To be funded projects must:

• Take place in under-resourced and marginalised communities
• Be targeted at, and substantially led by, young people aged 10-30
• Be focused on health education and/or promotion
• Show innovation in approach, settings or implementation 
• Provide evidence at the conclusion of the project of what has been delivered and learned

Priority will be given to projects that:

• Demonstrate a response to the ‘new normal’ of the COVID-19 pandemic
• Operate in low- or lower-middle income countries as defined by the World Bank
• Are run by non-profits with an annual income of less than US$1 million  
• Are run in collaboration with other organisations
• Utilise technology and digital health solutions
• Address health disparities
• Are inclusive, addressing the needs of vulnerable young people and especially those with limited access to education
• Focus on NCD risk behaviours such as tobacco use, physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, the harmful use of alcohol, and exposure to air pollution
• Aim to engage other stakeholders to make a wider difference in the world

The current funding round is now closed

Below are just some of the projects that we have supported to date. A brief summary of learnings from Step Up is available here.