Funding of the Foundation of Sparkasse Münsterland Ost
The Sparkasse Münsterland Ost Foundation supports beacon projects in Münster, Warendorf, and surrounding regions with its broad range of funding and promotes projects in the fields of science, education, art, and culture.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The purpose of the funding is to support projects that align with the foundation's statutory objectives. This includes, among other things, the promotion of science and research, education and upbringing, art and culture, international understanding, youth and elderly care, youth and amateur sports, welfare services, environmental, landscape, and monument protection, public health, as well as the preservation of local heritage.
Non-eligible expenses
- ongoing personnel, administrative, and building maintenance costs
- travel expenses, insofar as they are not part of a funded overall project
- commercial projects
- projects that have already started
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Projects must be carried out within the business area of Sparkasse Münsterland Ost
- Only projects in the fields of science and research, education and upbringing, arts and culture, international understanding, youth and elderly care, youth and recreational sports, welfare services, environmental, landscape and monument protection, public health, as well as local heritage may be funded
- Excluded are ongoing personnel, administrative and building maintenance costs, travel expenses (unless part of a funded overall project), commercial projects, and projects that have already started
Description
The Sparkasse Münsterland Ost Foundation has been committed for years with a broad spectrum of funding to support innovative lighthouse projects in North Rhine-Westphalia. With the aim of advancing science, research, education, upbringing, art, culture, and international understanding, the foundation specifically supports projects that correspond to the regional statutory purpose. Among others, initiatives in the areas of construction and monument protection, environmental/nature conservation, climate protection, children and youth, social measures, and sports are supported. Non-profit organizations operating within the business area of Sparkasse Münsterland Ost can benefit from the grants and thus make a sustainable contribution to improving the quality of life and future viability of the region.
The funding measure is exclusively aimed at institutions that are organized as non-profit and wish to implement projects within the specific funding priorities. The areas of science and research, education and upbringing, art and culture, international understanding, youth and elderly care, youth and recreational sports, welfare, environmental, landscape and monument protection, public health, as well as the concept of homeland, are at the center of project funding. It should be noted that ongoing personnel, administrative, and building maintenance costs as well as travel expenses – unless these are an integral part of an overall project – are excluded from funding. The foundation deliberately relies on a targeted and transparent project selection process to achieve the most effective results and sustainable public impact.
The application for funding takes place within the framework of a grant procedure offered to non-profit institutions within the business area. Interested organizations can submit their applications online and save and edit them at any time during the application process. It is essential that the project has not yet started and is clearly located within the specified funding priorities. The application deadline is October 15, 2025, providing sufficient time for the detailed development of forward-looking projects. This offer is aimed at actors who want to actively shape the future of the region with their commitment and benefit from the extensive resources of the foundation. Through its funding, the Sparkasse Münsterland Ost Foundation underscores regional cohesion and invests in projects that set far-reaching societal impulses.