V4 Gen Mini-Grants Program

The main goal of the V4 Gen Mini-Grants program is to provide financial support for short-term cross-border youth mobility in the Visegrad Group (V4) region and its immediate neighborhood. The program aims to support any meaningful joint initiatives and activities for a youth audience.

Legal entities working with youth in the eligible countries are invited to participate. Each project must bring together young people aged 12 to 30 from at least two V4 countries and Ukraine (or direct neighbors of V4 countries). All supported projects must reflect the program's key core principles: inclusiveness, teaching and learning, as well as the development of cross-border cooperation and good neighborliness.

• Applicants: Any legal entities officially registered in the V4 region (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) and/or Ukraine that work in the field of youth (e.g., schools, leisure clubs, sports associations, youth civil society organizations, etc.).
• Partnership structure: At least two organizations from eligible countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine) must participate in the project. It is also allowed to involve partners from countries that directly neighbor two V4 countries (i.e., Austria, Germany, and Ukraine).
• Participants: Mandatory participation of young people aged 12 to 30 in the mobility activities.
• Physical distance from the border or a shared border is not a decisive factor (bilateral visits between distant cities are possible, e.g., Ostrava — Miskolc or Gdańsk — Pécs).

• The maximum requested grant amount per project is up to €10,000.
• The project budget is calculated as a lump sum based on the number of person-days:
  • Up to €50 per participant and/or chaperone per day.
  • Up to €60 per participant and/or chaperone per day if representatives from more than two different V4 countries are involved in the project.
• Grant funds can be used to cover any types of costs directly associated with the implementation of the project (including accommodation, travel expenses, entrance fees, honoraria, etc.).
• Additional co-financing of the project by organizers or partners is encouraged.

• Mobility format: Short-term youth visits or exchanges (lasting up to 7 days) within the overall project implementation period (up to 7 months).
• Mandatory activities (in each project):
  • Conducting at least 1 joint event with physical participation of all participating sides.
  • Conducting at least 1 joint public presentation for the local community using creative forms of outreach — both offline (posters, essays, performances) and online (blogs, video spots, social media). The presentation event can be combined with the joint event.
• Examples of thematic areas:
  • Sustainability and resilience: Raising awareness regarding climate change, loss of biodiversity, ecological exchanges, and local community-based ecological projects.
  • Heritage and remembrance: Common histories, learning/teaching common history, oral-history projects, promoting anniversaries and landmarks.
  • Health and active lifestyle: Sports, healthy diet, mental and physical health, personal well-being.
  • Arts & culture: Creating joint performances, exchanges in the field of theatre, film, music, literature, traditional crafts, visiting cultural institutions.
  • Democratic values and civic virtues: Participation in democratic processes, human rights dialogue, debate competitions, student parliaments, volunteering.
  • Practical competences and entrepreneurship: Exchanges between vocational schools, NGOs, and businesses, short-term internships, training opportunities, and entrepreneurial spirit.

1. October 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM — Call opens.
2. November 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM — Draft project idea submission deadline in the online system (no later than 2 weeks before the final deadline).
3. November 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM — Final application deadline for submitting the fully completed online application.
4. December 20, 2026 at 12:00 PM — Results announced.
5. Implementation period — the maximum project implementation timeframe is up to 7 months.

1. Get ready and write down your project idea.
2. Contact a partner organization and agree on a joint plan of action.
3. Register the project and submit a draft version in English in the online system no later than 2 weeks before the final deadline (by November 1 at 12:00 PM).
4. Fill out the entire online application form and submit it by the final deadline (by November 15 at 12:00 PM).

The organizers evaluate projects based on their support for meaningful joint youth activities and the mandatory presence of the following core principles in each project:

• Inclusiveness: Exchange of viewpoints and experiences among representatives of diverse groups; outreach to socially, economically, or geographically disadvantaged groups, people with disabilities, students with special educational needs; promoting inter-generational and inter-religious dialogue, as well as maintaining gender balance.
• Teaching and learning: Supporting participants in acquiring new competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) for personal development through non-formal, informal, and formal learning; projects contributing to improved information literacy, digital skills, language learning, and communication enhancement.
• Cross-border cooperation and good neighborhood: Encouraging networking and establishing contacts among youth across the Visegrad region to foster regional cooperation (regional value added).

Application Form:

• Draft project idea in English.
• Fully completed and submitted online application form (prepared based on the template V4-GEN-Mini-Grants-Application-Form-Template.pdf).

Budget:

• Completed financial statement / cost breakdown according to the official template (V4Gen_Financial_Statement.xlsx or V4Gen_Financial_Statement_2026+.xlsx).

• Completion and submission of financial reporting for the implemented project is carried out using the official approved templates of the organizer: V4Gen_Financial_Statement.xlsx or V4Gen_Financial_Statement_2026+.xlsx.
• Compliance with the set of rules outlined in the program guidelines (V4-GEN-Mini-Grants-Guidelines.pdf).

• Official Applicant Status: The applicant can be any legal entity officially registered in the Visegrad Group countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia) or in Ukraine working in the youth field (schools, leisure clubs, sports associations, youth civil society organizations, etc.).
• Partnership Requirements: Each project must involve at least two legal entities from eligible countries (Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine). The participation of partner organizations from countries directly neighboring two V4 countries (Austria, Germany, Ukraine) is also permitted.
• Target Audience for Mobility: Mandatory cross-border mobility of young people aged 12 to 30 from partner countries.
• Geographical Criteria: Physical distance from the border or a shared border between participating countries is not a decisive factor. Bilateral visits between any locations in the participating countries are allowed.
• Mandatory Program Obligations:
• Procedural Submission Requirements: Mandatory prior registration and submission of a draft project idea in English in the online system no later than 2 weeks before the final deadline (by November 1 at 12:00 PM), followed by the submission of a full online application by the final deadline (by November 15 at 12:00 PM).
• Financial and Timeframe Parameters: Requested budget — up to €10,000 (calculated as a lump sum of €50–60 per participant/chaperone per day). Total project implementation timeframe — up to 7 months, with direct visits/exchanges lasting up to 7 days. Additional co-financing by participants is encouraged.