Fellowships for civil society activists: civic digital
This is an opportunity for civil society activists to get up to EUR 5,000 in order to lead positive social change in their communities.
Develop electronic services for citizens, open databases, digital channels of communication between the government and the community, etc. You will have nine months to implement the idea in Ukraine, the EU, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia or Moldova.
The programme is funded by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Foundation. This is one of thousands of EU opportunities for Ukraine.
- Individual training, coaching and EUR 5,000 to pay for activities, travel expenses, communication costs, bank transfer charges, consular fees, and insurance fee.
You can also spend money to cover accounting services, office or shared space rent, and legal services to open accounts, but these cannot exceed 10% of the total budget.
Note that the project does not cover neither fees or any payment to the applicant or supervisor, nor costs for purchasing equipment.
This competition is for you if:
- You have citizenship of Ukraine, the EU country, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia or Moldova
- You are above 18 years old
- You work in IT or have experience in developing innovative digital products
- You have B1 English level according to CEFR
- You have never participated in this programme before
- Concept form completed in English
- CV. Find guidelines on creating good CV on Europass website
- Motivation letter
- Project description: actions needed for its implementation, expected results and team
- Budget
- A copy of passport or ID
- Recommendation letter
- A certificate confirming your English level
Find more about application requirements here.
Submit the concept form in English including your CV and motivation letter.
This is the first stage of application. If your application is successful, the organisers will ask you to submit a complete package of documents.
If you think using the online form would put you at risk, please contact eapcivilsociety@protonmail.com.
- Applications are being processed on a rolling basis. Winners will be communicated by the end of June 2023.
- Legal entities and organisations are not eligible to apply.
- You can submit only one application.