The MOVE Individuals Mobility Grant Scheme is exclusively dedicated to the individual applicants who are passionate to expand and enhance their personal and professional development experience through regional mobility across the Western Balkans aimed at strengthening regional cooperation, people-to-people connectivity, sustainable development, and integration across the Western Balkans region. Whether you're an artist, researcher, student, activist, or professional, MOVE is your opportunity to connect, collaborate, and grow across borders.

This initiative seeks to empower individuals across various sectors by providing financial support for projects that promote collaboration and exchange. MOVE supports short-term mobility projects that promote intercultural dialogue, regional cooperation, and capacity building. The grants are open to diverse individuals, including academic staff, researchers, students, civil society activists, public employees, journalists, artists, athletes, and more. Selected grantees will receive financial support up to 3,000.00 Euro to implement activities that contribute to their development and strengthen regional ties.

It continues our shared mission to promote regional ownership, inclusiveness, and collaboration by supporting project ideas that bring together individuals and host partners from at least two WBF Contracting Parties (that of applicant’s and at least one identified host institution/organisation of another WBF CPs) fostering joint initiatives and lasting partnerships.

Eligible applicants include civil society organisations, educational and research institutions, local authorities, cultural institutions/art centers, media, sport associations, business associations, and other relevant non-profit entities committed to advancing regional cooperation and European integration.

 Application Deadline: [9 November 2025]

 Guidelines and How to Apply: Application must be submitted online via the WBF Online Grant Management System at WBFportal.org - WBF Online Grants Management System where the instructions for application and guidelines for application are available.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to review the Guidelines for Applicants (available on the portal), which outline eligibility criteria, thematic priorities, evaluation process, and funding modalities.

To assist interested applicants, WBF will organize an online Information Session each week depending the interest shown by applicants - the first one is scheduled on Wednesday, 22 October 2025 at 11hrs (MS Teams link will be accordingly shared), providing detailed guidance on the application process and addressing participants’ questions.

We look forward to receiving your creative and impactful project ideas that contribute to a more connected, inclusive, and resilient Western Balkans region.

If you have any questions or encounter difficulties while preparing your application, our team is here to support you. Please reach out to us at   [email protected].