Welcome to the Grant Portal for Global Impact Investing & Giving (GIIG) and the Merck Foundation
Philanthropy is critical to helping us to fulfill our company’s commitment to improving access to health around the globe.
We are working to support sustainable solutions to key global health challenges, and to strengthen communities where our employees live and work.
Please note that we do not accept unsolicited proposals and that requests are by invitation only.
If you have been invited to apply via a Merck contact, please review our Grant Application Guidelines to ensure that your request is eligible for funding consideration. Also, please view our Grant Submission Instructions to obtain important information, which will aid in the completion of your application.
Please note that submission of an application does not guarantee funding.
Also, note that GIIG and the Merck Foundation
do not accept requests from organizations who have been invited to apply via the Merck Medical Affairs or Public Policy teams, and that requests for the Merck Medical Affairs or Public Policy teams which are submitted via this portal and this page,
will be declined. If you would like to apply for a Merck Research Labs (MRL), Patient Advocacy (PA), or Public Policy (PP) grant instead of a GIIG or Merck Foundation grant, please visit the
MSD Grant Portal to obtain information and submit your request.
Invited Applicants for
GIIG and Merck Foundation grants may:
Submit requests twelve (12) weeks prior to program or event start date (note that proposals submitted more than twelve (12) weeks in advance will not be reviewed early.)
Submit your proposal between February 1st - October 1st.
Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, NJ, USA), operates as MSD outside of the U.S. and Canada
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