The Creativity Pioneers Fund provides selected organizations with an unrestricted grant of 5,000 euros to help cover general operational costs and any critical costs to successfully developing activities.The micro-grant represents only a starting point for a more extensive and long-term collaboration towards a platform model that provides the Creativity Pioneers access to more financial opportunities, in-kind and know-how support, mentoring and learning opportunities, peer-to-peer exchange, and networking.

Who can apply?

• Support is exclusively granted to legally registered, non-profit organizations that are actively operating, with no restrictions on geographic origin.

We are looking for organizations that:

• Place creativity at the core of their mission and programming, demonstrating its pivotal role in driving social transformation within their target communities.
• Prioritize disadvantaged and/or marginalized communities, primarily focusing on youth aged 16-27.
• Possess an organizational bank account in the organization’s name, as donations cannot be made to individual accounts due to regulatory constraints.

We will prioritize organizations that:

• Ask bold questions and effectively tackle significant social and environmental challenges.
• Operate with a hybrid, highly intersectional approach—recognizing the interconnected nature of social and environmental issues.
• Focus on processes rather than just outputs, emphasizing long-term systemic change.
• Have a glocal perspective—deeply rooted in their local context while maintaining global relevance and connectivity.

Aim to inspire and equip a new generation of creative thinkers and changemakers by fostering essential skills such as critical thinking, lifelong learning, and a transformative mindset.