2025-26 UCF Edu-Fund Platform - Second Edition

UniCredit Foundation renews its commitment to education and social inclusion by launching the second edition of the UCF Edu-Fund Platform, the European call supporting programmes aimed at combating educational poverty for students aged 11 to 19.

The platform aims to identify bold and innovative programmes that adopt a multidimensional, community-centered approach to tackling early school leaving, strengthening skills for job access, enhancing university education, and promoting the quality of teaching.

Up to €6 million in funding is available for local, national, or international initiatives across the 13 European countries where UniCredit operates.

Non-profit organizations can apply by choosing among three funding streams:
Small-scale (€100,000–300,000): high-impact local projects;
Mid-scale (€300,000–600,000): structured national or local programmes;
Large-scale (over €600,000): multi-country or large-scale national projects.

The initiative extends to Austria, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia and it is open to non-profit organisations with in-depth knowledge of educational needs. 

Applications are open from 17 November 2025 to 16 February 2026 and must be submitted in English through the dedicated platform.

The platform aims to identify bold and innovative programmes that adopt a multidimensional, community-centered approach to tackling early school leaving, strengthening skills for job access, enhancing university education, and promoting the quality of teaching.

Up to €6 million in funding is available for local, national, or international initiatives across the 13 European countries where UniCredit operates.

Non-profit organizations can apply by choosing among three funding streams:
Small-scale (€100,000–300,000): high-impact local projects;
Mid-scale (€300,000–600,000): structured national or local programmes;
Large-scale (over €600,000): multi-country or large-scale national projects.

The initiative extends to Austria, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, and Slovenia and it is open to non-profit organisations with in-depth knowledge of educational needs. 

Applications are open from 17 November 2025 to 16 February 2026 and must be submitted in English through the dedicated platform.

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2025-26 UCF Edu-Fund Platform - Key data
Total funding
€ 6mln
Target countries
13
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