Call for Proposals 2.0 – February 2025
| Name of call | MSCA and Citizens 2025 (HORIZON-MSCA-2025-CITIZENS-01) |
| Funding agency | The European Union |
| Amount | EUR 16 253 880 |
| Deadline | 22nd October 2025 |
| Grant summary | Proposals should cover both the organization of the European Researchers’ Night and the implementation of the Researchers at Schools initiative. The European Researchers’ Night takes place every year, on the last Friday of September [1]. It supports events that can last up to two days: they can start on Friday and continue the following day. Pre-events, prior to the main event, and related post-events, such as wrap-up meetings or small-scale follow-up events, can also be organized. It is the occasion for a Europe-wide public and media event for the promotion of research careers. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-MSCA-2025-CITIZENS-01-01 |
| Name of call | Capacity building in the field of Vocational Education and Training (VET) (ERASMUS-EDU-2025-CB-VET) |
| Funding agency | European Union |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 27th February 2025 |
| Grant summary | Capacity building projects are international cooperation projects based on multilateral partnerships between organisations active in the field of VET in EU Member States and third countries associated to the Programme, and third countries not associated to the Programme. They aim to support the relevance, accessibility, and responsiveness of VET institutions and systems in third countries not associated to the Programme as a driver of sustainable socio-economic development. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/ERASMUS-EDU-2025-CB-VET-SSA |
| Name of call | Global collaborative action for strengthening the Regional Networks of Excellence and Epidemic Preparedness Consortia |
| Funding agency | Global Health EDCTP3 |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 20th March 2025 |
| Grant summary | Global Health EDCTP3 invests in global health through funding collaborative research and innovation projects tackling infectious diseases and supporting activities for research capacity building in Africa. |
| Link | https://www.global-health-edctp3.europa.eu/funding/calls-proposals_en |
| Name of call | Mobilise call to leverage AI for Community-driven Innovation. |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | €10,000 |
| Deadline | 31st March 2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is seeking applications to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) for community-driven innovation focused on enhancing rural-urban interactions. Projects funded under this call are expected to organise local/regional hackathons/datahons/ideathons and through this promote PoliRuralPlus and other solutions and support their validation, extension and/or implementation in the PoliRuralPlus pilot regions. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls-cs/10021?isExactMatch=true&status |
| Name of call | GCBC Research Grant for Climate and Poverty Solutions. |
| Funding agency | The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC) |
| Amount | £1m minimum of £100k. |
| Deadline | 16th March 2025 |
| Grant summary | The Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC) is seeking concept note for projects that address either one (or both) of the third Research Grant Competition (RGC3) themes. |
| Link | https://www.gcbc.org.uk/grants/ |
| Name of call | Partnership Agreements and Annual Operating Grants to support EU level Social NGO Networks. |
| Funding agency | European Union |
| Amount | EUR 51 500 000 |
| Deadline | 8th April 2025 |
| Grant summary | Promote social inclusion and combatting poverty by providing financial support to EU-level networks of civil society organisations active in this area at local, regional, national and transnational level. It will thereby contribute to the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and its implementing actions, ensuring just transitions, protecting livelihoods, boosting employment, providing access to affordable high-quality social, essential and care services, reducing poverty and inequalities and creating opportunities for |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/ESF-2025-OG-NETW-NGO-FPA?isExactMatch=true&status |
| Name of call | RFPs: Global Innovation Challenge to accelerate Youth Employability |
| Funding agency | The Citi Foundation |
| Amount | $500,000 (USD) |
| Deadline | 4th March 2025 |
| Grant summary | The Citi Foundation is requesting proposals for the Global Innovation Challenge to accelerate Youth Employability. Technical and vocational training programs that upskill or reskill low-income youth and move them into employment, which could include paid internships, apprenticeships or formal employment. Entrepreneurship programming that specifically focuses on the incubation or scaling of youth-led enterprises to increase job creation and access to self-generated income. |
| Link | https://www.citigroup.com/global/foundation/apply-for-funding |
| Name of call | FutureLakes call for Lake Restoration Solutions in Associated Regions. |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | €54.000. |
| Deadline | 31st March 2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission has launched its open call aims to fund three Associated Regions to engage and work alongside the FutureLakes consortium to showcase the feasibility and replicability of restoration solutions developed within the FutureLakes project in other areas of the EU, or eligible associated countries. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls-cs/9963?isExactMatch=true&status=1&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate |
| Name of call | Mobilise call to leverage AI for Community-driven Innovation |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | €10,000 |
| Deadline | 31st March 2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is seeking applications to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) for community-driven innovation focused on enhancing rural-urban interactions. Projects funded under this call are expected to organise local/regional hackathons/datahons/ideathons and through this promote PoliRuralPlus and other solutions and support their validation, extension and/or implementation in the PoliRuralPlus pilot regions. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/competitive-calls-cs/10021?isExactMatch=true&status |
| Name of call | Rights of the Child and Children’s Participation Programme |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 9 000 000. |
| Deadline | 29th April 2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) is accepting proposals for the Rights of the Child and Children’s Participation Programme under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Value Programme (CERV). |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CERV-2025-CHILD?isExactMatch=true&statusze=50&sortBy=startDate |
| Name of call | European Commission: Information and Promotion Programme targeting any third country/ies. |
| Funding agency | The European Commission (EC) |
| Amount | EUR 3 000 000 |
| Deadline | 23-Apr-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) is accepting applications for the Information and Promotion Programme targeting any third country/ies. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/AGRIP-MULTI-2025-TC-ALL?isExactMatch |
| Name of call | Support for Simple Programmes |
| Funding agency | The European Commission |
| Amount | EUR 87 000 000 |
| Deadline | 23-Apr-2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission is inviting applications to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of Union agri-food products, raise their profile and increase their market share in the targeted countries. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/AGRIP-SIMPLE-2025-TC-ASIA?isExactMatch=true&status |
| Name of call | Support for Simple Programmes targeting other Geographical Areas |
| Funding agency | European Union |
| Amount | EUR 17300000 |
| Deadline | 23th April 2025 |
| Grant summary | Applications are now open for the simple programmes to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of Union agri-food products, raise their profile and increase their market share in the targeted countries. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/AGRIP-SIMPLE-2025-TC-OTHERS?isExactMatch=true&status=2&pageSize=50&sortBy=startDate |
| Name of call | Union Sustainable Agriculture and Animal Welfare Programme |
| Funding agency | The European Union |
| Amount | EUR 7 400 000 |
| Deadline | 23th April 2025 |
| Grant Summary | The objective is to highlight the sustainability of Union agriculture, stressing its beneficial role for the climate, the environment and animal welfare. The expected ultimate impact is to increase the awareness of the Union sustainable agriculture practices beneficial for the climate, the environment and animal welfare by the European consumers and to enhance the competitiveness and consumption of sustainably produced agri-food products in the Union, raise their profile and increase their market share. |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/AGRIP-MULTI-2025 |
| Name of Call | Rights of the Child and Children’s Participation Programme |
| Funding agency | The European Commission (EC) |
| Amount | EUR 9 000 000. |
| Deadline | 29th April 2025 |
| Grant summary | The European Commission (EC) is accepting proposals for the Rights of the Child and Children’s Participation Programme under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Value Programme (CERV). |
| Link | https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CERV-2025-CHILD?isExactMatch=true&status=31094501,31094502&order |
| Name of call | UKRI Metascience AI early career fellowships |
| Funding agency | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Amount | £4,000,000 |
| Deadline | 10th April 2025 |
| Grant summary | The UK Metascience Unit will fund a cohort of early career fellows to build our understanding of how the growing adoption of AI is changing the research landscape, including what epistemic, Metascientific, ethical and socioeconomic questions this raises, and how governments, industry, and funding organisations should respond. |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/councils/ahrc/ |
| Name of call | UKRI Creating opportunities: rethinking economic (in)activity |
| Funding agency | UK Research and Innovation, Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), |
| Amount | £1,200,000 |
| Deadline | 6th May 2025 |
| Grant Summary | Apply for funding to identify ways of supporting economic activity in places experiencing high rates of ill-health, disability, and informal care in the UK. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for UKRI funding. |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/councils/ahrc/ |
| Name of Call | Future Leaders Fellowships: round 10 |
| Funding agency | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 18 June 2025 |
| Grant summary | Apply for funding to support ambitious research and innovation across UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)’s remit. You must be an early career researcher or innovator who is either: looking to establish or transition to independence developing your own original and ambitious plans within a commercial setting |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/?filter_council%5B%5D=814 |
| Name of Call | LUCIA-Local Government Association (LGA) ECR fellowship programme |
| Funding agency | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Amount | £135,000 |
| Deadline | 10th April 2025 |
| Grant summary | Apply for funding to connect researchers and local, regional and national government representatives, and conduct research into equitable, cross-sector partnership building, as a LUCIA-LGA early career fellow. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for AHRC funding. |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/?filter_council%5B%5D=814 |
| Name of call | Pre-announcement: Proof of Concept |
| Funding agency | Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Amount | £9,000,000 |
| Deadline | 29th May 2025 |
| Grant summary | Apply for proof of concept funding to support the commercialization of research and the development of new products, processes or services. Applications from across all disciplines and research councils’ remits are welcomed. |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/?filter_council%5B%5D=814 |
| Name of call | UK future internet NetworkPlus |
| Funding agency | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
| Amount | £5,200,000 |
| Deadline | Upcoming |
| Grant summary | Apply for funding for a UK future internet NetworkPlus which brings together the research community and stakeholders. This funding opportunity is part of the UKRI Creating Opportunities, Improving Outcomes strategic theme. |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/page/2/?filter_council%5B0%5D=814 |
| Name of call | Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation Grants for Entrepreneurs and NGOs |
| Funding agency | The Draper Richards Kaplan |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | All year round |
| Grant summary | The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation is accepting applications for its grants program with an aim to achieve substantial positive change in the world. |
| Link | https://www.drkfoundation.org/apply-for-funding/what-we-fund/ |
| Name of call | Danida Fellows Networkers Grant 2025 |
| Funding agency | The Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC |
| Amount | 35,000 DKK |
| Deadline | 16th March 2025 |
| Grant summary | The Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC) is pleased to announce the opening of applications for theDanida Fellows Networkers Grant 2025. This grant provides funding for initiatives that promote dialogue, collaboration, and actionable solutions to global challenges. As a member of the Danida Fellows Network, you have the opportunity to apply for support to engage stakeholders across sectors and create meaningful change. |
| Link | Danida Fellows Networkers Grant 2025 – Danida Fellowship Centre – Grants Up to 35,000 DKK for Alumni Initiatives – Opportunities for Youth |
| Name of Call | Engineering for Development (ETH4D) Doctoral Mentorship Program 2025/2026 |
| Funding agency | ETH4D |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 30th March 2025. |
| Grant summary | ETH4D provides grants for mentoring doctoral candidates from low- and lower-middle-income countries. The mentorship is a one-year appointment and comprises the following components. |
| Link | https://eth4d.ethz.ch/funding-opportunities/ETH4D-exchange-grants/ETH4D-doctoral-mentorship-programme.html |
| Name of call | EEP Africa Call for Proposals |
| Funding agency | EEP Africa |
| Amount | EUR 200,000 —1,000,000 |
| Deadline | 21st March 2025 |
| Grant summary | EEP Africa provides risk tolerant early-stage grant financing for locally driven innovative clean energy projects, technologies, and business models through a competitive call for proposals process. Project financing is supplemented by technical support, investment facilitation and knowledge sharing. |
| Link | 2025 Call For Proposals – EEP Africa |
| Name of call | Apply to be a Climate Finance Specialist at the Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) |
| Funding agency | European Union |
| Amount | Fully funded |
| Deadline | 11th March 2025 |
| Grant summary | The Africa Adaptation Initiative (AAI) is pleased to announce the recruitment of climate finance specialists as part of its Adaptation Projects Incubator for Africa (APIA) Programme. This initiative aims to strengthen technical expertise in climate finance across the continent by training and mobilizing a network of specialists to support adaptation projects. |
| Link | https://opportunitiesforyouth.org/2025/02/16/job-opportunities-climate-finance-specialists-at-the-africa-adaptation-initiative-aai/ |
| Name of call | The Doc society climate story fund 2025 for creative fiction/nonfiction projects |
| Funding agency | The Doc Society Climate |
| Amount | USD $50,000-125,000 |
| Deadline | 10th March 2025 |
| Grant summary | The Doc Society Climate Story Fund supports compelling independent media storytelling and impact strategies from around that world that can help audiences envision the just transition, and activate them to make these visions a reality. The Fund provides up to $125,000 grants to support the completion of production of nonfiction projects, and for completed nonfiction and fiction projects looking to implement an impact pilot. |
| Link | https://climatestoryunit.org/apply/ |
| Name of call | Embl-Unesco Residency in infection biology for female African Scientists |
| Funding agency | The EMBL-UNESCO Residency |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | 31st March 2025 |
| Grant summary | Applications are now open for the EMBL-UNESCO Residency in Infection Biology Research. Thisinitiative follows the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between EMBL and UNESCO to promote greater collaboration in the areas of open science, capacity building in developing countries, sharing of scientific resources and the promotion of gender equality in science. |
| Link | https://www.embl.org/about/info/scientific-visitor-programme/fellowships/embl-unesco-fellowships/ |
| Name of call | Rotary Peace Fellowship Program 2026/2027 for Masters & Professional Development Certificate Programs |
| Funding agency | The Rotary Peace Fellowship |
| Amount | Fully funded |
| Deadline | 15th May 2025 |
| Grant summary | Applications are now open for the 2026/2027 Rotary Peace Fellowship Program. Each year, Rotary awards up to 130 fully funded fellowships for dedicated leaders from around the world to study at one of our peace centers. Through academic training, practice, and global networking opportunities, the Rotary Peace Centers program develops the capacity of peace and development professionals to become effective catalysts for peace. The fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and internship and field-study expenses. |
| Link | https://www.rotary.org/en/our-programs/peace-fellowships |
| Name of call | Welcome to the SEADE Twinning Program |
| Funding agency | The SEADE |
| Amount | Unspecified |
| Deadline | Open |
| Grant summary | The SEADE project aims to foster digital research and innovation partnerships between Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. The Twinning Program pairs R&IID Actors for capacity building, best practice exchange, and collaboration opportunities. This form gathers information about your organization and interest in participating. Successful applicants will receive funding for onsite visits. |
| Link | https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/worldwide/africa/news/welcome-seade-twinning-program |