Star Social Impact Grant Program – Malaysia

With grants awarded once a year, the Star Social Impact Grant (SSIG) supports projects that are aligned to the focus areas and ones that can achieve impactful outcomes.

Focus Areas

• Star Social Impact Grant welcomes projects that are aligned with the following focus areas:
  • Community development
    • Take care of the needs of vulnerable communities
    • Equip marginalised communities with knowledge, training and skills so that they can attain productive employment to earn a sustainable living
    • Run programmes to address social, education and economic inequalities in modern society
  • Education
    • Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
  • Access to basic needs and infrastructure
    • Ensure needy communities have access to basic infrastructures such as clean water, sanitation facilities, electricity etc. to elevate their quality of life
  • Environmental protection
    • Protect, conserve and rehabilitate the environment, especially forests and wildlife, through effective advocacy/education efforts and meaningful on-ground initiatives
  • Health and wellbeing
    • Promote healthy living and well-being at all ages including raising awareness, screening and prevention initiatives
    • Address a wide range of diseases and the many different persistent and emerging health issues through provision of treatment and healthcare especially to vulnerable communities

Funding Information

• Each grant amount is valued up to RM50,000 per application
• Project duration should not be more than 12 months

Eligible Projects

• Star Foundation generally supports impact-driven and sustainable projects carried out by NGOs and social enterprises within the focus areas as listed in the section above.
• Projects submitted should:
  • be aligned with one or more of Star Foundation’s focus area(s) in addressing the needs of vulnerable Malaysian communities or the environment;
  • have a clear timeline and to be completed within 12 months of receiving the grant;
  • demonstrate the ability to produce measurable outcomes and impacts by the end of the project (not limited to the number of people the project benefitted);
  • ideally introduce innovative solutions to existing social issues;
  • possess the ability to be scaled up/expanded/replicated across Malaysia.

Eligibility Criteria

• Star Foundation supports registered NGOs and social enterprises that are aligned with the focus areas.
• In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
  • be active charities, non-profit organisations or social enterprises that are legally and locally registered with the relevant authorities;
  • submit either their Registrar of Societies (RoS), Jabatan Kebajikan Malaysia (JKM) or Companies Commission (SSM) certificate to verify the organisation’s legitimate registration status;
  • submit audited financial statements for the previous calendar year;
  • be solely responsible for the preparation, management, and submission of the application, proposed project and budget breakdown, and not be acting as an intermediary;
  • be at least 18 years of age to apply;
  • not be a permanent and/or contract employee of Star Media Group (including its subsidiaries and related companies) or their respective immediate family members (i.e. their parents, spouses, children, and siblings).
• Project applications that were unsuccessful would not be reconsidered for funding. Star Foundation recommends that you submit a new application for a different project or new ideas.

Ineligible

• Under SSIG, Star Foundation does not support projects of the following nature:
  • Direct donations or grants to individuals;
  • Direct donations to support an organisation’s operational expenses and staff salaries, except if associated with proposed project;
  • Sponsorships for participation in workshops, seminars, conferences, studies, courses etc.;
  • Initiatives related to medical/academic research, provision of medical devices, health treatments etc.;
  • Initiatives that support political campaigns or faith-based activities;
  • Fundraising events, donation drives, events and conferences, gala/annual dinners etc.;
  • Building/construction activities for organisation’s own premises or expansions, land or vehicle purchases.

For more information, visit Star Foundation.