Applications Invited for the MFMC Large & Small Grants

About the Organization

We give cash to individuals with new concepts for selling zero carbon. We need to finance initiatives that encourage us. Many charitable funders will keep away from unproven strategies, high-risk initiatives, or audiences not reached by regular campaigns, however these issues are what we’re right here for. Among the initiatives we’re proud to have supported are:

• Communicating Real Zero (Action Aid International)
• Ending EU assist for gasoline business (Global Witness)
• From 1.5 meters to 1.5 levels (Milieudefensie)

We assist new or sudden methods of speaking the want for transitioning to a low-carbon economic system.

About the Grant

We need to finance initiatives that encourage us. Many charitable funders will keep away from unproven strategies, high-risk initiatives, or audiences not reached by regular campaigns, however these issues are what we’re right here for.

In gentle of MFMC’s Full Funding Strategy, the Board will overview all functions in opposition to the following questions:

• Describe the systemic change you’re searching for to create
• Why are you the proper group or organisation to attain this transformation?
• Why is your challenge wanted at this precise second?

The Minor Foundation helps European-based organisations and communication initiatives that:

• Lead to modifications in insurance policies or practises in public or personal establishments in keeping with pathways for 1,5C
• Increase information and implementation of wanted insurance policies and applied sciences
• Reduce new construct out or use of fossil fuels
• Increase the uptake and use of carbon-free options
• Create constructive mobilisation for the actions and insurance policies wanted to maintain international warming inside the pathway of 1,5C
• Increase the variety of voices and narratives in local weather advocacy

We don’t assist:

• Organisations or initiatives with a business objective
• Organisations which can be registered exterior Europe
• Research-projects
• Climate adaptation initiatives
• General local weather info campaigns or initiatives
• Projects with a purely native focus or community-level initiatives
• The basis doesn’t assist initiatives directed in the direction of particular person behaviour change until that is part of a transparent technique for bigger, structural, political change
• We solely assist functions from organisations, not people
• The basis might assist prices for personnel and operations as part of a wider challenge application, however not in and of itself

Calls for functions:

MFMC historically pronounces six calls for functions yearly, in two completely different classes: giant and small grants.  

Large grants: In this class, MFMC is trying for initiatives usually in the vary of EUR 20,000 to EUR 200,000, though bigger initiatives could also be thought of. The application course of consists of two steps, the place organizations are requested to initially submit a brief pitch. Based on this, the group could also be invited to submit a full application if the MFMC board finds the challenge interesting.

Small grants: In this class, it’s potential to apply for smaller grants of as much as EUR 10,000 in a simplified one-stage course of. Applications can be assessed by the MFMC board based mostly on its goals and technique.   

How to Apply

Application deadline: 29.05.2025

Applications are submitted by means of the UNIFOR online portal. To submit an application, it’s essential to request entry to the portal.

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