Visegrad Fund

About Visegrad Fund programmes

Embraces Visegrad`s Four states (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia), as well other countries including (Belarus).

Aim of the programme: financial support of staff and ideas mobility.

Who can participate: higher education institutions, local authorities, individuals.

Projects spheres (topics):

Fund programmes

Topics

Projects types

Amount of financing

Small grants programmes

  • Cultural cooperation
  • Academic exchanges
  • Modernization  of education
  • Youth exchanges
  • Border cooperation
  • Tourism

Short-term      projects (up to 6 months)

€ 6,000

Standard grants programmes

 

 

Medium-term projects  (up   to   12 months)

 

 

€ 6,001 and more

Visegrad       strategic programme

  • Internal uniformity         of Visegrad`s     Four states
  • Advance            of

Visegrad       Four states

  • Social  integration of                 gypsy

population

  • Youth  exchanges and                sport

activities

 

 

 

 

Long-term strategic projects (up to 36 months)

 

 

 

 

At average € 40,000 for one project

Grant programme for development           of academic  courses and programmes

Development              and implementation of special course or Master`s programmes which are thematically close to Visegrad group

 

 

One-time project

 

 

€ 10,000 for the development of academic course;

€ 40,000 for the development of academic programmes

Visegrad+ programme

Democratization         and society transformation

Long-term projects (1-2 years)

€ 20,000 – € 60,000

Project criteria for participation in call for papers: thematic connection with organization «Visegrad`s Four»; absence of direct financing from state budget; participation in partner projects (at least partners from three Visegrad`s Four states); minimal size of co- financing is 30%.

Deadline for application submission:

Small grants – applications are received 4 times a year till March 1, June 1, September 1, December 1;

Standard grants – applications are received twice a year till March 15 and September 15; University grants – till November 10;

Visegrad strategic programme – till April 15;

Visegrad + programme – applications are received all year round.

Contact information:

Coordinator of Visegrad Fund programme in Belarus,

Second Secretary of Embassy of Slovak Republic in the Republic of Belarus Andrea Matskova

Tel: +375-17-2202849

E-mail: andrea.mackova@mzv.sk

Web-site of the fund:https://www.visegradfund.org