One World Week Seed Fund

About the Fund

Applications are open: Tuesday 28th April 

Deadline for Application: Friday 5th June at 5pm 

The OWW Seed Fund is an exciting opportunity for youth organisations to explore an aspect of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and to connect your work locally with issues, and events globally. In other words, to connect young people’s personal experiences with their community and the wider world. 

Project implementation should take place between June 30th – 28th August 2026 

Successful applicants will receive a grant of up to €400 and free training with the Youth 2030 expert team to support you in delivering a young person-centred project on issues relating to our global world. This funding is to support projects in the non-formal youth work education sector. Bring your ideas to life!! 

 

Deadline to apply: Friday 5th June at 5pm 

Note: Applications accepted from the island of Ireland only.   

All projects are to be completed between June 30th – 28th August 2026 

All queries can be submitted to alex@nyci.ie.

Who can apply?

  • Any group that works within the non-formal youth sector.

Why should I apply?

  •  Receive a grant of up to €400 to support you deliver a young person-centred project on our global world. 
  • Participate in a free training (online and/or in-person) with the Youth2030 expert team supporting you to explore critical youth work in your youth organisation. This training will support you to develop your own project idea. As well as build curiosity and confidence to talk about key issues like, the environment, the economy, technology, politics and culture with a group of young people. 
  • Receive resources to support your work free of charge. 
  • Benefit from connections, ideas and support from the Youth 2030 team, to support you in getting the most out of your seed grant and bring your ideas to life! 

Funding Criteria

  • One World Week (OWW) training is required as part of this funding (training is free).  
  • One World Week (OWW) will take place online and in person in 2026 a blended approach.  As part of this grant, you will be expected to attend at least one event for OWW 2026. 
  • Please use recycled material wherever possible for arts-based activities. 
  • NYCI will not fund the purchase of any merchandise materials such as T-shirts, baseball caps, etc. 
  • Applications accepted from the island of Ireland only.   

 

What else do I need to know before I apply?

  • Your project can be stand-alone or part of a bigger project.
  • The Youth 2030 team is available to help you explore a project idea-contact us – alex@nyci.ie.
  • Projects should explore themes that have a social justice focus and that has both a local and a global dimension.  
  • We welcome projects that include political, economic, technological, environmental, and cultural dimensions. (We call these the five faces of globalisation).  More Details here: Globalisation – The Youth and The Truth – National Youth Council of Ireland 
  • Actively make connections to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): More Details: THE 17 GOALS | Sustainable Development & Sustainable Progress Index 2025 | Social Justice Ireland
  • Consider how to connect young people’s personal experiences with their community and the wider world. As well as the Personal, Local, National, and Global parts of your project – (we call these the PLiNGs!).
5 faces of gloabalisation

Apply for your Seed Grant now!

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Name of Organisation*
Name of Contact Person*
Role in Organisation*
Email*
Organisation Address*
Which of the five faces of globalisation will your project engage with?*
More details about the five faces of Globalisation can be found in the resource entitled 'Globalisation: The Youth and the Truth' https://www.youth.ie/globalisation-the-youth-and-the-truth/
Which one of these key themes does your project link to?*
Website with details of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): https://sdgs.un.org/goals See also, Ireland's progress on the SDGs: https://www.socialjustice.ie/publication/sustainable-progress-index-2025
Attendance One World Week (OWW) 2025*
Attend at least one of the events taking place.
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The One World Week Seed Fund is supported by Irish Aid.