€32,000 COP32 Youth Coordination Grant
- Organization: Generation Climate Europe
- Type: Grant
- Location: Global
- Deadline: November 22, 2026
- Funding: Fully Funded
Generation Climate Europe, a Brussels-based youth climate coalition created by young people in 2019, will fund one youth organisation with up to €32,000 to coordinate young people and youth groups across Europe ahead of COP32, scheduled for Addis Ababa in November 2027. The project pairs a European youth conference with a year of ongoing coordination, shared priorities and preparation for meeting decision makers. The money comes through Funding Fairer Futures, an EU co-funded coalition whose lead partner is Climate Action Network Europe. **What you get:** - Up to €32,000 for one project running from 1 January to 30 November 2027 - Training in project management, HR, finance, fundraising and inclusive leadership - Advocacy, campaign strategy and policy training, plus media and communications training - Fundraising support, from institutional funding to crowdfunding and income generation - Networking events with every project Funding Fairer Futures supports - A working partnership with Generation Climate Europe on the conference's political direction and programme, and links to EU youth structures such as the EESC Youth Delegate to COP and the European Commission's Youth Policy Dialogue on COP **What you'll do:** - Run a European youth conference or gathering during the grant period, accessible to people underrepresented in the climate movement - Coordinate young people and youth organisations across Europe in the run-up to COP32, with regular contact and shared messages and positions - Agree shared priorities on climate justice and a just transition that young people can carry into COP32 and into national and European decision making - Create chances for young people to meet decision makers before and after COP32 - Link the work to the Funding Fairer Futures campaign on housing and energy - Report to EU standards and put the project and EU logos on everything you produce **Key dates:** - Questions to Josh Cope (josh.cope@gceurope.org) by 17 November 2026 - Applications close 22 November 2026 at 23:59 CET - Project runs 1 January to 30 November 2027 - COP32 is scheduled for Addis Ababa in November 2027 **More information:** - Submit the Application Form, the Declaration of Honour, the Declaration on Exclusion Criteria and the consultation survey, in English - Proposals are scored on relevance (30 percent), potential impact (20 percent), coherence of project design (20 percent), capacity and credibility (15 percent) and added value of the funding (15 percent) - Shortlisted organisations get a capacity check, may be asked for more documents and may be invited to refine and resubmit; every applicant hears by email - The winner signs a subgrant agreement with CAN Europe, the Funding Fairer Futures lead partner - The full rules are in the Call for Proposals PDF linked from the fund's page
