EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant

April 2026 update: Applications for 2026 are now closed. Finalists for the EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant program have now been selected. If you have not been contacted by the team, it unfortunately means your project was not selected for the final round. We truly appreciate the time and effort invested in your application and the important work you are doing.

About this Grant Program

The EMEA Youth & Wellbeing Grant is a €500,000 funding program for organizations across the region to help young people benefit from AI.

The program will offer funding to NGOs and research organizations that are working directly with children, young people, families or educators; or producing independent research on how AI affects young people’s safety, wellbeing and development.

Our goal is to support practical work and independent research that helps everyone better understand what safe, responsible AI looks like in the real world.

Why we’re funding this work

As AI becomes part of how young people learn, create and communicate, there is a growing need to ensure it is beneficial and safe. Collaboration between youth organizations, independent researchers, and AI developers can help to strengthen understanding of its real-world benefits, while also testing and strengthening safeguards. This grant will support that effort by funding organizations doing important work and helping them expand their impact.

Funding scope 

We will support projects that focus on youth safety, wellbeing and AI. For example:

For NGOs:

• Youth protection and harm-prevention programs

• AI literacy initiatives focused on young people, parents or educators

• Practical tools that help organizations respond safely to AI-related risks

For research organizations:

• Research on new ways AI can enrich youth development and education

• Research on child safety and adolescent wellbeing

• Evaluations of youth-safety safeguards in real-world settings

Budget & award sizes

Total fund: €500,000.

Who can apply

Applicants must meet all of the following: