Yayasan PETRONAS

Where Good Flourishes

Grants

In line with our mission to deliver ‘positive and sustainable impact on the well-being of society’, Yayasan PETRONAS aims to achieve this by working with like-minded organisations as our partners. We provide grants to initiatives that are aligned to our focus areas:-

Yayasan PETRONAS typically supports proven projects that require funding to scale or initiatives in which the organisation has strong expertise in. The projects should have the following features:

  • Proven value creation and long-term impact to the targeted beneficiaries
  • Outcomes and impact that can be clearly measured
  • Self-sustaining upon project’s exit
  • Practice good governance and transparent in communicating the risks that the project entails and mitigation plans

In general, we accept projects that can be completed within 3 years, with a funding estimate of RM1,000,000.

Please note that Yayasan PETRONAS does not support projects that are for proof of concept and the following items in the exclusion list:

Categories We Do Not Support
Organisations
  • Political organisations / parties
  • Politically-linked parties or lobby groups
  • Blacklisted / unregistered companies or NGOs
  • Gambling, alcohol, pornography and tobacco-related companies
  • For-profit organisations*
Individuals
  • Employees of PETRONAS Group or its subsidiaries
  • Individuals or individual pursuits
  • Individual medical assistance
  • Job attachments, internships, practicums
  • Scholarships
Religion
  • Religious causes
  • Religious organisations
Events
  • Fundraising events
  • Commercial-purpose events
  • Professional association meetings, forums, trade shows
  • Parties, celebrations, parades, festivals and lotteries
Promotions
  • Advertising, development or production of books, films, videos, television programmes or websites / social media
  • Merchandise promotions, partnerships or advertising

How to Apply?

1) Eligibility Assessment

Applying organisations would have to ensure that they meet the following eligibility criteria:

  • Applicant must be registered as Not-For-Profit Organisations, NGOs, Foundations, Social Enterprises, or academic institutions. Preference will be given to Not-for-Profit Organisations.
  • Applicant must be located and operate in Malaysia.
  • Applicant must have experience and proven capability in conducting similar project.

Kindly fill in this Application Form and submit the form together with the documents listed below to ypgrant@petronas.com.my for us to determine your eligibility for Yayasan PETRONAS Grant.

List of documents

  1. Registration Certificate e.g., from The Registry of Societies Malaysia or Companies Commission of Malaysia. Social Enterprises should also provide the Social Enterprise Accreditation (SE. A) recognition from the Ministry of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives 
  2. Most recent Cash Flow Statement (minimum past 3 years)
  3. Most recent annual report / audited accounts (up to minimum past two years)
  4. Inland Revenue Board certificate showing tax-exempt status (for tax-exempt organisations)

Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis, so you do not need to wait until the closing date to submit your application. Our team will contact you within 5 working days after your submission to request for further information, if required. We recommend that you submit your application form as soon as you have finalized it.

2) Submission of Proposal

Upon receiving an eligibility confirmation from our team, you will receive an editable copy of the following:

  1. Proposal Paper Template
  2. Proposal Presentation Template
  3. Know-Your-Counterparty (KYC) form

The completed project proposal should be submitted to the YP Grant team. Our team will schedule a call with the organization to gain a better understanding of the proposal.

You may include other information that may assist Yayasan PETRONAS in gaining a better understanding of your proposal.

3) Decision for Proposal

Yayasan PETRONAS will schedule a session where shortlisted applicants will present the finalized proposed project to Yayasan PETRONAS Evaluation Committee members. Successful applicants will be notified via email to proceed to contract negotiation and finalization stage. Applicants also need to read and agree to Yayasan PETRONAS’ terms and conditions (T&Cs) for Grant which will form part of the contract. Due to the high number of applications, we typically receive and the detailed evaluation procedures, please note that the approval process may take up to three months.

4) Proposal Implementation

Grant recipient will implement the project as per the final proposal agreed by both parties. The implementation of the project will be in close coordination with our Operations team. Results and impact of the project will be monitored and evaluated.

Should you have further questions, please email ypgrant@petronas.com.my with your queries. Our team will assist to answer your questions and provide the necessary guidance with your application.