V4 Gen Mini Grants

Description

1) Objective

The International Visegrad Fund is an inter­na­tional orga­ni­sa­tion based in Bratislava founded in 2000 by the gov­ern­ments of the Visegrad Group (V4) countries; the Czech Republic, Hungary, the Republic of Poland, and the Slovak Republic. The pur­pose of the Fund is to facil­i­tate and pro­mote the devel­op­ment of closer coop­er­a­tion among cit­i­zens and insti­tu­tions in the region as well as between the V4 region and other coun­tries, espe­cially in the Western Balkan and Eastern Partnership regions. Strategic Grants support project proposals addressing annual strategic priorities of the Visegrad Group. Entities from all four Visegrad Group (V4) countries must be actively involved in each proposed project.

The main purpose of the V4 Gen Mini-Grants is to provide financial contribution to short-term cross-border youth mobility in the V4 region and its immediate neighborhood. Any legal entity registered in V4 countries and in Ukraine can apply for support. Each project must involve at least two entities from eligible countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine) but can also include partners entities from countries that directly neighbor two V4 countries (i.e., Austria, Germany, and Ukraine).

2) Eligibility

Any legal entity is eligible for funding if applying on behalf of a justifiable consortium of project partners. Preference is generally given to groups of non-governmental, civil society organizations (CSOs), public educational, cultural, research and scientific institutions, municipalities and local governments. As a rule, the project must be implemented by at least three organizations (including the applicant) from three different V4 countries.

3) Location

It is compulsory to secure participation of subjects from at least three different V4 countries (an organiser and at least two project partners); with the exception of Cross-Border Cooperation where cooperation of two countries is sufficient (organiser and a single project partner) and the Visegrad Strategic Program where all four V4 countries must be represented). Applicants are, however, strongly encouraged to involve project partners from all four Visegrad countries: Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Czech Republic.

4) Budget

Grants are up to €10,000. The budgets are awarded as lump sum payments calculated by the number of people directly involved in each event/visit and the number of days spent together (max. €50 for each participant and/or chaperone per day or €60 per participant and/or chaperone per day when more than two V4 countries are involved).

5) Application

The deadline is 1 November 2026.