€3,000 WBF Move Mobility Grant

Organization: Western Balkans Fund

Type: Grant

Location: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia

Deadline: October 5, 2026

Funding: Fully Funded

The Western Balkans Fund is an intergovernmental organisation set up by the governments of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia. Its Move scheme pays for one person to travel to another of those six places to do something specific: a research visit, an artist residency, a training course, a conference, a work placement. You apply on your own behalf, and you need an invitation letter from the institution that will host you. Note that this call closes at midday, not at the end of the day. **What you get:** - Between EUR 500 and EUR 3,000, covering up to 100% of your eligible costs - 70% paid up front once you sign the grant contract, the remaining 30% after your final report is approved - Travel costs, accommodation up to EUR 65 a night inside the region, and a daily allowance of EUR 40 - Medical and travel insurance, visa fees, and the registration fee for the event or course you attend - Up to 7% of your budget for promoting the activity - Additional support for applicants with disabilities, including accessible transport and accommodation - Mentoring and regular check-ins from the WBF team while you carry the mobility out **What you'll do:** - Travel to one of the six Contracting Parties other than the one you live in, for a short defined activity - Work with a host institution that has formally invited you in writing - Build the activity around one of three areas: cultural cooperation, education and scientific exchange, or sustainable development - Carry out the mobility between December 2026 and April 2027 - Submit a narrative and financial report, on WBF templates, by 30 April 2027 **Key dates:** - Call opened 4 September 2026 - Online info session 11 September 2026 at 11:00 CET, registration required in advance - Last day to email questions 25 September 2026 - Applications close 5 October 2026 at 12:59 CET - Funding decisions notified by email no later than 25 November 2026 - Mobility activities run December 2026 to April 2027 - Final report due no later than 30 April 2027 **More information:** - Full rules, cost ceilings and the scoring grid are in the Guidelines for Application, 7th Open Call for MOVE Grants 2026 - Applications are submitted through the WBF Online Grant Management System at wbfportal.org, which needs an account - Questions go to info@westernbalkansfund.org with "Q: MOVE Grants Applications" in the subject line, by 25 September - The overall budget for this call is EUR 40,000, and 173 people have been funded across the six previous calls

Western Balkans FundGrant

€3,000 WBF Move Mobility Grant

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Opportunity type

Grant

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

What you get:

Between EUR 500 and EUR 3,000, covering up to 100% of your eligible costs
70% paid up front once you sign the grant contract, the remaining 30% after your final report is approved
Travel costs, accommodation up to EUR 65 a night inside the region, and a daily allowance of EUR 40
Medical and travel insurance, visa fees, and the registration fee for the event or course you attend
Up to 7% of your budget for promoting the activity
Additional support for applicants with disabilities, including accessible transport and accommodation
Mentoring and regular check-ins from the WBF team while you carry the mobility out

What you'll do:

Travel to one of the six Contracting Parties other than the one you live in, for a short defined activity
Work with a host institution that has formally invited you in writing
Build the activity around one of three areas: cultural cooperation, education and scientific exchange, or sustainable development
Carry out the mobility between December 2026 and April 2027
Submit a narrative and financial report, on WBF templates, by 30 April 2027

Key dates:

Call opened 4 September 2026
Online info session 11 September 2026 at 11:00 CET, registration required in advance
Last day to email questions 25 September 2026
Applications close 5 October 2026 at 12:59 CET
Funding decisions notified by email no later than 25 November 2026
Mobility activities run December 2026 to April 2027
Final report due no later than 30 April 2027

More information:

Full rules, cost ceilings and the scoring grid are in the Guidelines for Application, 7th Open Call for MOVE Grants 2026
Applications are submitted through the WBF Online Grant Management System at wbfportal.org, which needs an account
Questions go to info@westernbalkansfund.org with "Q: MOVE Grants Applications" in the subject line, by 25 September
The overall budget for this call is EUR 40,000, and 173 people have been funded across the six previous calls

Who can apply

At least 18 years old on the day of the application deadline
Both a citizen of and resident in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia or Serbia
An established professional, employed by or affiliated with a public or private organisation, or enrolled as a student on the deadline date
No criminal record
Able to write the application, correspond with WBF and report in English
A formal invitation letter from a host institution in a different Contracting Party, submitted with the application
One application per person per call, and no other MOVE grant currently active
Mobility inside your own place of residence is not supported, and groups travelling together cannot apply
Requested budget must not exceed EUR 3,000

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Good to know

+Between EUR 500 and EUR 3,000, covering up to the full cost of an eligible trip, and seventy percent is paid to you before you travel rather than reimbursed afterwards.
+Free to apply, and the costs it reimburses include visa fees and conference registration.
+It funds real mobility: going somewhere in the region for research, cultural exchange or professional development.
+The Western Balkans Fund is an intergovernmental body of the six Western Balkans governments, and it publishes results from previous rounds.
+The full guidelines document sets out exactly what is eligible before you commit time to applying.

Worth checking yourself

!It closes at midday on 5 October, not at the end of the day. Their guidelines say 12:59 and their announcement graphics say 13:00 local time, so treat the morning of the 5th as your last chance.
!The entry requirements are stricter than the announcement suggests. You need citizenship AND residency in one of the six countries, to be 18 or over, to be a student or working professional, to have no criminal record, to work in English, and to hold an invitation letter from a host institution.
!That invitation letter is compulsory, so you need a host lined up before you apply.
!Open to Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia only.

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