EFCSN Innovation Grants

• Eligibility Criteria: Organisations must be based in the European Union or DEP-associated countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine).
• Type of Funding: Grant
• Target Region: Europe
• Application Language: English

The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) has announced a call for Innovation Grants to support the European fact-checking community in its mission to provide the public with access to trustworthy, fact-checked information and to counter disinformation.

Thematics

These grants are designed to support:

• Piloting new tools and disinformation intervention approaches;
• Refine and maintain innovative existing technical tools to counter disinformation at scale;
• Establish prebunking strategies in fact-checking organisations;
• Support and carry out innovative media and AI literacy initiatives;
• Scale crisis communication capabilities;
• Develop and test new fact-checking formats such as short-form video.

Eligibility 

To be eligible for funding, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Legal entity: Applicants must be a legal entity, whether for-profit or non-profit.
• Certification: Applicants must be EFCSN certified fact-checking organisations or fact-checking organisations that can demonstrate sincere intent to comply with the European Code of Standards for Independent Fact-Checking Organisations.
• Location: Organisations must be based in the European Union or DEP-associated countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Serbia, Turkey, Ukraine).Exclusivity: Organisations applying for this grant cannot apply for the simultaneously opened Content Grants. Should an organisation apply for both grants only the application submitted first will be considered.
• Single applicants: This call is intended for single applicants, i.e. consortia of organisations cannot apply for this call.

Additional details 

• Maximum Grant Amount: €30,000 per project.
• Funding rate: 50%
• Form of grant: lump sums
• Number of Grants: max. 8 grants will be awarded.Payment Structure: 50% upon grant agreement signature, 50% following the approval of the final project report.
• Exact amount must be calculated using this template table
• Max. Grant Duration: 12 months

How to apply
To apply, please fill out this application form. The call closes on May 8 at 23:59. Evaluations will take place in May 2026, results will be communicated in July 2026.

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