Europe

Alliances for innovation - Erasmus+

Finances cross-border partnerships between higher education and industry to modernize skills and co-create curricula.

Amount: Up to EUR €1,400,000 for three-year alliances Deadline: Mar 7, 2025 Location: Erasmus+ Programme Countries and European Union

Austria Familienbeihilfe (Family Allowance)

Austria Familienbeihilfe is a universal, tax-free monthly family allowance paid to parents or guardians for each child from birth until age 18 (or up to age 24 for students and those in vocational training), funded through employer contributions to the Family Burden Equalisation Fund (Familienlastenausgleichsfonds/FLAF) and representing the cornerstone of Austrian family policy.

Type: Benefit Amount: EUR 132.30-191.60/month per child, plus sibling and tax-credit supplements Deadline: Rolling Location: Austria

Children’s Commissioner Ambassador Programme 2026 (Volunteer): Represent Young People Across England and Influence Government

If you are 16 or 17 next April and fed up with being sidelined when adults make decisions about your life, this is a rare seat at the table.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: See official source for current deadline.

Eastern Partnership Civil Society Fellowship 2026: How Civic Leaders Can Win 5,000 EUR for Impact Projects

If you are in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, or Ukraine and spend your days worrying about corruption, digital rights, climate, or community apathy, this fellowship is squarely aimed at you.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: See official source for current deadline.

Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarships 2025 Guide: Fully Funded International Graduate Study in Europe

If you dream of doing a master’s degree in Europe *without* spending the next decade paying it off, the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarships should be very high on your list.

Amount: Full tuition, travel, monthly stipend Deadline: Jan 15, 2025 Location: Global

Estonia Parental Benefit (Vanemahüvitis)

Estonia Parental Benefit (vanemahüvitis) is one of the most generous parental leave compensation systems in the world, providing income replacement at 100 percent of the parent previous salary for up to 475 days following the birth or adoption of a child, administered by the Estonian Social Insurance Board (Sotsiaalkindlustusamet) and available to all residents of Estonia who are registered in the Estonian population register, with the benefit shareable between both parents and complemented by additional child allowances and family support measures.

Type: Benefit Amount: Up to 100% of prior salary for 475 days, plus child and family allowances Deadline: Rolling Location: Estonia

Fully Funded UK PhD Scholarship for Black Students: How to Win the James McCune Smith Scholarships 2026 (Fees + Stipend + 3000 GBP per Year)

A funded PhD can feel like spotting a unicorn on the M8: people swear it exists, but you start to wonder if it’s just folklore.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: See official source for current deadline.

Germany BAföG (Bundesausbildungsförderungsgesetz) Federal Training Assistance

BAföG is Germany's flagship means-tested student financial aid program, established in 1971 under the Federal Training Assistance Act, providing monthly grants and interest-free loans of up to €992 to students at secondary schools, universities, and vocational academies. With over 700,000 recipients annually and a unique 50/50 grant-loan split for university students (school students receive a full grant), it remains one of Europe's most comprehensive public education funding systems.

Type: Benefit Amount: Up to €992/month (2024 rates after 29th amendment) Deadline: Rolling Location: Germany

Get Paid to Shape Youth Climate Policy in Europe: YEE Advocacy Manager Role at €2,251.99 per Month (25h/week)

Some jobs ask you to “raise awareness.” This one asks you to **move the needle**—across borders, across institutions, and across the messy reality of European environmental politics.

Amount: See official source for award amount or financial terms. Deadline: Jan 5, 2026

Get Up to EUR 60,000 in Equity-Free Space Startup Funding: The 2025 ESA BIC Incubation Grant Guide for European Founders

There are two kinds of “startup support” in this world. The first kind hands you a branded notebook, points at a beanbag chair, and calls it an ecosystem.

Amount: EUR €60,000 cash + in-kind support Deadline: Dec 31, 2025 Location: Europe