Briefly
Program description
The SI Ukraine Cooperation Programme supports joint projects between organisations in Sweden and their partners in Ukraine, aimed at supporting Ukraine’s reconstruction, reform efforts, and EU integration.
Projects are expected to strengthen organisational capacity, increase competence, broaden networks, and generate new knowledge, while building lasting partnerships between Sweden and Ukraine.
This call focuses on three overarching areas: Innovation Ecosystems; Transparency, accountability and anti-corruption; Gender equality.
The programme is implemented within the framework of the government’s “Strategy for Sweden’s reconstruction and reform cooperation with Ukraine 2023–2027” (https://www.government.se).
Main Information
Eligibility
Eligible to participate are Swedish legal entities as main applicants, in partnership with at least one legal entity in Ukraine.
Partnerships may additionally include up to two organisations from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania or Poland, provided they clearly contribute to the feasibility of the project and benefit the target groups in Ukraine.
Business companies may participate as main applicants or partners only on a non-profit basis.
Political parties and their youth affiliates cannot be main applicants but may participate as project partners when relevant to democratic development.
Financing
The funds are part of Swedish International Development Cooperation and are intended for civilian initiatives. Funds must not be used for military purposes or products.
Supported Activities
For project preparation grants, examples of activities include:
- needs assessments
- building relationships and exchanging experiences
- mapping and investigating opportunities for further exchange and collaboration
- initiating activities that result in further cooperation
- study visits
- feasibility studies
- preparing new funding applications.
For cooperation project grants, examples of activities include:
- capacity building of organisations
- training programmes and competence development for key personnel
- staff mobility
- research and study visits.
Roadmap
The application and implementation timeline is described as follows:
- Step 1: “Design your project” – from 5 December 2025.
- Step 2: “Prepare your application” – 5 December 2025 – 2 March 2026.
- Step 3: “Submit your application online” – 15 December 2025 – 2 March 2026.
- Step 4: “Review process” – 2 March 2026 – 29 June 2026 (decisions are made, tentatively in July).
- Step 5: “Start of granted projects” – 1 September 2026 (granted projects formally commence during autumn 2026 according to the agreement).
How to Apply
The call is open from 5 December 2025 and the deadline is 2 March 2026 at 23:59:59 (CET).
- Before filling in the application documents, applicants are asked to first read through the Instructions.
- The application must be submitted via SI’s application portal and be fully completed with all attachments enclosed, using the intended templates.
- Applicants are advised to start the digital application form in the Swedish Institute’s application portal well in advance, as it is mandatory to answer a number of more comprehensive questions in the portal.
- Information about and templates for the application enclosures will be available for download on the programme page.
- Once the form is completed and all attachments are added, the application is submitted online via the portal between 15 December 2025 and 2 March 2026