About the IGLYO Grants Programme 2025
Are you…
- An IGLYO Member Organisation based in the EU*?
- Looking for additional funding to strengthen your work in 2025?
- A small, volunteer-based, grassroots organisation?
- Working or planning to work on inclusion in sports, anti racism, or advocacy, research or policy?
Then, the IGLYO Grants Programme 2025 could be the perfect opportunity for you! IGLYO will provide €10K grants in 2025 for 5 projects implemented by our Member Organisations based in the EU*.
IGLYO will support projects in the following streams:
- LGBTQI Inclusion in Sports
- Policy, Advocacy and Research on one of these topics:
- Combating anti-gender discourse
- Ending conversion practices
- Combating hate crime and hate speech
- Promoting LGBTQI inclusive education
- Working on trans-specific healthcare for minors
- Anti Racism (for projects including and led by BIPOC)
In addition to financial assistance, IGLYO will support the grantees with expertise in the areas of project management, financial management, administration, organisational development, communications, campaigning, research, policy and advocacy. IGLYO aims to build the capacities of grantees in managing and reporting projects funded by donors, thereby enabling them to successfully apply to grants by other funders in the future.
Through this call, IGLYO’s Member Organisations registered in the EU are invited to submit simple concept proposals for projects. If your project is pre-selected by IGLYO, you will be asked to submit a more detailed proposal. After stage 2 of the application process, IGLYO will select 5 projects, at least one per stream. The proposals can be for initiatives or activities complementing other projects that the organisations already implement.
You can learn more about the IGLYO Grants Programme 2025 and apply by 9 March 2025 by reading the Open Call.
*The reason why IGLYO Grants 2025 is only open to IGLYO Member Organisations based in the EU is because this project is funded by the European Commission. IGLYO acknowledges that a large part of its membership is based outside of the EU, and we are therefore working to find ways to receive funding from other sources for this programme, and extend the Grants Programme beyond the EU in the future.
IGLYO Grants Info Session
We know that applying for funding can be a daunting task. For this reason, we will hold an info session to run you through this process and answer any questions you may have. The info session will take place online on Tuesday 18 February 2025 at 12:00-13:00 CET.
By joining, you will:
- Understand how the IGLYO Grants Programme works in practice;
- Learn all the steps needed to apply;
- Get an answer to your questions on the application processes or the grant implementation.
We encourage especially small, volunteer-based and grassroots organisations to join this info session and learn more about this opportunity. If you are an IGLYO Member based in the EU, you can register for the Info Session here.
Application Stage 1 - Selection Results
Thank you to all IGLYO Member Organisations who submitted a proposal for a project!
All applications were carefully evaluated by a panel of experts composed by IGLYO Staff and Board Members. Projects under stream 3 (Anti-racism) were evaluated by a panel including also a member of IGLYO Anti-Racism Panel. The evaluation criteria used to assess the applications submitted for stage 1 can be found in the Terms and Conditions (page 4).
We read all your project proposals with great interest, and it was very difficult to choose which ones should be invited for stage 2 of the application process! We commend all applicants’ valuable work in support of LGBTQI youth rights.
The organisations invited to submit an application for stage 2 of the selection process are:
Stream 1:
- DIH -Equal Under the Rainbow
- Pink Summits
Stream 2:
- Kolektirv
- Asociația Pride
- Eesti Transinimeste Ühing
Stream 3:
- Queerstion Media
- Afghanistan LGBTIQ Organisation (ALO)
- Pan-European Rainbow Chinese (PERC)
All applicants who were not selected for stage 2 will receive a personalised feedback via email. According to the Terms and Conditions, should an applicant feel we have assessed their application unfairly they can submit an appeal to the IGLYO Board. The IGLYO Board represents the membership and will review the application process, giving a report back to the applicants within 3 weeks of receipt of the complaint.
Instructions on stage 2 of the application process are sent via email to the organisations selected and indicated above.
The deadline to submit a project proposal for stage 2 of the application process is 30 March 2025 at 23:59 CET.
Application Stage 2 - Selection results
Thank you to all selected IGLYO Member Organisations who submitted a project plan for stage 2 of the application process!
All project plans were carefully evaluated by a panel of experts composed by IGLYO Staff and Board Members. Projects under stream 3 (Anti-racism) were evaluated by a panel including also a member of IGLYO Anti-Racism Panel. The evaluation criteria used to assess the applications submitted for stage 2 can be found in the Terms and Conditions (page 5).
At the end of a careful selection process, these are the five projects that were selected for funding under the IGLYO Grants Programme 2025.
Stream 1:
- Project Queer Heroes Outdoors by Pink Summits
Stream 2:
- Project TRANSforming the Narrative: Countering Anti-Gender Rhetoric in Estonia by Eesti Transinimeste Ühing
- Project Social transition and youth: our realities by kolekTIRV
Stream 3:
- Project REST (Resilience, Empowerment, Solidarity, Transformation) by Queerstion Media
- Project Access & Asylum: A Toolkit for LGBTIQ+ Protection in the Czech Republic by Afghanistan LGBTIQ Organisation (ALO)
All applicants who were not selected received a personalised feedback via email. According to the Terms and Conditions, should an applicant feel we have assessed their application unfairly they can submit an appeal to the IGLYO Board. The IGLYO Board represents the membership and will review the application process, giving a report back to the applicants within 3 weeks of receipt of the complaint.
With the support of
This grant scheme is open only to IGLYO’s Member Organisations registered in European Union Member States and is funded by the CERV Programme 2021-2027 of the European Union.