Apply Now: Youth Solidarity Fund Grants At UNAOC

About the role

The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) invites youth-led organizations to apply for the 11th edition of the Youth Solidarity Fund (YSF). YSF provides seed funding of up to USD 25,000 for projects promoting peace and social inclusion through intercultural dialogue and youth participation.

Responsibilities

• Support the implementation of the following frameworks/policies: Youth, Peace and Security, Women, Peace and Security, Plan of Action to Prevent Violent Extremism, Plan of Action to Safeguard Religious Sites, Strategy and Plan of Action on Hate Speech, and Action 18 (c) of the Pact for the Future.
• Enhance mutual understanding, respect, and collaboration across borders, cultures, faiths, and beliefs.
• Advance intercultural and interfaith dialogue.

Requirements

• Be youth-led: a majority of the positions and decision-making roles within the organization are held by women and men between the ages of 18 and 35.
• Be a non-profit, non-governmental organization (except for national youth councils) registered in the country of operation as a charity, trust, foundation, or association.
• Be officially registered and operational for a minimum of two years prior to the deadline for applications with funding base and project implementation (operating in June 2023 or earlier).
• Have a democratic governance structure and decision-making mechanism, including consultative processes in formulating priorities and policies.
• Have an ability to demonstrate proper and consistent monitoring, evaluation, and record-keeping of their activities, including project evaluation reports and financial accounts.
• Have a gender perspective/balance reflected in their staff, beneficiaries, and activities.
• Have no adherence to or affiliations with violent ideologies or antagonism against any particular country, culture, religion or belief system, ethnic group, gender, etc.

Qualifications

• Be accountable, transparent, and refrain from all discriminatory practices.
• Have an ability to demonstrate proper and consistent monitoring, evaluation, and record-keeping of their activities, including project evaluation reports and financial accounts.
• Have a gender perspective/balance reflected in their staff, beneficiaries, and activities.
• Have no adherence to or affiliations with violent ideologies or antagonism against any particular country, culture, religion or belief system, ethnic group, gender, etc.

Skills

• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage projects effectively.
• Experience in intercultural and interfaith dialogue.

Benefits

Grants provided by UNAOC will not exceed USD 25,000. The scope of the project and the amount requested is not a determining factor in the selection process. Projects with smaller budgets are encouraged to apply.

Pay

Not specified.

Schedule

Not specified.

Application Deadline

August 15, 2025

Location

See below

References to Kosovo

Selection Criteria: References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999)