Funding for Moldovan Youth Media Literacy and Resilience Projects

• Eligibility Criteria: Be a non-profit, non-governmental organisation registered in Moldova
• Type of Funding: Grant
• Target Region: Eastern Europe
• Application Language: English

Globsec has opened a Call for Proposals to provide funding strengthening youth’s resilience to disinformation and foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI) in Moldova by conducting and supporting activities focused on media literacy, critical thinking, and awareness-raising on disinformation and FIMI.

Thematics

The specific objectives of the funding are to:

• Promote media literacy and critical thinking among young audiences through engaging formats
• Increase awareness of disinformation and FIMI through events, collaboration with trained experts, and online content
• Strengthen young people’s ability to identify, understand, and resist manipulative narratives

Proposals must focus on activities that contribute to the objectives of this call. Examples include:

• Organisation of events and activities in collaboration with trained young people, in particularly with “Disinfo-gurus” – participants of Youth
• Resilience Camps. (One camp was organised in August 2025 and another will be organised in the summer).
• Creation of engaging online content (e.g. social media, videos, campaigns) on disinformation, FIMI, media literacy and critical thinking.
• Community-based activities, including in the regions, that foster critical thinking and awareness to disinformation and FIM among young people and build their societal resilience.

Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• Be a non-profit, non-governmental organisation registered in Moldova
• Have at least one (1) year of continuous activity
• Be non-partisan and not affiliated with any political parties
• Maintain a transparent leadership and governance structure
• Be committed to EU values (Article 2 TEU)
• Be willing to sign a declaration confirming no involvement in fraud, corruption, or funding from non-democratic regimes

How to apply 

Applications must be submitted by email to opencalls.moldova@globsec.org no later than on May 17, 2026. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered. Please use email subject line: “Youth Grant Application – [Organisation Name]”. Applicants must submit the following documents:

• Application Form – Submit as PDF. The template can be found here for download.
• Supporting documents: Registration certificate (scan signed by an authorised representative)

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