Disbursements to project sponsors within the framework of the women's calls of the Austrian Integration Fund
Funding of projects to empower girls and women with a migration background in the context of integration. Applications can be submitted during the respective call phase.
Discover your potential with AI support
- Find out if this grant matches your project
- Develop your application together with AI
- Get matched with many more suitable grants
Grant criteria
Funding objective
The Women's Call of the Austrian Integration Fund aims to promote the self-determination and equal opportunities of female refugees and immigrant women and to enable their equal participation in Austrian society. Measures to raise awareness of women's rights, strengthen self-awareness, and educate and prevent violence against women are supported.
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
- Educational Institutions
Funding requirements
- National and international non-governmental organizations, international organizations, legal entities or groups of persons as well as teaching, research, and training institutions (alone or in partnership)
- Individuals and territorial authorities are excluded
- Complete and carefully filled submission documents
- Proof of professional, economic, and organizational prerequisites for proper implementation
- No profit generation through the funded projects
Documents required for application
- Application form and signed cover sheet of the application form
- Detailed project description including schedule
- Financial plan
- Funding commitments from other funding instruments
- Excerpt from the register of associations/company register excerpt
Evaluation criteria
- Quality of the proposals
- Budgetary possibilities
Description
Within the framework of the Women’s Call of the Austrian Integration Fund (ÖIF), non-profit organizations and educational institutions nationwide are supported with financial grants that are dedicated to the integration and promotion of girls and women with a migration background. The funding program focuses on the thematic areas of work & social affairs, migration, and the promotion of women, aiming to sustainably strengthen the self-determination and equal opportunities of female refugees and immigrants. Supported measures include awareness-raising for women’s rights, the development of a confident understanding of roles, as well as educational and prevention services on the topic of violence against women. Through the support of diverse project approaches, an inclusive network is created that anchors equal participation in social life in Austria in the long term.
Funding prerequisites include fully and carefully completed application documents as well as proof of professional, financial, and organizational capacities for proper implementation. Individuals and public authorities are excluded. Project applications are accepted exclusively during the announced call phases; eligible costs must have been incurred within the approved project duration. The application submission must include a completed application form with a signed cover sheet, a detailed project description including a timeline, a financial plan, evidence of additional funding commitments, and a current association register or company register excerpt. An independent expert commission selects the submitted concepts based on the quality of the proposals and budgetary possibilities. The application deadline began on March 4, 2020, and is open-ended; interested parties are invited to review the current funding guidelines and submit their project ideas in a timely manner.