POLICY ENLARGE: small grants for people-to-people cooperation projects
Verified by the editorial team 19 September 2026
Summary
EUR 2,500 to 5,000 for short visits and joint work by professionals from EU enlargement countries, including Ukraine. Up to 80% of justified eligible costs is covered; up to 20 grants are expected, with cut-off dates recurring until May 2028.
About the call
POLICY ENLARGE supports short-term cross-border cooperation and mobility involving researchers, artists, creative professionals and entrepreneurs from the ten EU enlargement countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkiye and Ukraine.
The instrument funds knowledge exchange, professional visits and partnership building between institutions and creative industries. Applications must explain the purpose and expected results of the proposed mobility or cooperation, demonstrating its necessity and the potential for future partnership.
Applications are submitted in English through OnePass. Participants are professionals affiliated with independent legal entities - an organisation can be either the sending or the hosting side. Since the accepted organisation types are detailed in the call documents, a civil society organisation should check its status against the Terms and Conditions before applying.
Who can apply
- Researchers, artists, creative professionals and entrepreneurs affiliated with an independent legal entity
- Applicants from EU enlargement countries, including Ukraine
- Linked through organisations in two different eligible countries, or with a hosting entity in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country
What the funds are for
- Short-term cross-border mobility and joint work by professionals
- Knowledge exchange and professional visits
- Building new partnerships between organisations and creative industries
Documents required
Forms and templates are on the call page
How to apply
- 1Agree terms with a partner organisation in a second eligible country
- 2Check your status against the call's Terms and Conditions
- 3Complete the application in English in OnePass
- 4Submit by the 12 November 2026 cut-off, 17:00 Brussels time
Timeline
Questions and answers
- What share of costs does a POLICY ENLARGE grant cover?
- Up to 80% of justified eligible costs is covered. The applicant covers the rest.
- Is a partner organisation in another country required?
- Yes. Participants must be linked through organisations in two different eligible countries, or have a hosting entity in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country.
Donor contacts
Website: www.enlargement-infohub.eu
