Auschwitz Pledge FoundationAward

Up to €20,000 Erase Indifference Award

Dec 04, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Warsaw

Opportunity type

Award

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Dec 04, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Warsaw

About this opportunity

The Auschwitz Pledge Foundation, based in Warsaw, runs the Erase Indifference Challenge to reward initiatives that have already turned passive bystanders into people who act against discrimination, whether racism, antisemitism, misogyny, or discrimination against migrants, refugees or LGBTQ+ people. It is not a seed fund for new ideas: it recognises projects already running, or completed since December 2023, that can show real results. Eight winners share EUR 90,000, with a EUR 20,000 main award and seven awards of EUR 10,000.

What you get:

One Main Award of EUR 20,000, or one of seven awards of EUR 10,000
No rules on how the award money is spent and no reporting requirements afterwards
A profile for winning initiatives on the Erase Indifference Platform
An online meeting with external experts for at least 16 finalists

What you'll do:

Submit one existing initiative through the online application form, in English
If shortlisted, send supporting evidence and attend an online finalist meeting with two representatives, 15 to 26 February 2027
If selected, sign an award agreement with the Foundation within 5 business days

Key dates:

Open call opened October 30, 2026
Applications close December 4, 2026 at 23:59 CET
Finalist meetings February 15 to 26, 2027
Winners announced February 28, 2027

More information:

Full rules in the 2026 Manual: https://cms.eraseindifference.org/assets/0dccd7e0-04c6-4f53-9cd8-adbce301fb65
Preview of the application questions: https://cms.eraseindifference.org/assets/c5250ee5-7828-44ed-9fdc-50ea04406ba3

Who can apply

Open to legally registered entities worldwide; informal groups cannot apply
The initiative must already be implemented with real participants and demonstrable results; unexecuted ideas are disqualified
A completed initiative must have ended no earlier than December 2023, and the organisation must still be operating
Projects must address indifference to discrimination by engaging bystanders, not provide direct support services to affected people
Not eligible: entities financed by or linked to political parties or campaigns, purely commercial or purely academic work, or proselytizing or religious activities
One application per team; partnerships are allowed if every partner is eligible
Application must be in English

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Good to know

+One main award of EUR 20,000 and seven awards of EUR 10,000, with no restrictions on how the money is spent and no reporting
+Run by the Auschwitz Pledge Foundation in Warsaw, with BNP Paribas as strategic partner; this is its sixth edition and past rounds drew entries from 77 countries
+Open to organisations anywhere in the world: NGOs, social enterprises, startups, schools and public bodies
+No fee is mentioned anywhere in the rules or the form

Worth checking yourself

!Organisations only: you need a legally registered organisation, so informal groups cannot apply
!The project must already be running, or have finished no earlier than December 2023, with results you can show
!Award amounts are before tax; taxes and bank charges are the winner's
!You give the Foundation a free five-year licence to use what you submit
!Closes 4 December 2026 at 23:59 Warsaw time

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