Deadline: April 30, 2026
Applications for the Youth4Climate Call for Solutions 2026 are now open. Youth4Climate’s Call for Solutions is a global innovation challenge for Youth and Youth-led organizations working on climate action focused projects. The Call aims to fund new and existing youth-led solutions that are ready to implement or scale, and to support the further development of young people’s ideas and projects by providing relevant learning opportunities with the support of partners.
Since 2023, through the first three rounds of its Call for Solutions, Youth4Climate has allocated an envelope of USD 4 million in direct funding to 150 youth-led climate projects across 59 countries. This year, applicants can apply under the following thematics: Sustainable Energy; Food & Agriculture; Climate, Peace and Security; Oceans and Blue Economy; Sustainable Fashion and Textiles; Architecture for Adaptation.
Benefits
- Applicants to the Call for Solutions can request up to USD $30,000 in seed funding.
Eligibility
- Young Individuals aged 18 to 29 and who meet the remainder of the eligibility criteria.
- A legally registered, youth-led civil society organization (CSO), non-governmental organization (NGO), community-based organization (CBO), or company with the majority of the organization’s leadership being young people aged 18 to 29 years at the time of submitting the application. Note that the project lead for the organization should be aged 18 to 29 at the time of submitting the application.
- The proposed project must be implemented in one of the countries listed in the Call for Solutions Guidelines document.
- The project lead must be a national of one of the countries listed in the Annex of the Call for Solutions Guidelines document.
Application
All applications have to be completed on the Application Portal. Before starting your application, take some time to prepare the below:
- Read the Guidelines document carefully to make sure your project and team are eligible and aligned with the Call objectives, and to strengthen your application.
- Get familiar with the Budget and Workplan templates, which you will need to complete and upload as part of your application.
- Make use of the Youth4Climate learning offer, designed to support you at every stage of the application process. This includes:
- Deep-dive webinars
- 1-to-1 mentorship sessions
- Project Design Bootcamps
- Practical thematic resources and tools
For more information, visit Youth4Climate Call for Solutions.
