# The Shi'Ah Institute

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1153889 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1153889)
- Company number: 08476719
- Website: https://www.shiahinstitute.org
- Latest income: £29.8k; spending £48.8k
- What it funds: Education / training, Religious activities, Arts / culture / heritage / science
- Who it helps: The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Sponsors or undertakes research, Acts as an umbrella or resource body
- Last verified: 2026-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/shiah-institute

Facilitate & promote scholarship on Shi'ah Ithna Ashari Islam, its heritage & peoples. Present diverse approaches founded on effective traditions of textual scholarship & hermeneutics, complement by modern academic methods to foster a better understanding of Shi'ah Islam. Provide a forum for the highest standard of research & the academic dissemination of the timeless & universal Shi'ah tradition.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## What it funds

The Shi'Ah Institute is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, religious activities and arts / culture / heritage / science for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body. In its latest reported year The Shi'Ah Institute reported income of £29.8k and spending of £48.8k.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Shi'Ah Institute in its sources (last checked 16 Oct 2026). Its website (shiahinstitute.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 Shi'Ah Institute open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 16 Oct 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Shi'Ah Institute is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Does The Shi'Ah Institute give grants to individuals?

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

### How large is The Shi'Ah Institute?

In its latest reported year The Shi'Ah Institute reported income of £29.8k and spending of £48.8k.


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