Shape The Future Challenge – Moonshot Pirates

Ready to tackle climate change with groundbreaking ideas? Are you between 15 and 20? Then, join the Shape the Future Challenge and get a chance to collaborate with experts and like-minded peers to create real-world solutions.

We want you to THINK BIG! Whether you want to revolutionize energy, pioneer sustainable agriculture, or invent new eco-solutions, we believe you can drive change.

This is your opportunity to learn new skills, make lifelong connections, and become a real changemaker.

Plus, the winning team gets to head over to the heart of innovation, Silicon Valley, California!

Deadline: 5th May 2024

More info: https://moonshotpirates.com/challenge-2024

European Youth Foundation Pilot Activity Grant

Pilot activity grants refer to projects that

• address young people’s needs or challenges at a local level.
• contribute to the priorities of the youth sector of the Council of Europe
• are based on innovation, either in terms of methodology for the target group and/or the organisation and the context, or on replication of good practice
• have a clear youth dimension and contribute to youth participation
• have a clear local impact
• follow the basic principles of youth work, non-formal education and intercultural dialogue
• contribute to social cohesion, by combating exclusion and the prevention of phenomena specifically affecting young people
• help young people, particularly disadvantaged young people, to find ways of meeting both the challenges facing them and their own aspirations.

Pilot activities are flexible in their format and may utilise a range of approaches, such as youth meetings, capacity building sessions, awareness raising actions, meetings with experts, local workshops, local actions, visits, campaigns, workshops in schools, festivals etc.

The maximum grant for a Pilot Activity is €15 000.

Deadline: 15th May 2024

More info: https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-youth-foundation/pilot-activity

United By Sport – Adidas Foundation

United By Sport strives to leverage the transformational power of sport to promote equality and fight hate and discrimination which can come in all its forms, spanning various grounds such as religion or belief, racial or ethnic origin, gender, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation and more. The United by Sport program has been created to provide support to organisations that fight such hate and discrimination through sport or in the sport sector.

GENERAL PROGRAMMING FUNDING – General operational support of up to €50,000  per year for a maximum of three years.

PROJECT SPECIFIC FUNDING – Proposals for funding ranging from a minimum amount of €150,000 to a maximum amount of €700,000.

Deadline: May 31st, 2024

More info: https://www.adidasfoundation.org/get-involved

Patagonia Environmental Grants

Patagonia supports environmental organisations with bold, direct-action agendas and a commitment to long-term change.

They support innovative work that addresses the root causes of the environmental crisis and seeks to protect both the environment and affected communities.

Deadlines: May 31st & September 30th 2024 and January 31st 2025

More info: https://eu.patagonia.com/ie/en/how-we-fund/

ProVeg Grants

The ProVeg Grants program is accelerating the transformation of our food system by providing support for organisations involved in this vital work. Since 2019, ProVeg International has provided more than 500 grants to organisations and individuals in over 70 countries. They provide both financial support and assistance with capacity-building. ProVeg Grants offers financial support of between $5,000 and $50,000 per year.

Deadline: Quarterly – 1st June 2024, 1st September, 1st December 2024

More info: https://proveg.org/advocacy/grants/