[September 2025]
Are you working to promote democracy, strengthen governance systems or improve transparency and accountability in your community or region? Whether you’re part of a civil society organization or a grassroots movement, securing funding can be a game-changer for your mission. In this 2025 listing, we’ve compiled the latest and most impactful funding opportunities supporting projects in democracy, human rights, rule of law and good governance.
Applications open for Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowships
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025
The Kellogg Institute for International Studies is inviting applications for its Postdoctoral Visiting Fellowships, designed for early-career scholars whose research focuses on global democracy. These fellowships are open to newly awarded PhDs who are seeking to advance their academic work in an intellectually stimulating environment…[more]
Entries open for Graduate Sabbatical Grants
Deadline: Ongoing
Are you looking for sabbatical support while you focus on your dissertation? If yes, then this call is for you! Graduate Sabbatical Grants for PhD candidates (ABD) and postdoctoral fellows to buy out teaching or research responsibilities for a semester so that they can complete vital work toward the completion of their degrees, publications, or other milestones in their early academic careers…[more]
Submit Applications for Residency Funding
Deadline: Ongoing
The Institute for Humane Studies is seeking applications from graduate students who wish to travel to a university, academic center or organization other than their own to support them financially…[more]
Call for Proposals: Humane Studies Fellowship
Deadline: Ongoing
Applications are now open for the Humane Studies Fellowship to support students completing major research projects, presenting their work at top conferences, and publishing their work in major journals…[more]
Challenges and Opportunities: Preparing the EU for Future Enlargement Programme 2025
Deadline: 16-Sep-2025
The European Commission (EC) is accepting applications for the Challenges and Opportunities: Preparing the EU for Future Enlargement Programme…[more]
CFPs: Independence of the Judiciary as an aspect of Rule of Law Compliance
Deadline: 16-Sep-25
The Europea Commission (EC) has launched a call for proposals for the Independence of the Judiciary as an aspect of Rule of Law Compliance…[more]
CFPs: Role of Civic and Citizenship Education for Strengthening Civic and Democratic Participation and Support for Common European Values
Deadline: 16-Sep-25
The European Commission is accepting submissions for the Role of Civic and Citizenship Education for Strengthening Civic and Democratic Participation and Support for Common European Values topic…[more]
Submissions open for Call Town Twinning Programme 2025
Deadline: 17-Sep-25
The European Commission (EC) is accepting submissions for the Call Town Twinning Programme to promote exchanges between people of different countries, cultures, genders and socio-economic backgrounds, reinforces mutual understanding and tolerance and gives them the opportunity to broaden their perspective and develop a sense of European belonging and identity…[more]
Call for Proposals: Connecting Indigenous Research and Leadership
Deadline: 23-Sep-25
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is pleased to announce a call for proposals to connect Indigenous research and leadership in Canada and the Global South to complement the Tri-agency strategic funding opportunity Indigenous Capacity and Leadership in Research Connection Grants being led by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada…[more]
RFAs: Advisory Support and Network to Counter Disinformation and Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference
Deadline: 16-Sep-2025
The European commission is seeking applications for Advisory Support and Network to Counter Disinformation and Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference topic…[more]
Call for Proposals to promote Civil Society Organisations Awareness
Deadline: 18-Sep-25
The European Commission (EC) has launched the call for proposals to promote Civil Society Organisations’ Awareness of, capacity building and implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights…[more]
Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi: Small Scale Projects
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025
The Embassy of the Czech Republic in New Delhi has announced a call for proposals for Small Scale Projects (SSPs) for the year 2026. These projects aim to foster positive change within the framework of the Czech Republic’s Development Cooperation. Eligible organizations from Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives are invited to apply for funding…[more]
Call for Concept Notes: Policy Responses to Address Conflict Economies in Borderlands
Deadline: 17-Sep-2025
XCEPT has announced a call for concept notes to commission research on policy and programme interventions in conflict-affected borderlands, with the aim of generating actionable insights to address challenges related to conflict economies…[more]
Angela Merkel Research and Mobility Grants for European Studies
Deadline: 19-Sep-2025
The Fundación Academia has announced the Angela Merkel Research and Mobility Grants, aimed at researchers working on their doctoral thesis. This call offers 18 “Carlos V European Award” European Research and Mobility Grants for European Studies, in line with Decree 54/2018. The grants support study and documentary research within the European context to prepare papers for the Carlos V European Award Doctoral Seminar on Contemporary Europe, held at the Monastery of San Jerónimo de Yuste in Spain…[more]
Applications Open for zivik Funding Programme
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025
The Institute for Foreign Relations (IFA) is inviting applications for the zivik Funding Programme, which supports civil society actors around the world in preventing crises and resolving conflicts. The programme acknowledges the important role that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play in complementing state efforts by offering new perspectives and addressing urgent priorities…[more]
Request for Proposals: CEI Know-how Exchange Programme
Deadline: 26-Sep-2025
The Central European Initiative (CEI) has launched the 2025 Call for Proposals under the Know-how Exchange Programme (KEP), funded entirely by the Italian Government through the CEI Fund at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)…[more]
Young Civil Societies for Democracy Funding Program
Deadline: 15-Oct-2025
The Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ Foundation) has introduced a new funding program, Young Civil Societies for Democracy, under the “Education drives the future” cluster. This program supports international youth education projects led by organizations in Germany, Georgia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Belarusian exile communities…[more]
CFPs: Connecting Indigenous Research Leadership Program 2025
Deadline: 23-Sep-2025
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) has launched a call for proposals aimed at connecting Indigenous research and leadership in Canada with Indigenous communities in the Global South. This initiative complements the SSHRC-led Indigenous Capacity and Leadership in Research Connection Grants. It is specifically for Indigenous organizations in the Global South that are interested in building relationships with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities in Canada through knowledge-sharing activities…[more]
Submit Applications for Harmony Fund (Costa Rica)
Deadline: 15-Sep-2025
The Harmony Projects has opened its annual Harmony Fund, a community grants program rooted in its mission of social enterprise and grounded in the wellbeing of Nosara. The fund is designed to channel small grants toward local nonprofits that are actively engaged in driving meaningful, grassroots change…[more]
Submit Applications for Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Grant Program (Lebanon)
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Grant Program. The foundation’s Country Programme in Lebanon aims to nurture democratic governance, foster socio-economic progress, and build bridges across divisions—all through strategic partnerships with local stakeholders…[more]
Switzerland’s Small Grants Programme in Moldova
Deadline: Ongoing
The Swiss Cooperation Office/Representation of the Embassy of Switzerland in Moldova (SCO-M) are requesting applications for its Switzerland’s Small Grants Programme…[more]
Applications open for Civil Society Fund (Denmark)
Deadline: Ongoing
Civil Society in Development is offering its Civil Society Fund to support interventions made in partnerships between Danish civil society organizations, their partners and possibly other actors…[more]
Australian Embassy Direct Aid Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Deadline: 01-Oct-2025
The Australian Embassy in Vienna is inviting expressions of interest for the 2025–26 Australian Direct Aid Program (DAP) from community groups, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and educational institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This small grants program, funded by the Australian Government and managed through its overseas missions, aims to support local community efforts towards poverty reduction and sustainable development…[more]
RASTA – PIDE and Planning Commission Competitive Research Grants (Pakistan)
Deadline: 15-Sep-2025
The Eighth Call for the Competitive Grants Programme (CGP 8.0) seeks to support homegrown, evidence-based, and policy-oriented research that can provide practical solutions to Pakistan’s critical development challenges…[more]
Official Development Assistance 2025: Supporting NGO Partnerships in Malta
Deadline: 19-Sep-2025
The Malta’s Foreign Policy, the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Tourism provides Official Development Assistance (ODA) in countries and sectors eligible to receive such assistance…[more]
CFPs: Support to CSOs in the field of Digital rights and Transitional Justice and Democratic Culture in Albania
Deadline: 30-Sep-2025
The European Commission (EC) has announced a call for proposals aimed at supporting Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working in the areas of digital rights, civic space, transitional justice, and democratic culture in Albania…[more]
Call for Submissions: Good Governance Awards (Ireland)
Deadline: 11-Sep-25
Applications are now open for the Good Governance Awards to recognize and encourage adherence to good governance practice by nonprofits in Ireland…[more]
Apply for Partnership Fund of Project PACT in Bulgaria
Deadline: 15-Oct-25
If you are a civil society organisation or a community centre working to strengthen and promote the values of the European Union, you can apply for the Partnership Fund call for proposals, part of the Partnership among CSOs for making an impact on rights and values project (PACT)…[more]
UNICEF Malaysia Calls for Long-Term Arrangements to Advance Social Policy
Deadline: October 06, 2025
UNICEF Malaysia has launched a call to establish Long-Term Arrangements (LTAs) with institutions to provide high-quality technical expertise in the area of Social Policy, covering child poverty, social protection, public finance for children, local governance, and family-friendly policies…[more]
UKRI Gambling Harms Research Coordination Centre (United Kingdom)
Deadline: 16-Sep-2025
Apply for funding to coordinate and facilitate activity in the field of gambling harms research as part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s Research Programme on Gambling (RPG)…[more]
CANConnect Micro-Grants Diversity for Canadian Youth
Deadline: 30 September 2025
The Canada Service Corps (CSC) at Employment and Social Development of Canada and administered by GLOCAL, the CANConnect Micro-Grant Diversity Program empowers young Canadians, aged 15–30, to lead and create innovative civic engagement projects…[more]
