We are welcoming applications from CSOs committed to democracy, human rights and the rule of law!
The aim of the programme is to create cohesive and active civil society communities, whose members work together to form new partnerships, develop as organisations, expand their methodological knowledge, while also implementing concrete campaigns. The call for proposals is open to projects that will help ensure that everyone in Hungary can enjoy their rights, participate in shaping their own lives and have a say in our common affairs, regardless of where they come from, how they think or what their circumstances are.
In partnership, in development, in action!
Open call for proposals
Questions about the call for proposals are welcome via the contact form on the Union Values programme website. The form is available after registration and login in the CONTACT (kapcsolatfelvétel) menu.
Youth for values - call for proposals
The call for proposals supports study visits by young activists, volunteers and members of civil society organisations who explore "good practices", ideas, examples and projects, which can be used at home to address problems and raise awareness of EU values and rights.
Youth for values - Call for proposals
The first calls of the Union Values Programme have closed
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The deadline for CSOs to submit their applications to the first calls of Union Values Programme was 2 pm on 20 March 2023.
The call for applications was open to cohesive and active civil society organi
sations that committed themselves to building new partnerships, developing as organisations, and expanding their methodological knowledge while implementing concrete campaigns.
The first calls of the three-year programme were named "In Partnership" and "In Development" and were open to applications via the dedicated online interface on the kozosertekeink.hu website. A total of 310 applications were received by the deadline.
Of these, 120 were submitted in the ‘In Partnership’ category. Here we expect applications from larger, more experienced CSOs, active at national or regional level which commit to work with smaller, rural organisations to share their knowledge and skills and to implement joint projects together with them to protect, promote and raise awareness about European values and rights. The maximum grant available in this category will be € 60 000 for projects lasting 12-24 months.
190 applications have been submitted in the ‘In Development’ category, which aims to support smaller CSOs, mainly operating outside the capital which, while working on European values, would also focus on their own internal development and improve their operation. The maximum grant available in this category will be € 20 000 for projects lasting up to two years.
After receiving the applications, the staff of the organisations implementing the Union Values Programme - Ökotárs Foundation, Autonomia Foundation, Carpathian Foundation-Hungary and the Hungarian Association for Community Development - will examine whether the applicants meet the formal requirements. Each application will then be sent to two external evaluators, who were also selected by the intermediary through an open call for applications from among more than 50 applicants. The evaluators will score the proposals against the 9 criteria set out in the call for proposals and provide a written evaluation of the proposals, listing their strengths and weaknesses.
The ranking, based on the average of the scores of the evaluators, will be judged by a committee consisting of the head of the Ökotárs Foundation, Autonomia Foundation, Carpathian Foundation-Hungary and an external expert, which will make the final decision about the applications to be supported, to be expected at the end of May. After that, the organisers will notify each applicant individually about the result.
After the first two calls for proposals, another call will be launched soon: in early April, we will also open the call for proposals for action, so that citizens can continuously apply for actions, advocacy and mobilisation activities responding to current issues and acute problems over the next year and a half. These smaller-scale, shorter campaigns are also open to organisations applying under the current call for proposals, up to a maximum total of € 60 000.
The Union Values Programme is supported by the European Union's Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme, which aims to strengthen and promote European values by supporting civil society in the EU Member States.
Results of the first call for proposals
Call for proposals and guidelines
The deadline for submitting applications was 20 March 2023 (14:00). Results of the call are available on the link above
The selection process is closed - "Youth for Values" Study Trips
The Selection Committee of the Our Union Values program met on 5 February 2024 to personally hear the applicants of the "Youth for Values" - Youth Study Trips call and make its grant decision. The committee, made up of the heads of the three implementing foundations and an independent expert, decided about the support of the applications taking into account the opinions of the external evaluators and the interviews: of the 15 applications received, 6 received a grant in the total amount of EUR 30 000,00.
The evaluators scored and evaluated the applications according to the criteria set out in the call for proposals. These included the relevance of the project design to the programme's core objective, i.e. the extent to which it serves to collect and disseminate ideas and good practices for the protection and promotion of fundamental EU values and rights in the domestic society, by presenting ideas, proposals and sources of inspiration that can be used by civil society organisations and communities so as to become more impactful in their work.
All applicants will be informed individually about the decision in the coming days. Successful applicants will be notified of the outcome via e-mail, with details of any conditions and the steps to be taken to conclude a contract. Our staff will also support them in finalising their travel and communication plans Unsuccessful applicants will also receive an e-mail with the scores obtained and the reasons for the decision.
February 7, 2024
The first phase of the second call of the Union Values Programme have closed
A total of 63 applications were fully developed under the "In Development+" call by the deadline of 18 September. Eligibility checks are in progress and organisations will be notified of the results in writing.
This will be followed by the evaluation process and selection of applicants in the second half of October. Training is expected to start in November and training locations and other technical issues will be agreed with representatives of the selected organisations.
The second phase is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2024.
October 18, 2023.
The selection process is closed for Developing + trainings
The selection process has been closed in the second half of October for the Developing + training. About the 63 applicants, 55 organisations will start working with us in November.
The aim of the training process is to help the selected and participating organisations to identify and understand their own resources and opportunities, and to submit more focused applications that are better suited to next spring's call for proposals. The Commitee's decision was not based solely on content and form, but rather on the need to give opportunities to organisations that are likely to make the best use of the knowledge they have acquired, not only in the context of the Our Union Values Programme. In the coming days, the organisation of venues and dates will start and the selected organisations will be informed shortly.
The second phase is expected to launch in the first quarter of 2024.
September 28, 2023.
