Max Bell Foundation reflects the spirit and intent of its founder to improve Canadian society.

We encourage the development of innovative ideas that impact public policies and practices with an emphasis on health and wellness, education, and the environment. We seek to support work that helps Canadians adapt to social, economic, and technological change while positively impacting the quality of life in our communities. Our current strategic priority is to support projects which educate Canadians about public policy and practice alternatives.

We are a western Canadian foundation with a pan-Canadian mandate. We prefer to develop project proposals in collaboration with applicants rather than reacting to proposals which are already fully developed. We seek opportunities to partner with other grant making agencies.

Grant Types

Max Bell Foundation provides support with three types of grants: Project Grants, Internship Grants, and Senior Fellow Grants.

Project Grants support clearly defined activities designed to achieve a specific purpose that aligns with the Foundation’s mission, strategic priority, and granting guidelines. A typical project grant ranges from 1-3 years in duration and has a budget that ranges from $50,000 to $200,000. Project grants are described in more detail here.

Internship Grants support organizations who wish to hire a junior level person to work for a short term (typically 4 month) full time contract. Please note that we do not make grants to individuals seeking internship positions, nor do we participate in screening candidates for internship positions supported by this program. 

Senior Fellow Grants support mid-career individuals who wish to undertake a well defined project that will add value to debates over critical public policy issues in health and wellness, education, and/or environment.

Application Process: https://www.maxbell.org/apply-for-funding