Funding opportunities, jobs, internships, training courses and more for people in the Western Balkans. Check out the latest from the EU and partner organisations and shape a better future for you and your community!
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Culture and youth
Support for cross-sector projects that develop and scale innovative tools and solutions for the audiovisual sector (with music, books or museums), boosting competitiveness, greener practices, and better use of AI and virtual worlds to improve how European content is created, financed, discovered and shared across borders.
Funding opportunities
Artists & culture organisations, Civil society organisations
23/04/2026 at 17:00 CET/CEST
Culture and youth
EU Creative Innovation Lab: EU funding for cross-sector teams from audiovisual (film/TV, games, XR) and music/books/museums to build innovative digital tools and business models—using AI/virtual worlds— that grow audiences, boost competitiveness, improve circulation of European content, and support greener practices.
Funding opportunities
Artists & culture organisations, Civil society organisations
23/04/2026
Apply for financial support to travel and participate in DigiQ networking events across Europe, helping students and recent graduates in quantum technology connect, collaborate, and advance their careers.
Funding opportunities
31/03/2026 at 17:00 CET/CEST
Lump-sum grants for international VET partnerships that strengthen Western Balkans VET providers’ governance, inclusion, quality and innovation, improve links with employers, and make skills training more responsive to labour-market needs and development priorities.
Funding opportunities
Civil society organisations, Public sector bodies, Researchers
26/03/2026
Funding for innovative cross-border projects that help people build critical media skills, spot and respond to disinformation and manipulation, and scale effective tools and practices for diverse target groups across Europe.
Funding opportunities
Journalists & media organisations
11/03/2026
Lump-sum grants for partnerships between youth organisations in the EU/associated countries and the Western Balkans to strengthen youth work and non-formal learning, empower young people (including those with fewer opportunities), and boost participation, skills, entrepreneurship and cross-border cooperation.
Funding opportunities
Civil society organisations
26/02/2026 at 17:00 CET/CEST
Innovation and skills
Lump-sum grants for international higher-education partnerships in the Western Balkans to strengthen and modernise universities and systems—supporting greener and more digital education, mobility and recognition, and reforms that respond to socio-economic needs and global challenges.
Funding opportunities
Universities & educational establishments
10/02/2026 at 17:00 CET/CEST
Funding for organisations to run cascading grant schemes that channel most of the budget to local, regional, investigative and public-interest news media, helping them innovate, reach audiences and strengthen media pluralism across the EU.
Funding opportunities
Civil society organisations, Journalists & media organisations, Universities & educational establishments
04/02/2026 at 17:00 CET/CEST
Regional cooperation
Funding for Serbia–Montenegro cross-border projects that improve public health and social inclusion for marginalised groups and develop sustainable tourism based on shared cultural and natural heritage.
Funding opportunities
Civil society organisations
26/01/2026
Democracy and fundamental rights
EU funding for consortia in North Macedonia to strengthen participatory democracy and EU-accession reforms across governance/anti-corruption, media freedom & digital security, or the green transition (Lot 1), and to expand specialised services that prevent and respond to gender-based and domestic violence (Lot 2).
Funding opportunities
Civil society organisations
23/01/2026
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