Deadline Date: February 16, 2026
The CrossCulture Grant Programme Synergy is now accepting applications to support collaborative projects between organisations, offering financial assistance to cover travel, accommodation, meals, and health insurance for joint initiatives.
The programme focuses on brief stays by employees from the cooperating organisations, purely online collaborations, and hybrid forms of collaboration. It encourages partnerships for planning and implementing joint events, conducting fact-finding missions, engaging in research or artistic undertakings, and preparing different kinds of publications, promoting exchange and learning between civil society actors across national borders.
What does the funding include?
CCP Synergy supports both cooperating organisations with a total of 4,500 euros.
Funding is available for the following purposes:
- travel expenses
- accommodation
- meals in accordance with the valid daily rates
- health insurance
- expenditure allowance as needed
- other costs related to the collaboration such as visas, etc.
In addition to financial support, ifa is available to answer any further questions and assist the participating organisations from abroad in obtaining visas for stays in Germany. However, the participating organisations are principally responsible for planning their own trips.
Eligibility criteria
Since the programme is designed for organisations, individuals cannot apply for CCP Synergy.
Funded collaborations need to be finalised by 15 November 2026. Tandems planning their funded cooperation beyond this date will not be considered for selection.
Prerequisites
CCP Synergy is aimed at employees from two organisations who are planning a joint initiative. One of the organisations must be located in Germany and the other in one of the partner countries listed above. Organisations that are currently establishing contacts or initiating joint activities are expressly invited to apply for the CCP Synergy programme. Former CCP Fellowships participants and their organisations are eligible to apply for CCP Synergy.
The organisations need to be officially registered in the countries they are based in (and need to submit an official certification that might differ depending on the country).
If possible, both organisations should work in a similar field – thematically or regionally – from one of the following areas:
- Policy and society
- Media and culture
- Human rights and peace
- Sustainable development & climate justice
In addition in 2026 the following key topics will also be focussed on:
- Culture of Remembrance
- Democratic Resilience
Participating countries
Organisations from the following countries are currently being funded:
Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Egypt, Georgia, Germany, Guatemala, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Marocco, Mauritania, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine Territories, Philippines, Republic of Moldova, Qatar, Russia, Saudi-Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tunesia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen.
Application Guidelines
Application in 3 steps
- Both organisations jointly fill out the application form.
- Create a preliminary joint calculation of all costs which apply to both organisations.
- Applications can only be submitted directly on our application portal (accessable during application period).
What application documents are required?
- Application form
- Joint estimate of costs
- Extract from the Register of Associations (or similar certification) from both organisations (in the respective language of the country)
Application deadline
CCP Synergy call for applications 2026: January 14th – February 16th, 2026 (23:59 CET).
Please take a look at our FAQs for more details.
What happens after having applied?
All selected applicants will receive a written confirmation within approx. 10 weeks after the application deadline.
