Hans-Sauer-Stiftung funds practical, socially relevant innovation projects that combine research with public engagement, especially where citizens, civil society groups, and academic partners co-create knowledge. The foundation’s recent programs are strongly centered on Citizen Science, sustainability transitions, and social-ecological conflict areas, with an emphasis on moving ideas from pilot phase into transfer, scaling, or long-term adoption. Its mission and examples suggest it favors projects that are ethically, ecologically, and interculturally minded and that generate usable insights for societal change in Germany.
Small project grants of up to about €20,000, typically awarded through time-limited themed calls; funding appears program-based and competitive rather than open-ended. The foundation supports a limited number of projects per round, often with clear deadlines and a preference for collaborative, practice-oriented initiatives in Germany.
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Watch for fixed-call deadlines and apply through the foundation’s themed program announcements; proposals should clearly show citizen participation, societal relevance, and a plan for transfer or long-term impact. Strong applications will likely include a concrete research question, a civil-society or community partner, and evidence that the project advances sustainability, circularity, or conflict transformation in Germany.
Current and upcoming funding from Hans-Sauer-Stiftung that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Projects from Europe that focus on the transfer and embedding of citizen-science findings and results; open to municipalities, non-public organizations and initiatives, academic institutions, start-ups, and civil society groups.
Deadline: Applications accepted from 2 February 2026 until 27 September 2026.
Who can apply: Projects should focus on the transfer, continuation, and societal embedding of results from citizen science projects. Applicant projects can be from different societal actors; the program information emphasizes citizen-science projects and civil society research. The 2026 call is open from February 2 to September 27, 2026.
Deadline: Applications accepted from 2026-02-02 through 2026-09-27.
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