Call for youth initiatives ‘Living and building democracy’!

Last updated on Monday, 06/07/2026

The European Youth Foundation of the Council of Europe is launching the call for proposals for ad hoc youth initiatives ‘Living and building democracy’.

This call aims to support ad hoc youth initiatives that contribute to the following objectives:

• Create space for young people to learn more about democracy and the role of human rights therein, in relation to specific challenges to democracies in the current European context.
• Allow young people to develop their attitudes, views and specifically their critical thinking for building a democratic culture, including when using the digital space.
• Equip young people with citizenship skills and ways to take active part in democratic processes and human rights promotion.

The activities that can be supported through these grants must respond to specific challenges young people face in engaging with democratic processes, such as challenges around misinformation and manipulation, disinformation and fake news, barriers to voting, limited participation in political and governance processes, etc. Initiatives need to demonstrate the relevance of the proposed intervention and explain how their initiative will tackle and overcome that specific challenge.

The details of the call, including the eligibility, exclusion and award criteria, as well as application forms are now published on the website and applications are open for submission as from end of July for youth organisations registered with the EYF, by the deadline of 1 September 2026 23:59 CEST.

Find out more: Announcing the EYF call for proposals for ad hoc youth initiatives “Living and building democracy”! - European Youth Foundation