Over the past decades, Auroville has received support from a considerable number of governmental and non-governmental agencies, foundations, corporate donors and private well-wishers in India and abroad.
This selective list comprises funding agencies, which have supported specific research and pilot projects and programmes in Auroville and the neighbouring villages.
International Organisations
- European Commission (EC)
- ICEF (India – Canadian Environment Facility)
- OECD/Hunger Campaign
- United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS)
- United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
- UNESCO
Foreign Governments & Governmental Organisations
- BELGIUM : Algemene Belgische Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (ABOS)
- CANADA : Canadian High Commission in India
- DENMARK : Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA)
- FRANCE : Ministère des Affaires Etrangères
- GERMANY : Bundesministerium für Wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit
Deutsche Welthunger Hilfe (FAO)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Foerdergemeinschaft Rotary Ludwigshafen
German Agro-Action
German Appropriate Technology Exchange(GATE)
Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW)
Ministerium für Bundes- und Europa-angelegenheiten des
Landes Schleswig-Holstein - JAPAN : Japanese Embassy in India
- NETHERLANDS: Royal Netherlands Embassy in India
- NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand High Commission in India
- SPAIN : Government of Navarra
Municipality of Pamplona - SWITZERLAND : SWISSAID
- K. : Overseas Development Administration (ODA now DFID)
- USA : V.I.T.A. (Volunteers in Technical Assistance)
Foreign Non-Governmental Organisations
- AUSTRALIA : Quaker Service Australia
- CANADA : Centre Créatif l’Elan
- FRANCE : Alliance Française
Association Vitalis
Communautés d’Emmaus
INERP
Secours Populaire Français - GERMANY : BORDA
Caritas
Deutsch – Indisches Kinderhilfswerk (DIK)
Dritte Welt Kreis (DWK)
Friedrich-Naumann Stiftung - ISRAEL : GIFRID
- ITALY : Association VIDYA
Himalaya Trust - JAPAN : Human Performance Institute
- NETHERLANDS: Stichting de Zaaier
- SPAIN : Fundacion Centro Sri Aurobindo
- K. : Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (CHEC)
Findhorn Foundation
OXFAM - S.A. : Earthstewards Network
Foundation for World Education
Infinity Foundation
Institute of Evolutionary Research
Matagiri Centre
Merriam Hill Centre
Sri Aurobindo’s Action Centre
Threshold Foundation
Trickle-up Program
Turtle Island Fund
Indian Government and Governmental Organisations
Government of India
- Building Material & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC)
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Environment
- Ministry of Human Resource Development
- Ministry of Non-conventional Energy Sources
- Ministry of Rural Development
- Ministry of Science and Technology
- Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO)
- Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR)
- Indian Navy
- Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)
- National Wasteland Development Board (NWDB)
Pondicherry Government
- District Rural Development Agency (DRDA)
Tamil Nadu Government
- Tamil Fund
- Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA)
- Tamil Nadu Family Welfare Board
- Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board
- Tamil Nadu State Forest Department
- TRYSEM Programme
Indian Non-Governmental Organisations & Businesses
- All India Books
- Aurofood
- Auroshikha
- Bombay Natural History Society
- Credit Himatsingka
- Indian Oil Corporation
- Indian Tobacco Company
- INTACH
- Janagri
- R.D.Tata Trust
- Modi Charitable Trust
- New Horizon Sugar Mills
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
- Sri Aurobindo’s Action
- Sri Aurobindo Memorial Fund
- Dorabji Tata Trust
- Ratan Tata Trust
- Tata Energy Research Institute