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RFAs: SI Ukraine Cooperation Programme

Deadline: 7 May 2025

The Swedish Institute (SI) offers Swedish actors and their cooperation partners in Ukraine grants to jointly implement projects aimed at supporting Ukraine’s reconstruction, reform efforts, and EU integration in areas such as inclusive economic development, entrepreneurship and trade, human rights, democracy, rule of law, and gender equality.

The programme is aimed at actors in Sweden and their partners in Ukraine. Projects that are granted support are expected to contribute to strengthened capacity within organisations, as well as increased competence, including broadened networks and new knowledge for individuals.

Thematic Focus 

  • The call for applications has two overarching orientations related to Ukraine’s reconstruction and reform efforts for EU integration. These are:
    • Inclusive economic development, enterprise, and trade
    • Employment and job-creation
    • Private sector development
    • Strengthened conditions for trade
    • Transparency and anti-corruption in the private sector
    • Human rights, democracy, the rule of law, and gender equality
    • Civil society development
    • Free and independent media
    • Gender equality
    • Human rights
    • Strengthened cultural institutions and cultural heritage
    • Strengthened democratic institutions and public administration

Funding Information

  • Within the call for applications conducted in 2025, three different types of grants are offered:
    • Project preparation
      • Project preparation involves minor project support aimed at laying the groundwork for cooperation between Sweden and Ukraine. This may involve activities to establish contacts, meetings and workshops to discuss or carry out minor pilot studies.
      • Grant amount: min. SEK 100,000, max. SEK 200,000
      • Project duration: 6 – 12 months
    • Cooperation projects
      • Cooperation projects is a project support for the implementation of capacity building activities with actors and/or specific target groups in Ukraine.
      • Grant amount: min. SEK 500,000, max. SEK 2,000,000
        Project duration: 12 – 24 months
    • Training programme
      • A project grant to conduct a thematic training programme for target groups in Ukraine. The aim is to strengthen the participants’ capacity to advocate for reforms and development that will contribute to Ukraine’s EU integration.
      • Grant amount: min. SEK 1,000,000, max. SEK 3,000,000
      • Project duration: 12-24 months

Who can apply?

  • The main applicant must be a legal entity based in Sweden. If granted funding from SI the main applicant will become the project owner and thus responsible towards SI for the implementation and reporting of the project.
  • The application must be made in partnership between organisations. In addition to the Swedish main applicant, at least one legal entity based in Ukraine must be part of the formal partnership.
  • A maximum of 6 cooperation partners (including the Swedish main applicant) can be included in one project.
  • Main applicants and cooperation partners may include:
    • Universities and research institutes
    • Non-governmental organisations and foundations, including cultural- and trade associations
    • Municipalities, regions, county administrative boards, government agencies
    • International and intergovernmental organisations (as partners, through offices in Ukraine)
    • Companies (including FOP in Ukraine)

For more information, visit Swedish Institute.