Applications are open for the 2025 UNHCR Refugee-led Innovation Fund, a global initiative that provides up to $45,000 in funding and technical support to refugee- and stateless-led organizations. The fund champions community-based innovation, enabling displaced and stateless persons to lead solutions that address pressing local challenges.
Organizations must be community-recognized and led by individuals with lived experience of displacement or statelessness (at least 50% of leadership). Applicants must apply as a team with an existing structure (registered or unregistered). In addition to funding, selected groups will receive mentorship, capacity-building, technical advice, and peer networking opportunities. Applications close 22 August 2025 at 23:59 Panama time.
👉 Apply here
📌 Eligible groups: Refugees, asylum-seekers, returnees, IDPs, stateless individuals
📆 Deadline: August 22, 2025
💵 Funding: Up to $45,000
🌍 Global – especially focused on underrepresented communities
For more details, visit the official opportunity page.
Refugee-led Innovation Fund – UNHCR Innovation
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