European Socio-cultural Centre Grants 2026 (Remote)

ENCC: UP Grants 2026 for European Socio-cultural Centres (Remote, Portugal)

ENCC’s Up Grants are a microgrants scheme that boosts innovative projects, offering them visibility, recognition, and opportunities for development. Up Grants 2026 will explore how socio-cultural centres nurture democracy by promoting participation and stimulating creativity and collective action. Submitted projects will have to focus on one of the following strands:

• Strand 1: Digital ethics and democracy
• Strand 2: Dialogue in times of polarisation
• Strand 3: Participation and cultural resistance

Submitted projects can be either planned or already in progress. They must have clearly defined goals, budget, and stakeholders, and show potential for future development supported by the Up Grants award.

All ENCC members, members of ENCC members, as well as other non-profit or public socio-cultural centres located in countries eligible for Creative Europ...