[May 2025]
Are you an NGO or an individual in Europe seeking funding for your impactful projects? Explore a curated list of exclusive grant opportunities designed to support your initiatives in education, health, environment, social innovation, and more!
CFPs: The Minor Foundation for Major Challenges Grant Program
Deadline: 29-May-25
The UNIFOR has launched the Minor Foundation for Major Challenges Grant Program to support new and unexpected ways of communicating the need for transitioning to a low-carbon economy…[more]
Entries open for CLEPA Innovation Awards (Europe)
Deadline: 28 May 2025
Entries are now open for the CLEPA Innovation Awards to recognise and celebrate the ground-breaking innovation in the automotive supply industry, driving the Green and Digital transition in Europe…[more]
Apply for Michele Panuccio Memorial Grant (Europe)
Deadline: 30 June 2025
The Raptor Research Foundation is pleased to announce its Michele Panuccio Memorial Grant to provide financial support for field research on raptor migration and conservation in the European region by young researchers (no more than 35 years old)…[more]
Open Call: Environmental Investigative Journalism Grant Programme
Deadline: 24 July 2025
The Journalismfund Europe is pleased to invite applications for its Environmental Investigative Journalism Grant Programme to support cross-border teams of professional journalists and/or news outlets to conduct investigations into environmental affairs related to Europe…[more]
Apply for EU Code Week Small Grants Competition 2025
Deadline: 8-Jul-25
The EU Code Week Small Grants Competition aims to support digital innovation and coding education across Europe…[more]
Google for Startups Accelerator Program: AI for Energy
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Up to Series A funded startups are now invited to apply for the Google for Startups Accelerator Program: AI for Energy…[more]
Submissions open for Zinemaldia Startup Challenge
Deadline: 2 June 2025
The San Sebastian Film Festival opens the seventh call for the Zinemaldia Startup Challenge, a competition focused on Spanish and European entrepreneurs and startups whose projects include new technologies applied to the audiovisual field…[more]
Apply for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Deadline: 10 September 2025
Applications are now open for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship Program…[more]
Nominations open for International Awards in Life and Environmental Sciences
Deadline: 4 July 2025
The Fondation L’Oréal and UNESCO are thrilled to invite you to nominate eminent women scientists for the L’Oréal-UNESCO for Women in Science International Awards…[more]
Call for Proposals: Challenge Program – Biological Systems under Non-equilibrium Conditions
Deadline: 8 October 2025
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is seeking proposals for its Challenge Programme to uncover the mechanisms driving development, function and selforganisation of biological systems under non-equilibrium conditions…[more]
RFPs: EU-India Cooperation on Cumulative Impacts of Marine Pollution on Marine Organisms and Ecosystems
Deadline: 17-Sep-25
India, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), is committed to tackling marine pollution and advancing a sustainable blue economy, as highlighted during its G20 Presidency theme “Scientific Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Blue Economy”…[more]
Call for Submissions: European Film Sales Agent
Deadline: 19 June 2025
The European Commission is now accepting submissions for European Film Sales Agent topic…[more]
European Commission’s Inclusive Gender Equality Champions Prize
Deadline: 18-Jun-25
The European Commission (EC) has launched the Inclusive Gender Equality Champions Prize…[more]
Nominations open for Newcomer Gender Equality Champions Prize
Deadline: 18-Jun-25
The European Commission (EC) is accepting nominations for the Newcomer Gender Equality Champions Prize…[more]
Request for Applictions: MSCA4Ukraine Fellowship Programme
Deadline: 16 September 2025
Applicants are now invited to apply for the MSCA4Ukraine Fellowship Programme…[more]
2nd Cascade Funding Call for Small Forest Owners’ Organisations
Deadline: 2-Jul-25
Applications are now open for the Cascade Funding Call for Small Forest Owners’ Organisations…[more]
Challenge Programme: Modelling Human Cardiometabolic Disease
Deadline: 8 October 2025
The Challenge Programme aims to contribute substantially to the development of Danish and European research ecosystems and to develop innovative solutions to major scientific challenges, supporting leading researchers to form a consortium united by a clear vision and mission…[more]
Open Call: SHORE’s Grant for Schools
Deadline: 30 June 2025
The SHORE is seeking applications for its Grant for Schools to enhance the ocean literacy of primary and secondary students, educators, and schools, by empowering youth to become agents of change and eco-citizens…[more]
Enfield Project for European Lighthouse to Manifest Trustworthy and Green AI
Deadline: 17 June 2025
ENFIELD has launched its call to attract R&D intensive establishments to conduct applied research activities within energy, healthcare, manufacturing, and space sectors…[more]
Request for Applications: Startup Lithuania Accelerator Program
Deadline: 4 July 2025
Are you an early-stage tech startup looking to scale globally? Startup Lithuania Accelerator powered by Plug and Play is your destination. Apply Now…[more]
Applications open for Karl Kahane Foundation Grant Program 2025
Deadline: 5-Jun-25
Applications are now open for the Karl Kahane Foundation Grant Program…[more]
Call for EIT Water: Transforming Europe’s Water, Marine, and Maritime Sectors and Ecosystems
Deadline: 17-Jun-25
The European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) opens its call to build a new sustainable innovation partnership to strengthen Europe’s water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems…[more]
RFAs: Challenge Programme – Harnessing biology for Climate-resilient and Healthy Soils
Deadline: 8 October 2025
The Novo Nordisk Foundation is requesting applications for its Challenge Programme titled “Harnessing biology for Climate-resilient and Healthy Soils” to prevent further soil degradation and enable the regeneration of healthy soils as a vital natural resource by deepening the fundamental understanding of how biological factors influence and interact with physiochemical and other properties of soil…[more]
Call for Submissions: Canon Foundation Research Fellowships
Deadline: 15-Sep-25
The Canon Foundation in Europe grants up to 15 Fellowships to highly qualified European and Japanese researchers…[more]
Youth Climate Changemakers Fund for Informal Groups
Deadline: 8 June 2025
The Generation Climate Europe is accepting proposals for its Youth Climate Changemakers Fund for Informal Groups…[more]
Call for Proposals: Boosting Fact-Checking Activities 2025
Deadline: 30-Jun-25
The “Boosting Fact-checking Activities in Europe” Call for Proposals aims at supporting projects from independent fact-checking organisations, which play a key role in limiting the negative effects of disinformation on the public discourse and democratic processes…[more]
International Press Institute announces New Media Incubator
Deadline: 6-Jun-25
Applications are now open for the New Media Incubator Programme to support early-stage European media organizations in taking their news product to the next level by designing, launching and growing their organization…[more]
Call for Entries: European Heritage Europa Nostra Awards
Deadline: 9-Sep-25
Are you leading or part of a heritage project that deserves recognition at the highest European level? Whether you are an individual, a team of experts, or an organisation, this is your chance to share your achievements and compete for Europe’s most prestigious heritage awards!..[more]
Pluralistic Media for Democracy Grant Programme
Deadline: 12-Jun-25
Do you want to reach an important niche audience or diversify your business model? Innovation is key to staying relevant as a media outlet. The Journalismfund Europe and International Media Support has announced the launch of an innovative project, “Pluralistic Media for Democracy…[more]
Apply for Challenge Programme: Unravelling the Pathways of Human Invasive Fungal Diseases
Deadline: 8 October 2025
Applications are now open for Novo Nordisk Foundation’s Challenge Programme on “Unravelling the Pathways of Human Invasive Fungal Diseases” aimed to support highly ambitious and collaborative projects that are transformative and impactful in their aim to generate important new knowledge about human invasive fungal diseases and enable the development of better diagnostics and therapeutics…[more]
Open Call for Associated Regions of the RHE-MEDiation Project
Deadline: 31-May-25
The RHE-MEDiation Project aims to establish effective water pollution management by using efficient control of single pollutants, including the most challenging, and help to set up appropriate propositions to regulatory standards…[more]
Horizon Europe: European Innovation Ecosystems Work Programme 2025
Deadline: 19-Jun-25
The European Innovation Ecosystems Work programme aims to create and expand more connected, inclusive, and efficient innovation ecosystems that support the scaling of companies and spur innovation…[more]
Call for Research Proposals 2025-2027
Deadline: 15 June 2025
In collaboration with the AUC, the ESA EO AFRICA R&D Facility has launched a call for research proposals to support African–European collaborative efforts to develop innovative and reusable open-source EO algorithms and applications adapted to African solutions to African challenges by leveraging cutting-edge cloud-based data access and computing infrastructure…[more]
RFPs: Green Hydrogen as a Sustainable Energy Source
Deadline: 6 June 2025
The Invitation to Tender invites proposals for feasibility studies for services that explore innovative uses of space technology to advance green hydrogen as a sustainable energy source…[more]
EIT Culture and Creativity: Spark – Incubation Programme
Deadline: 11 July 2025
The EIT Culture and Creativity has launched its call for applications for the Spark – Incubation Programme, designed to support aspiring entrepreneurs and early-stage innovators in the architecture and cultural heritage sectors…[more]
Call for Startups, Entrepreneurs and Students: Straight2Market Program
Deadline: 20 June 2025
EIT Food has announced the RIS Straight to Market (S2M) program to support students, entrepreneurs, startups, scale-ups and SMEs in bringing and testing new or highly improved food products and technological solutions to market…[more]
Environment and Me: EEA Photo Competition 2025
Deadline: 30 May 2025
Calling all photography enthusiasts! The European Environment Agency (EEA) invites you to tell the story of your connection to the environment and showcase your photographic talent in the 2025 edition of their annual photo competition…[more]
Request for Applications: Central European Startup Awards
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Public nominations are now open for Edition 11 of the Central European Startup Awards…[more]
Impact Pioneers Programme: Enabling Climate Tech Entrepreneurship
Deadline: 30 May 2025
Are you dedicated to nurturing and growing your local ecosystem for Climate Tech entrepreneurship? If yes, apply for Impact Pioneers ’25, a leadership programme that welcomes you to exchange experiences with an international network of peers and gain firsthand insights and experience from Sweden’s most successful Climate Tech entrepreneurship leaders and environments…[more]
Submissions open for South Europe Startup Awards
Deadline: 30 June 2025
Nominations are now open for Edition 11 of the South Europe Startup Awards…[more]
Call for Retailers: Straight2Market Program 2025
Deadline: 20 June 2025
The Straight2Market Program is now open for applications to foster collaboration between retailers and startups to market food products, test and implement Proofs of Concept (PoC) that drive technological advancements in the retail sector…[more]
Applications open for Youth for Energy Futures Programme
Deadline: 15 June 2025
The Virage Énergie and the Heinrich Böll Foundation are giving young adults from France, Germany and Italy the opportunity to discover the challenges of the ecological and energy transition in Europe…[more]
Funding for Coding Projects to boost Digital Skills of Young Pupils (Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein)
Deadline: 13-Jul-25
The Science on Stage Deutschland is offering Funding for Coding Projects to boost Digital Skills of Young Pupils in particular girls, in the EU Code Week framework…[more]
Small Value Projects Grant Program in Romania and Moldova
Deadline: 21-Jul-2025
Applications are now open for the Small Value Projects Grant Program…[more]
Local Cross-Border Investigative Journalism Project (Belgium and Netherlands)
Deadline: 21 August 2025
The Journalismfund Europe is pleased to announce its Local Cross-Border Investigative Journalism Project to address the shortage of local independent journalism by awarding grants to local investigative journalistic projects in Belgium and the Netherlands and by stimulating the cross-border collaboration…[more]
Interreg NEXT Romania – Ukraine Programme Small-Scale Projects 2025
Deadline: 28-Jul-25
The NEXT Romania – Ukraine Programme launches call for Small-Scale Projects to select projects that will benefit cross-border communities in the fields of education and good governance…[more]
Interreg launches Italy-Croatia Programme
Deadline: 8-Jul-25
The Interreg VI-A Italy–Croatia 2021-2027, a Cross-Border Cooperation Programme in the framework of the European Territorial Cooperation, has launched the 3rd Call for Standard and Small-Scale project proposals, and it invites interested eligible applicants to submit their project proposals…[more]
Small Grant Program for Local Coding Projects within the EU Code Week Initiative – Croatia and Slovenia
Deadline: 25-Jun-2025
Are you ready to realize your innovative coding project or expand your existing initiative? The Code4Europe project consortium has established a small grants program to encourage local projects proposing activities that are strongly linked to the priorities of EU Code Week…[more]
Call for Proposals: CSO Networks Protecting EU Values (Slovenia and Croatia)
Deadline: 2-Jun-25
The European Commission (EC) has launched this public call for proposals to support the activities of NGO networks in protecting and strengthening EU values is intended for formal and informal networks of NGOs in protecting and promoting fundamental rights and values of the European Union…[more]
Apply now for U.S. Embassy Bulgaria Small Grant Program
Deadline: 25-Jul-25
The U.S. Embassy Sofia Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]
Call for EOIs: Regional Programme on Local Democracy (ReLOaD3) in Albania
Deadline: 13-Jun-25
The United Nations Development Programme office in Albania publishes the call for partnership with interested municipalities in Albania, in the context of the Regional Programme on Local Democracy in the Western Balkans 3 (ReLOaD3) funded by the European Union…[more]
Applications open for Biodiversity Fund Program (Austria)
Deadline: 23-Jun-25
Entries are now open for Biodiversity Fund Program to support projects by private individuals, organizations (e.g., NGOs), businesses, municipalities, and other legal entities with up to 100 percent of eligible costs…[more]
Apply Now: Armenian Communities Project Grants
Deadline: 12-Dec-25
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is requesting applications for its Armenian Communities Project Grants to support various cultural, educational, research and philanthropic projects that can have a positive impact on the Armenian world, be it in Armenia or in the Diaspora…[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]
Call for Project Proposals Implemented in Bilateral Science and Technology Cooperation
Deadline: 3 June 2025
The aim of the Call funded from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund is to support the launch of new international bilateral scientific and technological (hereinafter: S&T) cooperation projects or the deepening of existing cooperation projects by supporting researcher mobility activities and the exchange of experts…[more]
Call for Applications: MATRA Program in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Deadline: 1-Jun-25
The Embassy of the Netherlands in Bosnia and Herzegovina is accepting applications for the MATRA Program which stands for maatschappelijke transformatie, meaning ‘social transformation’…[more]
Short Term Conference and Travel Grant (Armenia)
Deadline: 3 December 2025
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is inviting applications for its Short Term Conference and Travel Grant for Graduate students (Master and PhD), academics and researchers based in Armenia, under 35 years old, wishing to attend international seminars, conferences, short term courses and research trips, related to their research field, abroad…[more]
National Competition for the European Entrepreneurship Promotion Awards 2025 (Cyprus)
Deadline: 16 June 2025
The Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry announces the launch of the National Competition for the European Entrepreneurship Promotion Awards 2025…[more]
Applications open for Global Innovation Network Programme (Denmark)
Deadline: 18-Jun-25
The Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science hereby calls for applications for networking activities under the Global Innovation Network Programme (GINP)…[more]
Entries open for EUCodeWeek: CODE4SPAIN Contest (Spain)
Deadline: 1-Jul-25
Entries are now open for the EUCodeWeek: CODE4SPAIN Competition to foster creativity and the development of programming skills, encouraging participants to create innovative solutions to specific problems through the use of coding technologies…[more]
Call for Proposals: Roots4Rights Radix Project in Spain
Deadline: 1-Jun-25
The Radix Project (Roots4Rights) is an initiative of Calala Women’s Fund and the Otro Tiempo association, co-financed by the European Union within the framework of the CERV-2024-CITIZENS-VALUES call…[more]
Open Call: Faber School Digital Manufacturing (Italy)
Deadline: 18 June 2025
The Lazio Innova intends to support individual innovators and teams in the development of new projects, prototypes and solutions that can be presented at the next Rome Maker Faire the European Edition 2025, scheduled from 17 to 19 October, and/or in the events connected to it…[more]
CFPs: Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism (Belgium)
Deadline: 21 August 2025
The Pascal Decroos Fund for Investigative Journalism is Journalismfund Europe’s grant programme that strives to advance investigative journalism in Dutch-language media in Belgium…[more]
Apply for Innobooster Programme (Denmark)
Deadline: 12 August 2025
The Innobooster Programme is now open for applications to strengthen knowledge-based innovation in small to medium-sized (SME) companies in Denmark, including startups…[more]
EU4ITD – Catalysing Economic and Social Life Project in Georgia
Deadline: 31-May-25
Financed by the EU and the German government, “EU4ITD – Catalysing Economic and Social Life” (CESL) seeks to improve the people’s livelihoods in Georgian regions, thus contributing to a decrease in outward migration to the Tbilisi…[more]
Apply now for Mission: Possible Program (Bulgaria)
Deadline: 10-Jun-25
The Bulgarian Fund for Women (BFW) has announced a competition for funding under the Mission: Possible program – the only donor program in Bulgaria that provides flexible and unrestricted funding (core funding) for organizational development and administrative needs of civil society organizations…[more]
ABN AMRO + Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator Program (Netherlands)
Deadline: 11 June 2025
Applications are now open for the ABN AMRO + Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator Program for unstoppable founders across Europe focusing on redefining the future of finance—from core fintech to AI, enterprise solutions and beyond…[more]
Call for EXCELLENCE Research Projects in Hungary
Deadline: 10-Sep-25
The EXCELLENCE subprogram provides an opportunity to develop successful participation in the funding programs launched by the European Research Council (ERC) for researchers who have demonstrated their standing with a high-quality proposal submitted in an earlier ERC call…[more]
Preparation for EU accession at the Community Level Competition in Ukraine
Deadline: 11-Jun-25
The International Renaissance Foundation is pleased to announce the Preparation for EU accession at the Community Level Competition to support communities in the process of Ukraine’s accession to the EU through civil society activities to raise awareness and capacity, assist in strategic development planning, apply EU standards and participate in EU programs…[more]
CFPs: Supporting Hungarian Organisations Successfully Participating in the Joint International Calls of European Partnerships
Deadline: 30 June 2025
The aim of the Call financed from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund is to provide the national contribution for Hungarian organisations successfully participating in joint international calls for proposals for European Partnerships co-funded by the EU Horizon Europe research and innovation framework programme and in which the NRDI Office is involved…[more]
Open Call to Support Hungarian Organisations Successfully Participating in Joint International Calls for Proposals of ERA-NET COFUND, EJP COFUND and Other Multilateral Programmes
Deadline: 30 June 2025
The aim of the Call financed from the National Research, Development and Innovation Fund is to provide the national contribution to Hungarian organisations successfully participating in the joint international ERA-NET COFUND, European Joint Programme COFUND (EJP COFUND) and co-funded by the EU under its H2020 framework programme for research and innovation, in collaboration with the NRDI Office, as well as in the joint international calls for proposals of other multilateral programmes following the operational mechanisms of these programmes…[more]
