Requests for funding should be submitted following the Guidelines of the Fund. Applications are received by 1st April every year to be considered by the Board of Trustees in October. During the session, the Board reviews the narrative and financial reports on the use of previous grants, adopts recommendations on applications for new grants, meets with donors and project leaders, and adopts other relevant recommendations on the activities of the Fund. Grants awarded in October will be used during the following year, between January and December.