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Up to €10,000 Ernest Solvay Fund Grant

  • Organization: King Baudouin Foundation
  • Type: Grant
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: September 30, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Ernest Solvay Fund, set up by the chemicals company Solvay and managed by the King Baudouin Foundation in Belgium, gives up to EUR 10,000 to non-commercial projects run by organisations in the communities around Solvay's sites worldwide. Projects must fall into one of three areas: getting young people into science and technology (STEM), protecting the planet, or improving the safety, health and financial security of local communities, and must take place within 100 km of an eligible Solvay site. **What you get:** - Up to EUR 10,000 for one project - Funding for future project costs incurred after the results are announced in mid December 2026 - Staff costs can be covered only for people fully dedicated to the new project **What you'll do:** - Check that your project sits within 100 km of an eligible Solvay industrial, R&I or administrative site (the list is in the selection criteria annex) - Create an account on the King Baudouin Foundation application portal and complete the online form - If selected, run the project and send the Foundation an interim and/or final report **Key dates:** - Applications opened 15 April 2026 - Applications close 30 September 2026 at 23:59 Belgian time - Results announced mid December 2026 **More information:** - Selection criteria and the full list of eligible Solvay sites are in the annex linked from the call page - Questions go to the KBF Contact Center on +32 2 500 45 55

Apply for Up to €10,000 Ernest Solvay Fund Grant

King Baudouin FoundationGrant

Up to €10,000 Ernest Solvay Fund Grant

Sep 30, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Brussels
Opportunity type
Grant
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Sep 30, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Brussels

About this opportunity

The Ernest Solvay Fund, set up by the chemicals company Solvay and managed by the King Baudouin Foundation in Belgium, gives up to EUR 10,000 to non-commercial projects run by organisations in the communities around Solvay's sites worldwide. Projects must fall into one of three areas: getting young people into science and technology (STEM), protecting the planet, or improving the safety, health and financial security of local communities, and must take place within 100 km of an eligible Solvay site.

What you get:

  • Up to EUR 10,000 for one project
  • Funding for future project costs incurred after the results are announced in mid December 2026
  • Staff costs can be covered only for people fully dedicated to the new project

What you'll do:

  • Check that your project sits within 100 km of an eligible Solvay industrial, R&I or administrative site (the list is in the selection criteria annex)
  • Create an account on the King Baudouin Foundation application portal and complete the online form
  • If selected, run the project and send the Foundation an interim and/or final report

Key dates:

  • Applications opened 15 April 2026
  • Applications close 30 September 2026 at 23:59 Belgian time
  • Results announced mid December 2026

More information:

  • Selection criteria and the full list of eligible Solvay sites are in the annex linked from the call page
  • Questions go to the KBF Contact Center on +32 2 500 45 55

Who can apply

  • Applicant must be an organisation implementing a non-commercial project
  • Project must fit one strand: STEM education for young people, planet progress (biodiversity, energy transition, air and water quality), or better life for communities around Solvay
  • Project must be implemented within 100 km of a Solvay industrial, R&I or administrative site; Solvay commercial sites do not count
  • Eligible sites are in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States
  • Funding can complement but not replace public funding, and cannot reimburse costs already incurred
  • The form must be completed in full, online only, and needs a bank account number

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Good to know

  • +Up to €10,000 for a non-profit community project, with no match funding required
  • +Three focus areas, including getting young people into science and technology
  • +Managed by the King Baudouin Foundation, which has run this fund since 2013 and supported more than 340 projects
  • +Free to apply, online, with published selection criteria

Worth checking yourself

  • !Only for organisations, not individuals
  • !Your project must take place within 100 km of a Solvay industrial, research or office site, in one of 22 countries listed on the call page. Check the map before you start
  • !Closes 30 September at 23:59 Brussels time
  • !The grant pays only for costs after the mid December decision and cannot cover existing staff salaries

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Up to €10,000 Ernest Solvay Fund Grant
Sep 30, 2026 23:59:00 Europe/Brussels