AirAsia Foundation Grant

The AirAsia Foundation Grant supports social enterprises in ASEAN, promoting innovation and positive community impact. Grants of up to USD 20,000 are available for projects focusing on sustainable travel and climate resilience. Eligible applicants must be registered in ASEAN, have a minimum two-year track record, and demonstrate how the funding will generate income for long-term sustainability. This initiative seeks to amplify social enterprises and foster lasting change in local communities.

Background
At AirAsia Foundation, we believe in the power of innovation to create lasting social and environmental impact. Our grants are designed to help Asean-based and Asean-led social enterprises, organisations and community groups grow their businesses and initiatives, ensuring they continue making a difference.
We welcome applications from social enterprises, organisations or groups with a strong track record in creating positive change. If you’re working on a project that is impactful, innovative, and community-driven, we’d love to hear from you!
Focus Area
We look for businesses or projects that bring long term benefits to communities and the environment, with a special consideration for sustainable travel and climate resilience projects. However, we also consider other high-impact initiatives. Your project should:
Clearly define a new initiative or the expansion of an existing one, with achievable goals within 12 months.Use funding for purposes such as, but not limited to, developing and marketing new products or services, training community members, or purchasing assets to support expansion. Please note that we do not fund operating cash flow, land purchases or building acquisition.Demonstrate how the investment will help generate income to sustain your business or enable the continuity of your initiative beyond the grant period.
Grant Benefits
Funding of up to USD 20,000Opportunity to access to AirAsia’s vast network to help amplify your impactPro bono support, depending on your organisation’s needs
Our main criteria for selection are:

• Impact on intended beneficiaries

Innovativeness of the approach
Are you applying a new approach or are you creating a product or service with a unique selling point?
Sustainability beyond the funding period
An important criteria we look out for is the ability to continue after the funding period. Tell us how our grant can help you generate income that can be reinvested into growing your business or enable the continuity of your initiative beyond the funding period.
Ability to tap on AirAsia’s strengths
Other than grant funding, is there any other way you can leverage on the AirAsia network to further your objectives?

Eligibility

To enable us to promote your social enterprises to our guests, we prioritise social enterprises that are based in a village/town/city that is within reasonable reach of an airport served by AirAsia in ASEAN.Applicants must be registered and be based in ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), and have a minimum
two-year business track record. NGOs looking to diversify funding
sources through social enterprise are also welcomed to submit an
application.We will only fund organisations that are managed competently through
accountability, cost-consciousness and effective leadership.

Ineligibility

We do not accept applications for organisations to finance
operating cash flow or to fund purchase of land or buildings.