  1. Read the full Request for Proposals before starting — 1–2 hours

  2. Submit your application through the online portal — Several hours to draft

  3. If advanced, complete due diligence with detailed materials (study designs, budgets, partnership letters) — Weeks, varies by stage

  4. Await panel decision and complete pre-award milestones setup if successful — Panels meet several times per year

WORTH KNOWING

The fund evaluates scaling potential as a core criterion — specifically, whether DIV Fund investment meaningfully increases the probability of greater scale. Clearly articulating that additionality, not just impact, is what separates promising applications from generic ones.

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