Supports innovative civic education projects and initiatives.
The Civic Innovation Fund (CIF) is a unique European pooled fund launched by THE CIVICS Innovation Hub. It aims to pioneer new ideas in civil society, enhance their visibility, and integrate them into the Networking European Civic Education (NECE) network. The CIF focuses on supporting start-up ideas in civic education that apply interdisciplinary and inclusive approaches to promote resilience, diversity, and collaboration in democracy. The fund targets primary young civic educators (under 35) and young NGOs (under three years of existence). Each project receives between 10,000 € and 12,000 € for piloting, incubation, and scaling up for 12 months. The eligibility criteria include promoting democratic competencies, participation, cohesion, and resilience. Projects must also involve a transnational partnership with at least one partner from wider Europe and demonstrate diversity, interdisciplinarity, and inclusiveness. Recent calls and projects are not specified in the provided sources, but the CIF is supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung, Porticus Amsterdam C.V., ERSTE Foundation, and King Baudouin Foundation. The fund also collaborates with NECE and integrates awarded projects into NECE activities, qualifying them as informal NECE Impact Spots.
The Civic Innovation Fund (CIF) is a unique European pooled fund launched by THE CIVICS Innovation Hub. It aims to pioneer new ideas in civil society, enhance their visibility, and integrate them into NECE, a growing pan-European network of civic educators. The fund supports start-up ideas in civic education that apply interdisciplinary and inclusive approaches which lead to greater resilience, diversity, and collaboration in democracy.
Each project receives between 10,000 € and 12,000 € for piloting, incubation, and scaling up for the period of 12 months. The CIF aims to support primary young civic educators (under 35) and young NGOs (under 3 years of existence). The awarded startups also qualify as informal NECE Impact Spots, amplifying their ideas and promoting non-formal civic education in their countries. Additionally, chosen projects are involved in all NECE activities.
All the projects CIF has supported can be found here.