Current Calls for Proposals 

General funding information has been categorised into nine themes, listed below. The specific funds covered by a theme are listed in the parentheses under each heading. These themes contain useful information and resources.

Since the Access Europe project closed in January 2018, the information is no longer updated here with new calls for proposals. To keep updated with European funding information, subscribe to Funding Point, The Wheel's database of grants available to Ireland's community, voluntary and charitable sector. 

Past newsletters are available in our newsletter archive. 

If you have any queries, feel free to contact the Access Europe team. 
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Education, Training, Youth and Sport ​

(Erasmus+)
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​This page covers calls related to:

• Youth and youth workers, including issues such as increasing the quality of youth work and the capacity of youth workers; social inclusion and preventing marginalisation; employability and entrepreneurship; active citizenship, volunteering and democratic participation; support for refugees and migrants and intercultural dialogue; and exchanges of both young people and youth workers. 
• Adult education and training including issues such as improving quality learning for low-skilled adults, particularly literacy, numeracy and digital skills; the validation of skills acquired through non-formal learning; and implementing innovative ICT approaches into adult education. 
• Professional development, capacity building, and training 
• Sport

European Citizenship, Town Twinning and Networking 

(Europe for Citizens) 

This page covers calls related to:

• European remembrance - projects that promote tolerance, mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue and reconciliation as well as activities marking defining moments in Europe's history 
• Democratic Engagement and Civic Participation - projects that encourage public engagement in the processes of European integration, including strengthening general understanding of how EU policy is shaped
• Town twinning and town networking 

Creativity and the Arts 

(Creative Europe)

This page covers calls related to:

• Culture sector initiatives, such as those promoting cross-border cooperation, platforms, networking, and literary translation.
• Audiovisual sector initiatives, such as those promoting the development, distribution, or access to audiovisual works.
• Cross sectoral opportunities 
• Youth and the arts

Interregional

(Ireland Wales Programme, Interreg Northern Periphery Programme, Interreg VA, Peace IV Programme)

​This page covers calls related to all of the inter-regional funds for which Ireland is eligible. The focus of these funds tends to be community and business innovation; entrepreneurship and increasing competitiveness of various regions; renewable energy, the environment, and climate change; and promoting and developing natural and cultural heritage. 

• Ireland Wales fund -  a maritime programme connecting organisations, businesses and communities on the West coast of Wales with the South-East coast of Ireland. 
• Interreg Northern Periphery Programme - Addresses shared challenges and opportunities in the Euro-Arctic zone including Finland, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom (Scotland and Northern Ireland) in cooperation with the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Norway.
• Interreg VA - European Territorial Cooperation Programme United Kingdom-Ireland (Ireland-Northern Ireland-Western Scotland)
• Peace IV Programme - supports peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Counties of Ireland (including Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan and Sligo).

Research and Innovation 

(Horizon 2020)

This page covers calls related to research and innovation related to key societal challenges: 

• Health, Demographic Change and Wellbeing
• Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture and Forestry, Marine, Maritime and Inland Water Research and the Bioeconomy
• Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy
• Smart, Green and Integrated Transport
• Climate Action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials
• Europe in a changing world - Inclusive, innovative and reflective societies
• Secure societies – Protecting freedom and security of Europe and its citizens

Human Rights

(Rights, Equality and Citizenship; Justice; Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund)
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This page covers calls related to:

• Combating racism, xenophobia, and intolerance
• Disabilities
• Migrants and refugees
• Older People
• Roma & Travellers
• LGBT+
• Funding for legal and judiciary projects (victims and criminal rights, privacy, data protection, etc.)
• Women’s rights and issues
• Gender-based violence
• Children's rights

Employment, Social Inclusion, & Social Enterprise

(European Social Fund) 

​This page covers calls related to:

• coordination and monitoring of national policies;
• promoting the sharing of best practices in fields like employment, poverty and social exclusion and pensions;
•  Laws, rights at work, and coordination of social security schemes;
• Supporting innovation and entrepreneurship; 
• SMEs, including social enterprises. 

Health

(3rd health Programme) 

This page covers calls related to:

• Promoting health, preventing diseases and fostering supportive environments for healthy lifestyles taking into account the 'health in all policies' principle
• Protecting Union citizens from serious cross-border health threats
• Contributing to innovative, efficient and sustainable health systems
• Facilitating access to better and safer healthcare for Union citizens

International Aid, Development and Cooperation 

(International Aid, Cooperation and Development Fund - DG DEVCO)

This page covers international calls related to

• reducing poverty in the world;
• ensuring sustainable development;
• promoting democracy, peace and security.

Environmentalism 

(LIFE Fund)
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This page covers calls related to:

• Nature and Biodiversity
• Environmental and climate governance and information
• Resource Efficiency
• Climate change mitigation and adaption
• Technology for climate change, environment, and low carbon