[June 2025]
From advancing civil liberties and gender justice to supporting minority rights and digital freedom, these active grant calls and awards are dedicated to empowering individuals and organizations championing human rights. Discover funding opportunities that enable advocacy, innovation, and impactful action across diverse regions and communities.
Nominations open for Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards
Deadline: 13-Jul-25
The Women & Gender Constituency is thrilled to invite nominations for the Gender Just Climate Solutions Awards…[more]
Submissions open for Human Rights Scholarship
Deadline: 31 October 2025
The Human Rights Scholarship is offered to domestic or international students who are enrolling in a graduate research degree and undertaking research in the field of Human Rights…[more]
Call for Nominations: AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility
Deadline: 30-Jun-25
The AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility is presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to honor organizations or individuals (including but not limited to scientists, engineers, or health professionals) who have advanced scientific freedom and responsibility under challenging circumstances…[more]
Open call for Deloitte Photo Grant Award
Deadline: 30 June 2025
The Deloitte Foundation has launched an open call for its Photo Grant Award dedicated to investigating the gap between equality and inequality, taking as a reference the various contradictory aspects inherent in contemporary societies…[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]
Call for proposals to strengthen National Roma Civil Society Coalitions
Deadline: 5-Aug-25
ERGO Network invites national coalitions of Roma and pro-Roma civil society organisations from across the European Union to submit proposals for funding under the ROVA – Roma CSOs promoting EU values project funded by the European Union…[more]
Nominations open for the Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism
Deadline: 31 July 2025
The European Parliament is delighted to seek applications for its Daphne Caruana Galizia Prize for Journalism to reward outstanding journalism that promotes or defends the core principles and values of the European Union such as human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, rule of law, and human rights…[more]
Call for Applications: Minority Rights and Advocacy Toolkit Course
Deadline: 30-Jun-25
The Minority Rights Group is pleased to announce its free online English-language course to address minority rights and freedom of religion or belief in Southeast, South and Central Asia…[more]
Applications open for Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund
Deadline: 30-Jun-25
The Gender Links is delighted to seek applications for the Marang Southern Africa LGBTIQ Fund to strengthen LGBTIQ organisations and their work in Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, and Namibia, with advocacy initiatives stretching across Southern Africa…[more]
Digital Freedom Fund launches Grant Program to support Strategic Litigation in Europe
Deadline: 15-Jul-25
The Digital Freedom Fund supports strategic litigation in Europe that contributes to advancing human rights in the digital context and the use of technology…[more]
Request for Applications: House-to-House Project Fund
Deadline: 23-Jun-25
The Human Rights House Foundation is inviting all Human Rights Houses, their member organisations as well as organisations and actors from outside of the network to apply for funding in collaboration to advance human rights priorities in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Georgia, Serbia, and Ukraine…[more]
Call for Applications: In-Country Micro Projects Scheme
Deadline: 20-Jun-25
The Embassy of Ireland, New Zealand is pleased to invite applications for its In-Country Micro Projects Scheme to support organisations in the Pacific who work on issues related to women’s rights, climate change, biodiversity, conflict resolution and human rights…[more]
Institutional Capacity Building Grants for Trainings in the MENA region
Deadline: 6-Jul-25
The Minority Rights Group is seeking applications from civil society organizations to conduct an institutional capacity-building training program over three-day period…[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]
Grants for organizations working on Disability in Thailand
Deadline: 20-Jul-2025
The Minority Rights Group is seeking grant proposals to advance the rights of the persons with disabilities in Thailand’s Southern Border Provinces (SBPs) with a particular focus on Economic, Social, and Cultural rights…[more]
Call for Proposals: Aspect+ Program in Hungary
Deadline: 1-Aug-25
The Aspektus Group, with the Power of Humanity Cum Virtute Humanitatis Foundation (hereinafter referred to as the with the Power of Humanity Foundation) has announced support program for civil society organizations operating in Hungary under the title of Hatókör, funded by the European Union Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV-2024-CITIZENS-VALUES) program…[more]
CFPs: Strengthening Capacity of Women’s Rights and Civil Society Organizations in Bangladesh
Deadline: 26-Jun-25
The UN Women Bangladesh seeks to partner with a national, women-led/women’s rights civil society organization, to implement an initiative entitled “Strengthening capacity of women’s rights and civil society organizations in Bangladesh to localize the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda”…[more]
EU Justice Initiatives Legal Empowerment Programme Fund II – Vietnam
Deadline: 4-Sep-25
The European Commission has launched the EU Justice Initiatives Facilitation Fund II of the EU Justice and Legal Empowerment Programme – Phase II…[more]
CFPs: Implementing the Sustainable Action Fund in Malawi
Deadline: 3-Jul-25
The Hivos Connect, Defend, Act! team in Malawi is looking for partners to implement the Sustainable Action Fund…[more]
