# The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1151855 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1151855)
- Website: https://www.globalgie.org
- Latest income: £21.6k; spending £19.4k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Prevention or relief of poverty, Economic / community development / employment
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, Other charities or voluntary bodies
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides human resources, Provides buildings / facilities / open space, Provides advocacy / advice / information, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Area of operation: The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
- Trustees: 1
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/global-institute-for-entrepreneurship

Development of seminars and conferences advancing entrepreneurship targeting marginalised communities both within the UK and overseasThe creation of academic journals, reports and papers focusing on Enterprise and EntrepreneurshipTo provide micro finance loans and grant to those individuals or businessesProvide affordable and flexible training and accommodation for micro businesses

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Charitable objects

> To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public by:(a) The relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities; (b) The promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration. To advance the education of the public in subjects relating to sustainable development and to promote study and research in such subjects provided that the useful results of such study are disseminated to the public at large. The following definition should always be included: sustainable development means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

## What it funds

The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, prevention or relief of poverty and economic / community development / employment for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance, provides human resources, provides buildings / facilities / open space, provides advocacy / advice / information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship reported income of £21.6k and spending of £19.4k.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (globalgie.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as The Gambia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

### Does The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How large is The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship?

In its latest reported year The Global Institute for Entrepreneurship reported income of £21.6k and spending of £19.4k.


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