As part of the “Young Global Citizens” (GD2025) call for applications, the finep academy awards grants to small civil society organisations.
This page provides key information on the funding opportunity along with the application documents for download.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR FUNDING: Small non-profit civil society organisations based in Germany with total annual expenditure of less than €100,000.
WHAT IS FUNDED:
Projects in Global Citizenship Education (GCE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Requirements for project applications:
The projects must…
a) … promote the engagement of marginalised and disadvantaged young people (aged 15 to 30).
b) … actively engage young people through innovative methods of Global Citizenship Education (GCE).
c) … make visible the structures between the Global North and the Global South.
d) …be rooted in the area of non-formal education
e) … integrate perspectives on gender equality.
Funding amount:
- Funding: €5,000 (100% of project costs)
No co-financing required – full funding is provided through the EU grant.
Project duration:
- Start: from 1 February 2026 at the earliest
- Duration: 4–12 months, with projects to be completed by 31 January 2027 at the latest.
Application deadline
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- 8 January 2026, 5:00 pm
Please send the project application and all annexes by e-mail as Word and/or Excel files to .
Documents for the application:
You can view and download all documents for the application here:
Funding guidelines
FAQ – version dated 24 November 2025
Annex A Project application
Annex B Expenditure and financing plan
Annex C Declaration on exclusion criteria
Annex D Declaration of eligibility for funding
We will be happy to answer any questions until 18 December 2025, 12:00 pm (noon).
You can find frequently asked questions in our FAQ (see the application documents).
This call for proposals is funded by the European Union’s Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) programme. It is part of the project Global Districts. The content is the sole responsibility of finep akademie; the views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the funders.
