IGLYO — The International LGBTQI Youth & Student Organisation is the world’s largest LGBTQI Youth and Student member-based organisation, counting more than 135 Member Organisations in more than 40 countries across the Council of Europe Region.

IGLYO’s mission is to advance the rights of LGBTQI youth, fight for equality and inclusion, and empower LGBTQI youth voices through international training and events, thematic research and advocacy campaigns, online tools and resources, networking activities, and more.

IGLYO is excited to announce the opening of the fourth edition of its IGLYO Grants Programme, or “Financial Support to Third Parties”, as funded by the CERV Programme 2021-2027 of the European Commission.

This grant scheme is open only to IGLYO Member Organisations who have already been ratified at a General Assembly and are registered in European Union Member States. The reason why the IGLYO Grants Programme 2026 is only open to IGLYO Member Organisations based in the EU is because this project is funded by the European Commission. IGLYO acknowledges that a large part of its membership is based outside of the EU, and we are therefore working to find ways to receive funding from other sources for this programme, and extend the Grants Programme beyond the EU in the future.

Through this call, IGLYO’s Member Organisations registered in the EU are invited to submit proposals for projects contributing to 1 or more of the 4 objectives specified in the Open Call. The proposals should follow the provided template to present a simple workplan and proposed budget for the project, which can range from 3,000.00 € to 15,000.00 €.

The proposals can be for initiatives or activities complementing other projects that the organisations already implement or programmes boosting or improving the internal processes of the organisation.

Before applying through the form below, read carefully the Open Call and the Terms and Conditions. Don't forget to fill out the Indicative Budget Template and save it as a PDF as you will need to submit it in the form below. The deadline to submit the form for the first stage of the application process is 10 March 2026 at 23:59 CET.

If you have any questions, please write an email to IGLYO’s Programmes Team, at programmes@iglyo.org.

Good luck!
About your organisation

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* 1. Your organisation

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* 2. Do you certify your organisation is a ratified Member of IGLYO based in the EU?
Please note that only ratified IGLYO Member Organisations based in the EU are eligible to apply. Organisations that were pre-approved by the Board but that have not yet been ratified at an IGLYO General Assembly are not eligible. If you are unsure whether your organisation is a Member or whether you are ratified, please refer to our Members’ list.

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* 3. In which EU country is your organisation registered?
Please note that only organisations registered as legal entities in EU countries are eligible to apply. If your country does not appear in the dropdown list below, you are not eligible to apply for an IGLYO Grant.

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* 4. Your name
Who is filling out this form?

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* 5. Your pronouns.
E.g. She/her, They/them, He/They, etc.

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* 6. Your email address
We will use it to communicate the selection results.

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* 7. Repeat your email address

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* 8. Your phone number
It can be your personal phone number or the one of your organisation. We will use it if we cannot reach you via email

For the 2026 IGLYO Grants Programme, we want to support smaller, newer, grassroots NGOs by and for queer youth. Moreover, we will prioritise organisations which predominantly work with and for queer BIPOC or that include a specific anti-racist angle in their project. We are asking some questions regarding your organisation to make sure you fit into this target group.

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* 9. Describe your organisation
What is the main focus of your organisation? What is your mission? What are your main activities? What are you known for?

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* 10. Do you have paid staff?

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* 11. Are you a volunteer-based organisation?
(i.e. volunteers perform the great majority of the tasks necessary to run the organisation)

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* 12. When was your organisation officially registered as a legal entity?

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* 13. What is the gross annual income of your organisation?
I.e. the gross annual income for your organisation of the last full calendar year (restricted and unrestricted public and private funding, grants, donations, sponsorships, registration and membership fees, etc.).

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* 14. Please list the grants above €5,000 that you received in the past two years
Please list the grants in chronological order from the most recent to the least recent, and include the year of the award, the duration, the amount granted and the donor.

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* 15. Can you describe your organisational leadership? Do you have BIPOC or other intersectional minorities represented in it?

BIPOC stands for Black, Indigenous, (and) People of Colour and has been used as a commonplace term to group together diverse and different communities that may not necessarily have anything in common other than a shared yet unique experience of discrimination along ethnic, racial, and/or colonial axis of domination, and that the use of such term isn't meant to erase the richness of racial and ethnic diversity but to refer to individuals and communities affected by racism, colorism, and/or xenophobia when considering large-scale phenomena and structures of power.

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* 16. Can you describe your target group? Do you run activities specifically aimed to and led by BIPOC or other intersectional minorities?

About your IGLYO Grants 2026 project
In this part of the application, we will ask you about the project that you are planning to implement under this Programme. Try to be clear and exhaustive but concise.

Remember that the assessment criteria for your proposal are the following:
  • Quality of the proposal: is the concept note submitted in line with the instructions given in the application pack? Is the concept note logical, clear and complete?
  • Quality of the financial proposal (budget): are the activities proposed eligible to be funded by the grants? Is the proposed budget convincing for the scale of the MO and the ambitions of the project?
  • Relevance of the proposal for the objective chosen: is the project in line with the objectives of the call?
  • Impact at the local and/or national level: what is the potential impact of the project proposed on the community, membership and target audience of the member organisation?
  • Benefit for the Member Organisation: how much will the grantee benefit, in the short, medium and long term, from participating in the programme?
  • Feasibility of the project: is it realistic to implement the project proposed within 8 months and with the proposed budget?
  • Grassroots character: if the project targets a specific group, are people of that group involved in the organisation and in the design and implementation of the project?
  • Intersectionality and anti-racist approach: does the organisation and/or the project take an intersectional perspective? In particular, does the organisation work with and for BIPOC? Does the project address racial discrimination along with LGBTQI+ issues?
  • Proximity to call target audience: we want to prioritise grassroots organisations which are new, volunteer-based, and do not have easy access to funding.
An extra criteria on safeguarding measures applies for projects involving children. Projects that wish to tackle an issue related to children’s rights should give convincing proof that they have considered safeguarding protocols and methodologies, and upload their child safeguarding policy as part of their application. In particular, organisations wishing to involve children in their projects should comply with the Keeping Children Safe: The International Child Safeguarding Standards in their policies, practices and recruitment processes. This is an essential criteria, meaning that if it is not met, the project will be considered not eligible.

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* 17. Which objective does your project aim to tackle?
Your project proposal needs to undertake one of the objectives below. If your project aims to achieve more than one objective, you should choose the most relevant one for the application:

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* 18. Does your project focus on one of the following priority areas?
For all of these objectives, we will prioritise projects in the areas specified below. If your project focuses on more than one area, you should choose the most relevant or important one for the application:

**Projects that wish to tackle an issue related to children’s rights should give convincing proof that they have considered safeguarding protocols and methodologies, and upload their child safeguarding policy as part of their application. In particular, organisations wishing to involve children in their projects should take into account and comply with Keeping Children Safe: The International Child Safeguarding Standards in their policies, practices and recruitment processes.

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* 19. Which of the following activities are included in your proposal?
The main activities of your project should fall into the categories below. You can choose as many categories as you need.

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* 20. What is the goal and the objectives of your project?

Goal = what do you want to achieve with this project? E.g. Make schools in my city more inclusive for trans and gender non-conforming kids.

Objectives = which measurable actions/steps you need to complete to achieve the overall goal? E.g. By September 2024, train 200 teachers on inclusive practices.

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* 21. Describe the concrete activities you will implement to achieve the overall goal and specific objectives.
Please list activities in chronological order and indicate the duration and timeline of each activity.

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* 22. Describe your target group.
Who will benefit from your project? Who will you engage through this project? Who will you reach through this project?

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* 23. Describe the intersectional and anti-racist dimension, approach and considerations of your project. If your project's main focus is on anti-racism, involves BIPOC, or deals with other intersectional identities, which mechanisms will you put in place to ensure that your project is not tokenistic?
Tokenism refers to the practice of making only a symbolic effort towards inclusivity or diversity, often by including a few individuals from underrepresented groups to give the appearance of diversity to fulfill a quota or to provide the illusion of inclusivity without truly addressing systemic inequalities. Tokenism can also manifest in other ways, such as organising occasional events, posting performative content or seasonal collaborations, without enacting meaningful change or addressing the underlying issues of inequality.

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* 24. If the project has a focus on children's rights or hopes to plan certain activities involving under 18s, please explain how you considered safeguarding protocols and methodologies as part of your project, in line with the Keeping Children Safe: The International Child Safeguarding Standards.

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* 25. If the project has a focus on children's rights or hopes to plan certain activities involving under 18s, please upload below your existing Child Safeguarding/Child Protection Policy.
Projects that wish to tackle an issue related to children’s rights should give convincing proof that they have considered safeguarding protocols and methodologies. In particular, organisations wishing to involve children in their projects should comply with the Keeping Children Safe: The International Child Safeguarding Standards in their policies, practices and recruitment processes.

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* 26. Describe the impact of this project on your organisation, your community, and society at large.
What positive change in your organisation, community and society do you expect from this project?

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* 27. Describe your team and your decision-making processes.
Who will help you in organising the activities of this project? What is their profile? How will you take decisions regarding the project within the team?

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* 28. Upload here your indicative budget.

You can attach your budget proposal using the provided template.

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