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Johann Bünting Sponsorship Award

Annual funding award for voluntary commitment; three awardees each receive €6,000; 2025 theme: Nutrition; nominations possible until February 28/29 (postmark).

Social Cohesion/Democracy Social

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Grant criteria

Application level: Simple
Region: Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia
Funding amount: €6,000 per awardee

Funding objective

The recognition and appreciation of voluntary commitment as well as the financial support for the continuation of projects focusing on nutrition for 2025.

Eligible to apply

  • Individuals
  • Non-profit Organizations

Funding requirements

  • Voluntary commitment
  • Proposal by February 28th or 29th (postmark)
  • Activity in the funding area of the Johann Bünting Foundation

Documents required for application

  1. Completed proposal form
  2. Justification of commitment

Evaluation criteria

  • Convincing justification
  • Relevance of voluntary engagement to the funding topic
  • Discreetness of the activity in the background

Description

The Johann Bünting Award is an annual prize awarded by the Johann Bünting Foundation that honors outstanding voluntary commitment in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. Private individuals and non-profit organizations can be nominated if their activities are based within the Foundation’s funding area and focus in 2025 on the topic of nutrition. Three awardees will each receive €6,000 to continue their projects and to strengthen social cohesion as well as democratic participation. The award particularly aims to highlight those volunteers who work behind the scenes and whose efforts often go unnoticed.

Nominations can be submitted until February 28th or 29th (postmark date). Required are a completed nomination form and a compelling justification of the commitment, explaining its relevance to the nutrition focus theme. The jury evaluates not only the substantive justification but also the sustainable impact of the project and the discreet execution behind the scenes. Interested supporters can find all documents, including the official nomination form, available for download from the Johann Bünting Foundation. Through this call for nominations, the Foundation advocates recognition of voluntary achievements and specifically promotes initiatives that strengthen healthcare, social affairs, as well as labor and democracy.

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