Fellowships for civil society activists: community engagement
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.
Organise a lecture on countering Russian propaganda, launch a transparent judicial reform monitoring system, or a campaign encouraging people to use electronic petitions — you will have eight months to implement the idea in Ukraine, the EU, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, or Moldova. Look for inspiration on the website with fellows portfolios that have received grants.
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
- Membership in the alumni community: more opportunities, networking and promoting yourself as a leader
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 for civil society organisation or have proven experience of working in this field
- You have B1 English level according to CEFR
- Have never participated in this programme before
- Concept form completed in English
- CV. Find guidelines on creating good CV on Europass website
- Motivation letter
- Description of the project: actions needed for its implementation, communication strategy, 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 including your CV and motivation letter by 4 September.
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. The winners will be communicated in November.
- Legal entities and organisations are not eligible to apply.
- The project does not cover neither fees or any payment to the applicant or supervisor, nor costs for purchasing equipment.
- You can submit only one application.