AirAsia Foundation: Grant Programme
In context
This call is open to social enterprises, startups and small and medium-sized businesses and 2 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Se-Asia. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
AirAsia Foundation funds innovative projects across ASEAN that advance sustainable travel, climate resilience, and social enterprise growth. The programme supports social enterprises and projects with a focus on sustainable tourism and climate adaptation in the region.
About this grant
AirAsia Foundation is the primary philanthropic arm of AirAsia, working to build an ASEAN community of the future. Its grant programme funds innovative projects across ASEAN, with special consideration given to sustainable travel and climate resilience. The foundation's stated focus areas are social entrepreneurship, supporting community-led businesses to grow sustainably; innovation, backing creative solutions for lasting impact; and inclusivity, ensuring every community has equal opportunity. The programme supports social enterprises and related initiatives across areas including sustainable tourism, climate resilience, and humanitarian aid. Grantees use funds to scale up, create employment, and tackle social and environmental challenges. The page reports that the foundation has awarded grants to 38 social enterprises as of 2025 and disbursed RM176,548 to grantees in 2024. The page indicates that the current grant call is closed. Applicants are directed to a grant application form and a grant FAQ, and the foundation also runs its flagship social enterprise online retail platform, Destination GOOD, and a Resilience in Action initiative focused on humanitarian assistance.
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Key requirements
- ✓Project must be based in or serve ASEAN region
- ✓Focus on sustainable travel, climate resilience, or social enterprise sustainability
- ✓Innovative approach to addressing climate or sustainability challenges
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- Who can apply for AirAsia Foundation: Grant Programme?
- Eligibility covers organisations in SE-ASIA; social-enterprise, startup, sme, nonprofit, community-group.
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Climate adaptation funding helps communities, infrastructure and businesses prepare for heat, flooding, drought and sea level rise. Most of it is public and multilateral money, often targeted at vulnerable regions and delivered with local government. Calls usually ask for a climate risk assessment and evidence that local people shaped the plan.
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