Stichting Optiver Foundation funds practical, long-term solutions that connect science, technology, and education with environmental action and greater diversity. Its giving strongly favors women and girls, youth-led and community-based organizations, and institutions building STEM pathways for underrepresented groups, especially in the Global South and Australia. The foundation often backs partner-managed programs and university collaborations rather than running a broad open grantmaking portfolio.
Primarily strategic, partnership-based grantmaking through managed funds, university partnerships, and invited institutional grants. Grant sizes range from smaller programmatic grants to large multi-year commitments, such as the AUD 2.7 million UNSW Future You grant; some opportunities are application-based through partner platforms, while others are invite-only or tied to university admissions cycles.
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Watch partner-specific application channels rather than expecting a general open call: FREE STEM Fund applications run through Women Win, Oxford scholarships follow the university admissions cycle, and some grants are invite-only. Applicants should emphasize STEM access, gender equity, youth/community leadership, and measurable practical impact, especially in the Global South or other underrepresented contexts.
Current and upcoming funding from Stichting Optiver Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Open to organisations, collectives or groups in the Global South consisting of a minimum of 3 people. The fund prioritises projects that narrow the gender gap in STEM.
Deadline: Applications due by 15 December (year not specified on source page).
Who can apply: Organisations, collectives or groups in the Global South consisting of a minimum of 3 people; youth-led, women-led and community-based groups, social enterprises and educational institutions prioritising narrowing the gender gap in STEM. (Managed by Women Win.)
Deadline: Article (Nov 2023) states applications were due by 15 December (applications open in multiple languages). The fund has run multi-year rounds (set up in 2022 as a three-year investment).
Who can apply: Women from low- and middle-income countries applying to eligible one-year master's courses at the University of Oxford (Departments include Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Mathematical Institute, etc.).
Deadline: Scholarship application tied to Oxford graduate application cycle; the university's admissions and scholarship deadlines vary by course and year (annual cycles).
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