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03.11.2026

up to €2,500,000

EU

CERV-DAPHNE 2026: up to EUR 2.5m, deadline 3 November

The European Commission has opened the CERV-2026-DAPHNE call to prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children. In total the budget is EUR 21 million, and the deadline falls on 3 November 2026 at 17:00 Brussels time. So Ukrainian organisations apply on the same terms as European ones.

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NGOs / CSOsGov. BodiesUniversitiesResearch Inst.

04.10.2026

€32–68 per day + travel

Germany

Feldman Travel Grants 2026: research trips in 18 countries

The Max Weber Foundation accepts applications for the Gerald D. Feldman Travel Grants until 4 October 2026. The programme funds research trips to foundation institutes across 18 countries for scholars in the humanities and social sciences. No nationality condition applies here, since highly qualified academics of any nationality may apply.

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Research Inst.IndividualsUniversities

$1,000 – $350,000

USA

Cloud credits for startups 2026: AWS, Google, Microsoft and Cloudflare compared

A bootstrapped Ukrainian startup with a live product can collect around $18,000 in cloud credits this month without a single investor on its cap table. A venture-backed one can reach several hundred thousand dollars across four providers. The difference between those two numbers is not the quality of the product.

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StartupsSMEs / Business

04.11.2026

up to €2,500,000

EU

EIC Accelerator 2026: €2.5M grants, last cut-off 4 November

€634 million, six cut-offs and a proposal template cut from roughly 50 pages to 20. That is EIC Accelerator in 2026, the largest single funding line the European Innovation Council runs for start-ups and SMEs.

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SMEs / BusinessStartups

up to €250,000

Germany

German grants for Ukraine: what changed by September 2026

Updated on 7 September 2026. The previous version of this roundup came out in April and covered nine programmes. Since then, three of them changed status, one window closed for good, and one of the largest fellowship schemes stopped accepting applications altogether because it ran out of capacity.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.IndividualsNGOs / CSOs +1

$10,000 – $350,000

USA

Cloudflare for Startups: up to $350,000 in credits for tech startups

Cloudflare has restructured its startup programme into three tiers, from $10,000 to $350,000 in credits, and raised both the entry level and the ceiling. The base tier no longer requires any outside funding: a bootstrapped company with a live product and a working website qualifies.

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StartupsSMEs / Business

22.09.2026

EU

LIFE 2026: 31 open calls and EUR 601.5 million

LIFE is the only European Union funding instrument devoted entirely to the environment and climate policy. It began back in 1992, and since then it has co-financed thousands of projects across nature conservation, the circular economy, emission reduction and clean energy.

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Gov. BodiesSMEs / BusinessUniversitiesResearch Inst. +1

28.10.2026

≈€690,000

EU

COST Open Call 2026: two network composition rules

The COST Open Call 2026 opened on 31 July and runs until 28 October 2026 at 12:00 noon CET. Up to 80 new COST Actions will receive funding, meaning four-year interdisciplinary research networks in any field of science and technology.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

20,000–2,500,000 UAH

Ukraine

Veteran Business Grants in Ukraine 2026: The Complete Guide

Veteran business grants in Ukraine are not one programme in 2026 but at least five different types of grant provider, with rules that do not translate between them.

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IndividualsSMEs / BusinessStartups

15.11.2026

up to CHF 350,000

Ukraine, Switzerland

Innovate Cities & Infrastructure: ETH Zurich Grants Open to Ukrainian Partners

ETH Zurich, jointly with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO), has opened the call under the Innovate Cities & Infrastructure programme. The programme funds interdisciplinary applied research that pairs research groups from ETH-Domain institutions with practice partners in order to develop evidence-based solutions for sustainable urban development, resilient…

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsSMEs / Business +1

up to CHF 10,000

Ukraine, Switzerland

REMARKET: cash-back grants up to CHF 10,000 for business

Micro, small and medium enterprises in five Ukrainian regions can recover up to 10% of an investment loan, capped at CHF 10,000. That compensation comes from a new component of the REMARKET project called Access to Finance, or cash-back grants. The logic runs in reverse compared with a classic grant.

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SMEs / Business

31.12.2026

Ukraine, Lithuania

Lithuania: CPVA business partnership grants for Ukraine

Lithuania’s Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid Fund is accepting applications for its Business Partnerships Programme in Ukraine. The K1 call opened on 24 June 2026 and runs until 31 December 2026 at 17:00 Lithuanian time. The configuration here is rare.

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SMEs / BusinessNGOs / CSOsUniversities

100,000–2,500,000 UAH

Ukraine

Vlasna Sprava 2026: full guide to the updated programme

New intake stage expected. The current Own Business 2.0 (Vlasna Sprava 2.0) intake stage in Diia ran until 27 October 2026. The next stage has not been announced yet; we will update this card as soon as applications reopen. The conditions below are the current programme rules.

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SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals

27.08.2026

Ukraine, EU

HELIOS digest 3: 10 Horizon Europe calls

The HELIOS project, coordinated by Lviv Polytechnic National University, has published the third issue of its grant opportunities digest. The issue holds 10 calls across five programmes: Horizon Europe, the European Research Council, the European Innovation Council, the Chips Joint Undertaking and COST.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessIndividuals

€1,200 – €30,000

Ukraine, Netherlands +1

European Cultural Foundation: donor analysis 2026

When Erasmus launched in 1987, the European Commission did not administer it. Until 1994 the European Cultural Foundation ran its implementation through the Erasmus Bureau. That foundation is a private body from Amsterdam, established in 1954, and its first president was Robert Schuman.

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NGOs / CSOsIndividualsOther

up to €1,500

Ukraine, Estonia

ETAG grants: EUR 1,500 for travel and visits to Estonia

On 10 August 2026 the Estonian Research Council (ETAG) opened a travel and collaboration grant scheme for Ukrainian higher education and research institutions. The maximum amount is EUR 1,500 per participant, and applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

01.10.2026

Ukraine, Poland +1

Polish grants for Ukraine: what is open in August 2026

Updated on 10 August 2026. The previous version of this roundup came out in April, and six of those seven programmes have since closed. So we checked every deadline against the official pages and rewrote the piece. Right now 6 items are open or about to open.

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NGOs / CSOsUniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals +1

02.09.2026

Ukraine, EU

Healthcare grants 2026: 8 open calls with verified dates

As of 10 August 2026, healthcare funding offers 8 calls with confirmed deadlines. The nearest one closes on 2 September, while the furthest closes on 8 October. And we checked every one of them against the donor official pages.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessNGOs / CSOs +1

23.08.2026

Ukraine, Canada

RFA Ukraine: new partner municipality selection, 23 August

The Recovery for All (RFA) project has opened a new selection round for partner municipalities in Ukraine. The team accepts applications until 23 August 2026 inclusive. Canada funds the project, and Alinea International runs it. Because the support format is technical assistance, a selected municipality gets experts, training and mentoring.

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CommunitiesGov. Bodies

20.09.2026

Ukraine, Switzerland

Swiss grants for Ukraine 2026: the open calls

The Swiss Federal Council allocated 5 billion francs to Ukraine through to 2036. Of that, 1.5 billion belongs to the cooperation programme for 2025 to 2028, while 500 million goes specifically to projects involving the Swiss private sector. This ranks among the largest bilateral packages Ukraine has received from anyone.

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SMEs / BusinessUniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOs +1

Ukraine

NRFU: donor analysis, history and call statistics

Applications closed. All NRFU 2026 calls are closed (the last, the LUKE Joint Call, closed on 15 May 2026); the next window is expected in spring 2027. This page remains a funder overview.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.Individuals

27.08.2026

Ukraine, EU +1

AI development grants 2026: 16 calls with open deadlines

The Horizon Europe work programme for 2026-2027 sets aside roughly EUR 2,023 million for topics that encourage the development of artificial intelligence. That figure excludes the Digital Europe Programme, the European Innovation Council and EuroHPC.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessStartups +2

28.10.2026

up to €4,000,000

Ukraine, EU

DeepRAP: EIC Pathfinder 2026 grant for cognitive AI

The European Innovation Council has opened applications for DeepRAP: Deep Reasoning, Abstraction & Planning towards trustworthy Cognitive AI Systems. The topic code is HORIZON-EIC-2026-PATHFINDERCHALLENGES-01-03, and it sits inside EIC Pathfinder Challenges 2026 under Horizon Europe.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessIndividuals

155,000–1,000,000 UAH

Ukraine, EU

Ukrainian Cultural Foundation (UCF): Donor Analysis 2026

3,207 funded projects and almost UAH 2.5 billion invested over nine years. That is the record of the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation (UCF), a state grantmaker that a dedicated law created in 2017. Right now the foundation runs three open calls.

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NGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessGov. BodiesCommunities +1

14.10.2026

up to €1,500,000

Ukraine, EU

ERC Starting Grant 2027: EUR 1.5M for PhD

594.1 million euro and 373 grants. That is what the European Research Council (ERC) set aside for the ERC Starting Grant 2027 call, which opened on 22 July 2026. The deadline falls on 14 October 2026. One researcher, up to 1,500,000 euro over 5 years, and no preset topics.

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Research Inst.UniversitiesIndividuals

Ukraine, Netherlands

Netherlands Grants for Ukraine 2026: What Is Open Now

The Netherlands remains one of the EU’s more active bilateral donors for Ukraine. In 2026 it added another EUR 30 million to its reconstruction facility, and it funds work from energy to justice.

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NGOs / CSOsIndividualsSMEs / Business

Ukraine

Grants for Craft Producers and Small Business 2026

Craft cheese, handmade ceramics, a small bakery, a woodworking shop, a local clothing brand. Small producers in Ukraine usually run on their own working capital, and they rarely reach cheap credit.

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SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals

14.08.2026

Ukraine, EU +1

Grants for universities: 9 open calls (Project Office)

The Project Office of Lviv Polytechnic National University has released the 15th issue of its “Current Grant Opportunities” bulletin. We gathered the calls into one article, checked every deadline against the donor’s own page, and confirmed whether Ukrainian universities, researchers and organisations can apply.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.NGOs / CSOsSMEs / Business +3

€1,000 – €100,000

Ukraine, EU +1

House of Europe: Donor Analysis and Grant Lines 2026

House of Europe has funded Ukrainians since 2019. The European Union pays for the programme, and Goethe-Institut Ukraine runs the calls. So far the team has offered more than 40 competitions for cultural managers, educators, youth workers, social entrepreneurs and media professionals.

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IndividualsNGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessGov. Bodies +1

up to €300,000

Ukraine

Energy grants for Ukrainian business in 2026

Ukrainian companies pay for backup power twice: first for the equipment, then for the fuel that keeps it running. Diesel gensets, batteries, cogeneration units and rooftop solar all drain working capital that most micro, small and medium enterprises simply do not hold.

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SMEs / BusinessStartupsIndividuals

14.08.2026

Ukraine, EU

7 open programmes for Ukrainian Statehood Day

On 15 July Ukraine marks Ukrainian Statehood Day. The date points back to the baptism of Kyivan Rus and to a continuity of statehood that Russia spent decades trying to rewrite in its own favour.

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NGOs / CSOsGov. BodiesCommunitiesUniversities +1

28.08.2026

Japan, Ukraine

Japanese grants and scholarships for Ukraine 2026

Japan is one of Ukraine’s largest donors, with more than 10 billion dollars in support since 2022. Almost all of it moves through government channels, so it takes the form of macro-financial budget support, equipment delivered through JICA, demining, and energy reconstruction.

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Research Inst.IndividualsUniversities

09.08.2026

up to $10,000

Global

Urgent Need Fund: grants up to $10,000 for animal rescue

Lady Freethinker has opened applications for its Urgent Need Fund. This grant programme supports organisations that rescue animals, provide medical care, food and shelter, or work to change how animals are treated. Each grant goes up to $10,000 USD per organisation, and applications close on 9 August 2026.

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NGOs / CSOs

€25,000–35,000

Ukraine, Poland +3

International Visegrad Fund: grants for Ukraine 2026

The International Visegrad Fund distributes 11 million euros a year for regional cooperation across Central and Eastern Europe. For Ukrainian organisations, it is one of the few donors with a simple, clear application process, and Ukrainian applicants take part on equal terms with partners from Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary.

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NGOs / CSOsGov. BodiesUniversitiesResearch Inst. +1

31.07.2026

USA, Ukraine

US grants for Ukrainians: open calls in 2026

6 US programs currently accept applications directly from Ukrainians, and each one has a concrete, open submission date. This roundup is for scholars, faculty, and journalists who live and work in Ukraine (not the diaspora abroad). The map of US funding for Ukraine changed sharply in 2025.

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Research Inst.UniversitiesIndividuals

01.08.2026

up to $1,000,000

Ukraine, Global

STDF grants: up to US$1M for SPS standards in trade

The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) has opened applications for grants of up to US$1,000,000. This money supports projects that help developing countries strengthen food safety, animal and plant health, and compliance with international sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements. The deadline is 1 August 2026.

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Gov. BodiesNGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessOther

€992–2,300 per month

Ukraine, Germany

DAAD: donor analysis and its programmes for Ukraine

DAAD is the world’s largest organisation for international academic exchange. Since 1925 it has supported roughly 3 million students and researchers, and every year it awards more than 140,000 scholarships and grants.

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Research Inst.IndividualsUniversities

28.10.2026

€10,000,000–€30,000,000

Ukraine, EU

EIC STEP Scale Up Defence: up to €30M for defence firms

On 1 July 2026, the European Innovation Council (EIC) opened the EIC STEP Scale Up Defence call. Because the rules name Ukraine directly, Ukrainian companies can apply on equal terms with firms from EU countries. The investment size runs from €10 to €30 million in company equity.

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SMEs / BusinessStartups

03.08.2026

up to €1,000,000

Ukraine, Norway +3

Brave International: over €100M in defense grants

Applications closed. The first UNITE – Brave NATO round closed on 3 August 2026; no dates for new Brave Norway, Germany, Lithuania or France calls have been announced. See the open calls on this topic below.

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SMEs / BusinessStartups

31.08.2026

Ukraine

Open grants for Ukrainian communities 2026

Applications closed. Applications closed on 31 August 2026. See the open calls on this topic below. As of late June 2026, several grant calls with confirmed deadlines remain open to Ukrainian communities. A community can receive some of this money directly, through its local authority or a municipal utility.

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NGOs / CSOsCommunitiesGov. BodiesIndividuals

24.09.2026

Ukraine, France

France Grants for Ukrainians 2026: 4 Open Programmes

France opened a dedicated support track for Ukrainian researchers and artists back in spring 2022, and several of those programmes still run today. So this roundup gathers four French options that Ukrainians can apply for right now or within a few days: two cultural residencies, a programme for scholars in…

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.IndividualsNGOs / CSOs

$5,000 – $60,000

Ukraine, Moldova +4

The Black Sea Trust: Grantor analysis

The Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation (BST) is a grantmaking program of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF). Since 2007, it has supported civil society organizations, independent media, and civic initiatives across the wider Black Sea region.

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NGOs / CSOsIndividualsResearch Inst.

15.09.2026

Ukraine, EU

Grants for Ukrainian NGOs: 10 open programmes in 2026

International donor funding for Ukrainian civil society (NGOs) in 2026 spans a wide range of themes: democracy and advocacy, human rights, community recovery, EU integration, veteran reintegration, and minority rights. GetGrant has collected 10 confirmed open programmes, each with a verified deadline and a direct link to the primary source.

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NGOs / CSOsCommunitiesUniversitiesResearch Inst. +1

13.10.2026

€2,000,000–30,000,000

Ukraine, EU

EDIP USI: €300M EU grants for Ukraine’s defence industry

The European Commission has opened calls under EDIP Ukraine Support Instrument (USI) – €300 million to rebuild, modernise and scale up Ukraine’s defence industrial base. The first call opens in June 2026, with a submission deadline of 13 October 2026.

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SMEs / BusinessStartupsOther

30.06.2026

€100,000

Global

L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science: €100,000 awards open

The L’Oréal Foundation and UNESCO are accepting nominations for the For Women in Science International Awards. Specifically, this cycle covers physical sciences, mathematics and computer science. Each of the 5 winners receives €100,000 to support their research. The nominations deadline is 30 June 2026. The programme has run since 1998.

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IndividualsResearch Inst.

Belgium, Ukraine +1

King Baudouin Foundation: Grantor analysis

Applications closed. King Baudouin Foundation currently has no open calls for Ukrainian organisations; its open calls are for Belgium only. This page remains a funder overview. See the open calls on this topic below. Belgium distributes over €202 million through a single foundation every year. 201 calls for projects annually.

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NGOs / CSOsResearch Inst.Other

24.11.2026

Ukraine, EU

MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026: €593M for Doctoral Consortia

The European Commission has opened a €593 million call for doctoral research consortia. MSCA Doctoral Networks 2026 (HORIZON-MSCA-2026-DN-01-01) funds international PhD programmes through partnerships of universities, research institutions and businesses. The submission deadline is 24 November 2026.

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UniversitiesResearch Inst.SMEs / BusinessGov. Bodies +1

22.09.2026

€2,500,000

Ukraine, EU

LIFE 2026: €2.5M grant for ecodesign compliance support

The European Commission has opened a call for proposals under the LIFE Programme to fund a dedicated compliance support facility for manufacturers, suppliers, and retailers on EU ecodesign and energy labelling rules. The total budget is €2.5 million for a single grant. The application deadline is 22 September 2026.

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NGOs / CSOsSMEs / BusinessUniversitiesResearch Inst. +1

20.09.2026

from CHF 3,000,000 up to CHF 10,000,000

Ukraine, Switzerland

SECO launches third call for Ukraine recovery projects

Switzerland has opened the third round of direct support for private investment in Ukraine’s recovery. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) is making up to CHF 50 million available for projects in construction, energy, mechanical engineering, agribusiness, IT, and other sectors. Applications are accepted until 20 September 2026.

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SMEs / Business

up to €5,000

Ukraine

Robert Bosch Stiftung: Grantor analysis 2026

Urgent: The Documenting Ukraine programme (funded by the Robert Bosch Stiftung Foundation) is accepting applications from Ukrainian journalists, researchers, and artists. Deadline: 31 May 2026 – 2 days remaining. Details below and at: iwm.at → The Robert Bosch Stiftung is one of Europe’s largest private foundations.

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NGOs / CSOsResearch Inst.Individuals

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