The Acceleration Fund 

Your video will be promoted via our social media channels. The aim of this promotion is to showcase the types of work we might be funding through this scheme and to help you identify prospective partners with whom you could work to scale up the delivery of your initiative within the communities they serve. Your video will only be promoted if you are invited to Stage two.

Videos will be given the same level of promotion, and interested partners can either contact lead organisations or Fight for Sight directly if they are interested in a particular project.

No, we do not intend to matchmake partners with lead organisations. Potential partners may either contact us to facilitate an introduction or the Lead Organisation directly following on from the promotion of their videos. Whether you decide to work with a potential partner is at your discretion and you must be satisfied as to potential partners eligibility for the scheme and ensure you have conducted necessary due diligence. 

We recognise that some organisations applying may have prospective partners in mind. At Stage one there is no requirement for you to name any potential partners you may have. At Stage two, you will have the opportunity to develop a joint funding application with these organisations and any further ones identified through promotion of your video to our networks. 

If you have already collaborated in creating the project/service you are welcome to apply as part of a consortium, but you must find at least one additional partner to upscale the project. 

To become a delivery partner, you will need to apply in collaboration with a lead organisation in Stage two of the application process. If you wish to express an interest in becoming a partner prior to this, and to be notified of projects invited to Stage two, you may fill out this form.

N.B: this is not a necessary step, and you do not need to express an interest prior to project promotion to be considered.

The business case is the application. It's for you to develop a case for scaling up the project/service detailing things like:

• the need among partner communities,

• the extended reach your service will have through the collaboration, and

• your success criteria and plans to evaluate these. 

More instructions will be provided on this at Stage two. 

We are expecting successful grantees to start implementing the services in Q1 of 2026/27, the projects duration is expected to be in line with our regular project grants i.e. 12 to 36 months. 

You may apply to the Acceleration Fund but since a requirement of this scheme is the extension of services to new communities through collaborations, we would require you to include at least one new partner organisation in your team. 

Yes, you may join a team as a partner and work collaboratively to submit an application to enable you to implement and deliver another project/service. 

Yes, you are welcome to apply in capacity as both a lead organisation and delivery partner. However, during your joint funding application you will need to demonstrate that your organisation has the capacity and resources to successfully deliver both initiatives. 

Your video will be used during the Stage one Assessment process to 'select' Lead organisations and services to accelerate, and for those successful in their initial application at Stage two. We do not expect professionally produced videos. Smartphone footage is fine but you must ensure good audio and visual quality. Videos will be assessed according to the quality and clarity of the information provided relating to your project/service and your track record in it's delivery, the impact achieved to date.