2026 European Solidarity Corps call is open: ready to make a change?

Last updated on Friday, 14/11/2025

€175 million in 2026 to celebrate 30 years of European Volunteering and 10 years of the European Solidarity Corps.

The European Commission is launching today the European Solidarity Corps 2026 call, marking a double anniversary year: 30 years of EU volunteering and 10 years of the European Solidarity Corps. With an increased budget that will reach in 2026 for the first time €175.3 million, the programme will continue to empower thousands of young people to engage in solidarity actions across Europe and beyond.

Since its creation in 2016, the European Solidarity Corps has offered life-changing opportunities to more than 150,000 young people through over 22,000 projects in solidarity, humanitarian aid and development cooperation; and reinforced local community empowerment. The 2026 programme builds on these achievements and will continue to fund projects that aim to contribute to inclusion and diversity, environmental sustainability, digital transformation, and democratic participation, the four transversal priorities guiding the programme throughout the 2021–2027 period.