SECULAR Micro Grants · Uganda
Non-repayable grants, decided on merit every week.
Apply by Friday at 4:00 PM. Three independent judges score every eligible application, and one recipient is announced each Saturday at 4:00 PM.
Spotlight Artisan & Vocational Empowerment
- Applications close
- Fri 16 Oct, 4:00 PM
- Recipient announced
- Sat 17 Oct, 4:00 PM
- Open programmes
- 2
Times are East Africa Time (EAT).
Largest grant this cycle
UGX 5,000,000
Non-repayable. No collateral. Paid to one verified recipient each week.
- Independent judges
- 3score every eligible application on their own
- Scoring rubric
- 100points, published before the cycle opens
- Announcement
- Sat4:00 PM East Africa Time, every week
Open now
Programmes accepting applications
One application per programme type at a time. You will need a verified identity before you apply.
- Business Grant Secular SME Growth & Enterprise Expansion Grant Targeted micro and small enterprise financing designed to expand working capital, equipment acquisition, and commercial scale. GrantUGX 5,000,000 Application feeUGX 50,000 Window60 days Apply
- Personal Grant Secular Individual Empowerment Micro Grant Non-repayable direct financial grant to support individuals in emergency livelihood, tuition assistance, and medical relief. GrantUGX 1,500,000 Application feeUGX 30,000 Window60 days Apply
The application fee covers administration and is non-refundable. Paying it does not guarantee selection.
The weekly cycle
From application to award in one week
The timetable is fixed and public, so every applicant knows exactly when decisions are made.
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Saturday 4:00 PM
Cycle opens
Applications for the new week are accepted.
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Sun – Thu All week
Screening
Eligibility, documents and the application fee are checked as you apply.
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Friday 4:00 PM
Applications close
Hard deadline. Late applications move to the next cycle.
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Saturday Morning
Independent judging
Three judges score each eligible application on a 100-point rubric.
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Saturday 4:00 PM
Recipient announced
After final verification, the recipient is announced and paid.
Separation of duties
No one person controls the whole path from application to payment.
- Merit
- Judges decide. Three independent judges score blind, on a published rubric.
- Facts
- Verification confirms. Identity, documents and claims are checked before any announcement.
- Money
- Finance controls. One officer prepares payment, a different one approves it.
- Process
- Administration runs it. The timetable, appeals and an audit trail of every action.
Support
Questions before you apply?
Our team can help with eligibility, documents and payments. Send us a message.
- Toll-Free Support Line+256 800 100 200
- Official Support Emailsupport@seculargrants.ug
- WhatsApp Quick Help+256772458912
- Online Help Center & FAQshttps://seculargrants.ug/track
- Telegram Community Desksecular_grants_support
- Program Secretariat HeadquartersPlot 14 Lumumba Avenue, Nakasero, Kampala, Uganda