Deadline: 14-Apr-25
The British Embassy Zagreb invites organisations to submit proposals by projects demonstrating impact in areas of strengthening inter-community relations in Southeast Europe.
Themes
- This year, the call will focus on organisations, projects and activities, which link to the following thematic areas:
- Regional stability and development: connecting and strengthening societies in Southeast Europe
- Projects which promote harmonious and constructive relations between communities within Croatia, and between communities in Croatia and its neighbours, to enable stability, European integration and socio-economic advancement in the context of global and domestic challenges. We will prioritise projects in the following areas:
- strengthening inter-community understanding, tolerance and constructive cooperation, both domestically and cross-border within Southeast Europe
- defending against threats to inter-community relations in Southeast Europe, e.g. countering hate speech, historic distortion, and disinformation; supporting a healthy media landscape; and promoting factual, inclusive public discourse and narratives
- empowering women and girls, enhancing female civic participation and equality, contributing to prosperity and security in the region
- Projects which promote harmonious and constructive relations between communities within Croatia, and between communities in Croatia and its neighbours, to enable stability, European integration and socio-economic advancement in the context of global and domestic challenges. We will prioritise projects in the following areas:
- Innovation for growth: building and nurturing UK-Croatia research & innovation, science, technology, and business partnerships.
- Projects which nurture long-term research & innovation, science, technology, and business partnerships, with a special emphasis on fostering economic growth and UK-Croatia cooperation. We will prioritise projects in the following areas:
- establishing new partnerships between researchers, businesses and institutions in the UK and Croatia. In particular, large-scale UK-Croatia collaboration between researchers and organisations within Horizon Europe and other programmes (note: while we cannot directly fund research covered by these other programmes, but we can support establishing the research connections)
- projects focused on policy and regulation, exchanging knowledge and best practice and other activities which promote and support research (this excludes direct funding) relating to AI, quantum technologies, high-performance computing, nuclear fusion, semiconductors, Health tech and engineering biology. Including values-based governance and regulation of new and emerging technologies, especially AI
- building expertise on the commercialisation of innovation, connecting Croatian companies to venture capitals and tech ecosystems, and enabling the UK and Croatian business partnerships
- addressing barriers to market access between the UK and Croatia (e.g. policy, implementation of regulations)
- Projects which nurture long-term research & innovation, science, technology, and business partnerships, with a special emphasis on fostering economic growth and UK-Croatia cooperation. We will prioritise projects in the following areas:
- Energy and climate: promoting green growth and energy transition
- Projects which promote green and sustainable growth, support the transition to clean energy sources such as offshore wind, hydrogen and nuclear, and deeper UK-Croatia cooperation. Also, projects that tackle the climate crisis and mitigate its impacts, as well as tackling and reversing bio-diversity loss will be considered for funding. We will prioritise projects in the following areas:
- establishing UK-Croatia commercial and scientific partnerships in the development of net zero technologies, with focus on hydrogen and nuclear fission and fusion (e.g. joint initiatives, building partnerships within Horizon Europe, exchange programmes between the UK and Croatian institutions)
- establishing UK-Croatia commercial and scientific partnerships in energy efficiency and storage, emission reduction, and accelerating to achieving net zero
- establishing UK-Croatia commercial and scientific partnerships in tackling the climate crisis, mitigating its impacts by strengthening social, economic and ecological resilience, unlocking climate and nature finance
- Projects which promote green and sustainable growth, support the transition to clean energy sources such as offshore wind, hydrogen and nuclear, and deeper UK-Croatia cooperation. Also, projects that tackle the climate crisis and mitigate its impacts, as well as tackling and reversing bio-diversity loss will be considered for funding. We will prioritise projects in the following areas:
- Regional stability and development: connecting and strengthening societies in Southeast Europe
Funding Information
- Maximum project budget limit: 11,500 Euros.
- The British Embassy will support projects with activities taking place between 20 June 2025 and 15 February 2026, with no expectation of continued funding beyond the stated period.
Assessment Criteria
- Project bids will be assessed against the following criteria:
- alignment with thematic priorities and likelihood of achieving a real-world impact
- outcomes that are achievable within the funding period and offer value for money
- activity design that includes clear evaluation procedures and measures of impact
- activity design that includes risk and financial accountability procedures
- that the organisation’s safeguarding policies ensure protection of beneficiaries, especially vulnerable individuals and children
For more information, visit British Embassy Zagreb.
