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CfP: CoE COMPASS National & Regional Training Courses 2026 (Deadline: 18 January)

Target Group: Regional, national, and local organisations/institutions interested in developing high-quality human rights education (including youth organisations, NGOs, governmental education/youth bodies, and human rights education institutions). Aim: To establish strategic partnerships for developing and implementing national or regional human rights education training courses (EDC/HRE) for youth, in cooperation with the CoE. Countries: CoE member countries

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CfP: North Macedonia – EU Support to Civil Society and Media Organisations & Combating Gender-Based and Domestic Violence (IPA III)( Deadline: 23 January)

Target Group: CSOs and media organisations active across thematic policy sectors, including organisations working on combating gender-based and domestic violence. Aim: To strengthen the role and capacities of civil society and media organisations in North Macedonia, support democratic participation and policy engagement, and contribute to the prevention and combating of gender-based and domestic violence. Countries:

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CfP: Support to Local Media Outlets & CSOs – MEdIA-Lit in the Western Balkans (Deadline: 2 February)

Target Group: Local media outlets and CSOs that: are legal, non-profit entities; hve the media sector included in their statutes;are directly responsible for project preparation and implementation. Aim: To strengthen the professional capacities of journalists, media outlets, and CSOs to promote freedom of expression, access to information, and media pluralism, and to support the production

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CfP: Journalism Partnerships – Cross-Border Media Collaborations (Deadline: 4 February)

Target Group: Consortia of at least 3 partners from 3 different Creative Europe countries, including non-profit, public, and private media outlets (print, online, radio, TV, podcasts), as well as media associations, NGOs, journalistic funds, and training organisations. Aim: To foster cross-border collaborations between news media organisations across Europe, supporting innovative business models, new types of

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CfP: RYCOnnecting Youth – 7th Open Call (Deadline: 13 February)

Target Group: CSOs implementing projects for young people aged 14–30 in the Western Balkans, working on youth reconciliation, intercultural learning, dialogue, and regional cooperation. Aim: To strengthen youth-led reconciliation, trust-building, intercultural learning, and regional cooperation across the Western Balkans by supporting high-quality, impact-oriented and sustainable initiatives that foster dialogue, peacebuilding, and youth participation beyond individual

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CfP: Culture Connects Grants – UK–North Macedonia Arts Collaborations (Deadline: 23 December 2025)

Short Description: The British Council launches the Culture Connects Grants scheme in the Western Balkans to support innovative artistic collaborations between arts and culture organisations in North Macedonia and UK creatives and institutions. Target Group: Legally registered arts and culture organisations in North Macedonia, including collectives, consortia, communities, charities, and private or public entities, working

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CfP: UNESCO Global Media Defence Fund – 6th Call for Partnerships (Deadline: 2 January 2026)

Target Group: Local, regional, and global not-for-profit organisations working on journalists’ safety, legal protection, media freedom, investigative journalism, or strategic litigation. Aim: To support projects that strengthen journalists’ legal safety, advance media freedom, and help break the cycle of impunity for crimes against journalists. Countries: Global Amount: USD 15,000–50,000 per grant Duration: N/A Deadline: 2

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CfP: Türkiye – Strong Civic Space for Equality & Women’s Empowerment Project (Deadline: 5 January 2026)

Target Group: Women’s rights organisations, women-led CSOs, and rights-based civil society organisations legally registered and operating in Türkiye. Aim: To strengthen the civic and political participation of young women while addressing the rising risks of technology-facilitated violence against women (TF VAWG). Country: Türkiye Amount: N/A Duration: Project-specific (as outlined in the proposal and programme guidelines).

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CfP: Journalism Partnerships – Cross-Border Media Collaborations (Deadline: 4 February 2026)

Target Group: Consortia of at least 3 media and news organisations from at least 3 different Creative Europe Programme countries, including non-profit, public, and private media outlets, media associations, NGOs, journalistic funds, and training organisations. Natural persons are generally not eligible. Aim: To support cross-border media collaborations that enhance the sustainability, resilience, and quality of

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CfP: Western Balkans – International Mobility Grants for PSM Media Professionals (Deadline: 5 December 2025)

Target Group: Mid-career and young media professionals (min. 1 year experience) affiliated with Western Balkan Public Service Media (PSMs) that have signed an MoU with the Goethe-Institut and DW Akademie. Includes both staff and freelancers formally engaged with these PSMs. Aim: To support short-term international mobility through job-shadowing placements in EU or Western Balkan PSMs,

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CfP: Content Production Fund – Strengthening Quality and Independent Journalism in the Western Balkans and Türkiye (Deadline: 10 December 2025)

Target Group: Media outlets in the Western Balkans producing cross-border, investigative, and multimedia journalistic content, with a focus on including underrepresented groups such as minorities, youth, and women. Aim: To support the production of high-quality, cross-border journalism that is investigative, impactful, and inclusive, while providing on-the-job mentoring and capacity building for participating journalists. Countries: Western

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CfP: Interreg Danube Region Programme – 3rd Call for Proposals (Deadline: 15 December 2025)

Target Group: Transnational partnerships, public institutions, NGOs, research bodies, SMEs, and other eligible organisations across the Danube Region. Aim: To support innovative, cross-border cooperation projects that strengthen economic, social, and environmental development in the Danube Region through practical, transnational solutions. Countries: Danube Region Programme area (multiple EU and non-EU countries in the region) Amount: Approx.

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