[March 2025]
Every individual has the power to make a difference in the fight for human rights. Apply now to contribute to a global movement that promotes justice, freedom and equality for all!
Call for Application: YIELD Hub Action Learning Groups
Deadline: 17-Mar-25
YIELD Hub’s Action Learning is a collaborative and reflective process where participants from diverse backgrounds identify challenges, develop practical strategies, and implement real-world solutions…[more]
GCSP launches Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security 2025
Deadline: 20-Mar-2025
The Geopolitics and Global Futures (GCSP) has launched the Prize for Transformative Futures in Peace and Security to reward groundbreaking concepts that offer exceptional promise in addressing peace and security challenges. Concepts from a wide variety of fields may be eligible for consideration, including, but not restricted to, transformative technologies, pandemics, biothreats, autonomous weapons, climate change, human rights, cybersecurity, education, or disarmament, for example…[more]
Call for Applications: An Introduction to CEDAW
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The UN Women is seeking applications to enhance the capacity of UN programme staff, public servants and civil society at national, regional and global offices, to support the implementation of CEDAW by national counterparts…[more]
UN Women’s I Know Gender 7: Gender Equality in the World of Work Program
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
UN Women is inviting applicants to apply for the I Know Gender 7: Gender Equality in the World of Work Program…[more]
How to Series 2: Gender Equality and Sustainable Project Management
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applications are now open for How to Series 2: Gender Equality and Sustainable project management to develop and/or strengthen awareness and understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment as a first step towards behavioral change and the integration of a gender perspective into everyday work for all UN staff at headquarters, regional and country levels…[more]
I Know Gender 6: Violence against Women and Girls Program
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applicants are encouraged to apply for the I Know Gender 6: Violence against Women and Girls Program…[more]
Apply for I Know Gender 10: Gender Equality in Emergencies
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The UN Women is seeking applications for its I Know Gender 10: Gender Equality in Emergencies to develop and or strengthen awareness and understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment as a first step towards behavioral change and the integration of a gender perspective into everyday work for all UN staff at headquarters, regional and country levels…[more]
Lantos Foundation Front Line Fund for Individuals and Organizations
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Lantos Foundation for Human Rights & Justice is happy to share that they are now accepting applications for the Lantos Foundation’s Front Line Fund Grant Program in order to award small grants to assist brave individuals and organizations in their fight against injustices around the world…[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]
Incident Emergency Fund – Apply Now!
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Apply for the Incident Emergency Fund, a rapid response mechanism for human rights defenders, journalists, activists and organisations facing digital threats and attacks…[more]
Apply for I Know Gender 8: Gender Equality and Education Program
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applicants are encouraged to apply for the I Know Gender 8: Gender Equality and Education Program…[more]
Applications open for Gender and Disarmament Program
Deadline: Ongoing
The UN Women is inviting applications for the Gender and Disarmament Training Program…[more]
I Know Gender 9: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The UN Women is seeking applications for its I Know Gender 9: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights to develop and/or strengthen awareness and understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment as a first step towards behavioral change and the integration of a gender perspective into everyday work for all UN staff at headquarters, regional and country levels…[more]
Agenda for Sustainable Development and Gender Equality 2030
Deadline: Ongoing
The UN Women Training Center has announced 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Gender Equality training course to develop and strengthen awareness of gender equality and women’s empowerment issues…[more]
I Know Gender 12: Sexual and Gender Diversity – A Matter of Human Rights
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The UN Women is seeking applications for its I Know Gender 12: Sexual and Gender Diversity to show respect for the rights of everyone including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people or LGBTI persons as respect for human rights is a fundamental UN principle…[more]
Open Call for I Know Gender 11: Women, Peace and Security
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The UN Women is seeking applications for its I Know Gender 11: Women, Peace and Security to develop and or strengthen awareness and understanding of gender equality and women’s empowerment as a first step towards behavioral change and the integration of a gender perspective into everyday work for all UN staff at headquarters, regional and country levels…[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. This award is intended to foster those key projects which maximize a recipient’s research impact and career prospects. These awards give you access to other IHS opportunities including job market support, in-person and online events, and much more. Awardees are expected to submit copies of research completed, presented, submitted for review, or published during the fellowship period when and as available…[more]
Open Call for I Know Gender 5: Women´s Leadership and Decision Making Program
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The UN Women is offering grants for the I Know Gender 5: Women´s Leadership and Decision Making Program…[more]
Apply for “I Know Gender 1-2-3” UN Women Training Course
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applications are now open for the “I Know Gender 1-2-3: Getting Started Concepts; International Frameworks for Gender Equality; and Advancing Gender Equality Across the United Nations System” UN Women Training Course…[more]
I Know Gender 4: Women´s Economic Empowerment Program
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The UN Women is inviting applications for the I Know Gender 4: Women´s Economic Empowerment Program…[more]
Submissions open for Internet Freedom Fund Program
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Submissions are now open for the Internet Freedom Fund Program to support innovative internet freedom projects, including technology development, research, digital security projects, and convenings. The Internet Freedom Fund is the primary opportunity through which Open Technology Fund supports innovative global internet freedom projects…[more]
CFPs: Canada Fund for Local Initiatives Program in Guatemala and Belize
Deadline: 15-Mar-25
The Embassy of Canada to Guatemala and High Commission to Belize is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI). The program is directed at projects conceived and designed predominantly by local partners. Projects are selected and approved by the relevant Canadian embassy or high commission…[more]
Call for Applications: Operating Grant to support European Networks
Deadline: 3-Jul-25
The European Commission invites applications for the Operating grants under framework partnership agreements in the area of facilitating and supporting judicial cooperation in civil and/or criminal matters and/or in the area of access to justice…[more]
Open Call: Framework Partnership Agreements to support European Networks
Deadline: 26-Jun-25
The European Commission is inviting proposals for Framework Partnership Agreements to support European networks active in the area of facilitating and promoting judicial cooperation in civil and/or criminal matters and in the area of access to justice…[more]
Together in Action Project: Empowering Local Communities for Sustainable and Inclusive Future
Deadline: 18-Apr-25
The European Association for Local Democracy (ALDA) is pleased to announce the Together in Action Project: Empowering Local Communities for Sustainable and Inclusive Futures…[more]
CFPs: Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI)
Deadline: 24-Apr-25
Norad is seeking proposals for the Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative to contribute to achieving NICFI’s main objective; reduced and reversed loss of tropical forests contributes to a stable climate, protects biodiversity and enhances sustainable development…[more]
2nd European Cross-Regional Spring School on Climate Justice and Human Rights
Deadline: 16 March 2025
The Global Campus with the GC Caucasus and the Moldova State University (MSU) is glad to announce the admissions to the “2nd European Cross-Regional Spring School on Climate Justice & Human Rights”…[more]
Call for Applications: Copenhagen Fellowship Program
Deadline: 16 March 2025
The Humanity in Action is pleased to invite applications for its Copenhagen Fellowship which will explore the intersection between climate change, human rights and democracy in a world in crises, with a special focus on the Rights of Future Generations…[more]
Call for Applications: Full Scale Exercises Program 2025
Deadline: 15-May-25
Applications are now open for the Full Scale Exercises Program…[more]
Call for Applications: PAS Grants Program (Hong Kong and Macau)
Deadline: 16 May 2025
The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong and Macau Public Affairs Section (PAS) is pleased to announce the proposals for the Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. PAS Hong Kong and Macau invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties between the United States and Hong Kong and the United States and Macau through cultural and exchange programming that highlights shared values and promotes bilateral cooperation…[more]
Call for Applications: Digital Rights Fund for WANA
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Applications are now open for the Digital Rights Fund to empower individuals, informal groups, and entities to effectively counter digital rights threats and violations online. Through grants and support, they seek to foster a more inclusive and equitable digital society, united in protecting digital freedoms even amidst adversity…[more]
SwedBio Funding Program for CSOs, International Organisations, Institutes & Universities
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
SwedBio welcomes submissions of concept notes to support a limited number of strategic initiatives through their ‘Collaborative Partner Implementation Pathway’…[more]
Rapid Response Fund to tackle HIV-related Human Rights Challenges
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Frontline AIDS has launched the applications for the Rapid Response Fund to support marginalised communities to tackle HIV-related human rights challenges. The Rapid Response Fund helps organisations and individuals to tackle HIV-related human rights challenges, including stigma, discrimination and threats of violence…[more]
Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) – Colombia
Deadline: 19-Mar-25
The Embassy of Canada in Colombia is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement…[more]
2025: TFD Domestic Grants Program in Taiwan
Deadline: 15-Apr-25
The Taiwan Foundation for Democracy (TFD) is offering Domestic Grants to encourage academic institutions, think tanks, non-governmental organizations (excluding for-profit organizations), and other relevant organizations to promote activities related to democracy and human rights…[more]
CFPs: Upholding Human Rights Standards in the Criminal Justice System of Pakistan
Deadline: 16-Apr-25
The European Commission (EC) is seeking proposals to uphold Human Rights Standards in the Criminal Justice System of Pakistan…[more]
Hadassah Foundation Core Israel Grants
Deadline: 12-Mar-25
The Hadassah Foundation is inviting applications for its grant program to address the needs of women and girls, foster their advancement, and promote systemic change…[more]
CFPs: Supporting Civil Society’s role in advancing Human Rights and promoting Non-Discrimination across Georgia
Deadline: 11-Mar-25
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with funds from the European Union (EU) in Georgia, has announced a grant competition for Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to support civil society’s role in advancing human rights and promoting non-discrimination across Georgia under the joint initiative “Human Rights for All”…[more]
Сall for Project Proposals under Enabling Fund (Ukraine)
Deadline: 21-Mar-25
The British Embassy Kyiv invites proposals from non-profit organisations for project work under the Enabling Fund (EF) for the period from May 2025 to March 2026. The British Embassy Kyiv uses its Enabling Fund (EF) to complement work funded by the large-scale programmes in Ukraine via funding small-scale quick-win projects or aimed at leveraging bigger funding, at providing unique UK expertise in areas of top priority for Government of Ukraine or at obtaining insights into new areas of activity for future interventions…[more]
Grants to implement European Standards related to Anti-discrimination and Rights of National Minorities in Ukraine
Deadline: 21-Mar-25
The joint European Union and Council of Europe Project “Support for implementing European standards relating to anti-discrimination and rights of national minorities in Ukraine” announces a call for proposals for civil societies organisations…[more]
CFAs: Fulbright Foreign Student Program (Philippines)
Deadline: 18 April 2025
The Fulbright Foreign Student Program is a scholarship opportunity for Filipinos to study at the graduate level (master’s or doctoral studies) or pursue non-degree doctoral dissertation research in the United States…[more]
CFPs: Canada Fund for Local Initiatives Program in Ecuador
Deadline: 10-Mar-25
The Embassy of Canada in Ecuador is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) Program. The CFLI is a program designed to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement…[more]
Applications open for Australia Awards Scholarships in Bangladesh
Deadline: 30-Apr-25
Applications are now open for the Australia Awards Scholarships to promote prosperity, reduce poverty, and enhance political stability. Australia Awards scholarships are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of global leaders in developing countries…[more]
Submissions open for Australia Awards Scholarship in Laos
Deadline: 30-Apr-25
Submissions are now open for the Australia Awards Scholarship to promote prosperity, reduce poverty, and enhance political stability. The Australia Awards Scholarships (AAS) are prestigious international awards offered by the Australian Government to the next generation of global leaders in developing countries…[more]
CFPs: Human Rights & Democracy Programme and CSO Programme in Mongolia 2025
Deadline: 3-Apr-25
The European Commission has launched its call for proposals combining Mongolia specific budget allocations under two thematic programmes with the main purpose of promoting the respect for human rights through the Human Rights and Democracy (HR&D programme) and enhancing cooperation and dialogue with Civil Society Organisations (CSO programme)…[more]
Open Call: Small Grants Scheme (Armenia)
Deadline: 15-Mar-25
The European Union has launched applications for the small grant scheme to achieve CSOs empowerment and meaningfully engagement in the justice sector reforms in Armenia as effective, trusted and sustainable independent actors, in order to create a more accountable, transparent and international human rights-compliant justice system in Armenia…[more]
Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Malaysia (2025)
Deadline: 26-Mar-25
The High Commission of Canada in Malaysia is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) to support small-scale, high-impact projects in developing countries, which align with Global Affairs Canada’s thematic priority areas for engagement…[more]
DFAT Australia Awards Scholarships in Myanmar
Deadline: 30 April 2025
The Australia’s international development assistance in Myanmar helps promote prosperity, reduce poverty, and enhance political stability…[more]
CFPs: Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program (Mali)
Deadline: 31 March 2025
The U.S. Embassy in Bamako seeks qualified applicants to pursue professional development in the United States under the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program. The Humphrey Fellowship program is a competitive scholarship for mid-level professionals from around the world who have shown a demonstrated commitment to public service in both the private and public sectors…[more]
The Gothenburg Book Fair Fellowship (Sweden)
Deadline: 13 March 2025
The Swedish Arts Council is seeking applications for its Gothenburg Book Fair Fellowship to increase the knowledge of Swedish literature and the Swedish book market. They strive to create a program that offers a wide range of aspects of Swedish literature and the Swedish book market. The program is partly scheduled and partly open to individual meetings. Translators and publishers will get separate programs, with occasional joint activities…[more]
Open Call: Public Diplomacy Grants Program (Chile)
Deadline: 15-May-2025
The U.S. Embassy Santiago Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program…[more]
Open Call: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program (Kenya)
Deadline: 15-Mar-25
The U.S. Embassy Nairobi, Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State invites proposals for programs that strengthen ties between the United States and Kenya and promote bilateral cooperation. All programs must advance a U.S. linkage including, for example, a connection with American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of U.S. policies, economic models, and perspectives on the U.S.-Kenya partnership…[more]
U.S. Embassy Harare Public Diplomacy Program 2025 (Zimbabwe)
Deadline: 01-Aug-2025
The U.S. Embassy Harare Public Diplomacy Section of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. PD Harare invites proposals for projects that strengthen networks between the people of the United States and the people of Zimbabwe through exchanges highlighting their shared goals and values…[more]
Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program – Sudan
Deadline: 15-Mar-2025
The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the Office of Sudan Affairs (OSA) is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program. PDS invites proposals for programs that support OSA goals in Sudan. Successful proposals must include a reference to American expert/s, organization/s, or institution/s in a specific field that will promote increased understanding of the United States and/or U.S. policy or perspectives…[more]
NOFO: Public Diplomacy Grant Program (Cameroon)
Deadline: 30 June 2025
The U.S. Embassy Yaounde-Cameroon of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce its funding opportunity through its Public Diplomacy (PD) Program. The Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) grants program supports projects proposed by U.S. and Cameroonian academic, cultural, educational, and other non-profit organizations and/or individuals that promote U.S. values, increase understanding between U.S. and Cameroonian people and institutions, and/or support U.S. Embassy goals of promoting government transparency and accountability, economic prosperity, peace and security, environmental sustainability, and climate adaptation…[more]
BFW launches “Open Opportunities” Program – Bulgaria
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Bulgarian Fund for Women (BFW) announces an open call for applications to the “Open Opportunities” Program. The aim of this call is to contribute to building an inclusive, sustainable, and pro-democracy civil society in Bulgaria that has the capacity and resources to deal with unexpected external or internal factors and crises…[more]
CFAs: Emergency Security Grants for Egyptian Human rights Activists
Deadline: Ongoing
The Minority Rights Group (MNR) is accepting applications for Emergency Security Grants from Egyptian human rights activists who are working within or outside of Egypt to address the security needs of human rights activists representing religious, ethnic or gender minorities (LGBTQIA+), that face digital or physical threats or security risks due to their human rights work within a restrictive civic space…[more]
Apply Now: Strategic Legal Fund (United Kingdom)
Deadline: 31-Mar-25
The Strategic Legal Fund (SLF) is a fund to support legal work that goes beyond securing justice for an individual and makes a significant contribution to law, practice and procedures to uphold and promote the rights of migrant groups in the UK…[more]
Nominations open for Human Rights Awards (Canada)
Deadline: 31-May-25
The John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights is inviting applications for its Human Rights Awards. The Human Rights Awards are presented annually by the John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights to recognize outstanding contributions to human rights of people in Alberta…[more]
RFPs: Islamic Scholarship Fund Program (US)
Deadline: 21 March 2025
Submissions are now open for Islamic Scholarship Fund Program to increase American Muslim representation in media and politics in order to improve public opinion and public policy…[more]
