Overview
| Donor: | European Commission (EC) - CERV |
| Application procedure: | Full Proposal |
| Donor base: | Belgium |
| Reference number: | ERP_PL |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 30.10.2026 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | - |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Governance & Democracy
- Human Rights
Project Locations
Europe
Poland
Description
1) Objective
The objective of the Call for thematic grants is to support experience sharing between CSOs that work on behalf of groups at risk of discrimination, unequal treatment, hate speech or hate crime, or that carry out watchdog/monitoring/advocacy activities in support of respect for the rule of law, or that aim to gain experience in these areas within the project.
Experience sharing grants are meant to enable peer learning between two CSOs (Applicant and Partner) of different levels of experience regarding human rights and/or rule of law activities, organisational development, team building, etc. They are intended to encourage CSOs to share skills and solutions.
2) Eligibility
In order to be eligible, applicants must: be established in Poland; be non-profit making and a civil society organisation; respect EU values as laid down in Art.2 of the Treaty on European Union and the EU Charter of fundamental rights; and have eligible legal form: foundations, associations registered in the National Court Register, church legal persons registered in the National Court Register, rural housewives’ circles, unions of associations.
3) Location
Actions must take place in Poland.
4) Budget
Total budget for the call is PLN300,000 (approx. €69,460) and minimum/maximum grant amount is PLN 10,000-20,000 (approx. €2,315-€4,600).
5) Application
The application deadlines are 31 October 2025 12:00 (Brussels time), 02 March 2026 12:00 (Brussels time), 30 June 2026 12:00 (Brussels time) and 30 October 2026 12:00 (Brussels time).

