Visegrad Fund

• • Projects creating/presenting common audiovisual, literary, and other contemporary art products to new audiences
  • Projects reflecting on common historical and cultural heritage as well as cultural diversity by joint research and knowledge-sharing activities
  • Projects establishing and fostering cooperation among municipalities, regions, and local groups through common cultural activities.

2. Education and Capacity Building

• • Projects strengthening professional networks of educational institutions and supporting mobility of students, researchers, and educators to share best practices
  • Projects improving hard and soft skills for the 21^st century through formal and non-formal educational methods.

3. Innovation, R&D, Entrepreneurship

• • Projects aiming to build up new business and cluster networks for SMEs, startups, and research institutions within and outside the V4
  • Projects tackling economic challenges and improving the ecosystem for businesses and social enterprises through joint lobbying, common policy solutions and exchange of best practices
  • Projects dealing with innovation, new technologies and scientific research on regional and cross-sectoral levels

4. Democratic Values and the Media

• • Projects promoting active participation of citizens in democratic decision-making processes and fostering democratic debate
  • Projects promoting transparency and the fight against corruption by supporting knowledge-exchange and capacity-building of whistleblowers, investigative journalists, and watchdogs
  • Projects improving media and information literacy, and increasing resilience towards biased reporting, disinformation, and propaganda
  • Projects aiming for better media coverage of relevant topics in the V4 region and increased access to information

5. Public Policy and Institutional Partnership

• • Projects connecting the expert communities to find joint solutions to common policy challenges
  • Projects promoting active lobbying for policy change and good governance and connecting relevant stakeholders with decision-makers 

6. Regional Development, Environment and Tourism

• • Projects offering new solutions and activities to the fight against climate change and raising awareness of environmental protection within and outside the V4 region
  • Projects aiming at sustainable tourism development on the local and regional levels by combining international expertise and shared know-how
  • Projects aiming at finding and sharing innovative solutions in local and regional infrastructure development, urban planning, land revitalization and agriculture

7. Social Development

• • Projects promoting an inclusive mindset in society and addressing protection and empowerment of minorities
  • Projects improving intergenerational dialogue and the social care infrastructure to tackle common demographic and public health challenges
  • Projects promoting a healthy and active lifestyle and reduction of addictive substance abuse.

WHO CAN APPLY?

• Consortium of organizations of which 3 or more are based in different Visegrad countries;
• All types of non-governmental, civil society organizations (CSOs); municipalities and local governments; schools, higher education institutions; research and scientific bodies and public institutions are eligible as lead partner (applicant) and partners in the consortia;
• Market actors, e.g., companies – especially innovation and startuprelated actors – with a legal entity are also eligible, but only if their Visegrad project is of nonprofit character.

Grants cover up to 100% of project budget with maximum 15% of the requested sum for overheads. Co-financing is allowed and encouraged.

DEADLINES

Proposals are accepted regularly three times per year: by February 1, June 1, and October 1. Applications must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. (noon) CET on the given deadline date.