ESF+ funding opportunities are regularly published by national and regional managing authorities across Europe. This page highlights selected open calls and opportunities relevant to social services, social inclusion, skills development and related areas. Applicants should consult the official national or regional programme websites for full eligibility criteria and application details.
Status: Open
Deadline: 30 September 2026 (info sessions held 24 August 2026)
This Flemish ESF+ call funds projects developing new approaches to help women with a distance to the labour market, with particular attention to women with a migration background, into sustainable employment, tackling barriers on both the individual and workplace side simultaneously. Applicants co-develop and test a solution with women and employers, then run at least five pilot trajectories across different Flemish regions.
Note: this is a regional call limited to Flanders (Belgium), open to both profit and non-profit organisations, but only those with demonstrated experience in outreach, emancipatory, and participatory work with migrant women (or a required partnership with such an organisation). It is not framed around public-authority applicants specifically, so relevance is narrower than ESN's typical EU-wide calls, most useful for Flemish/Belgian members with local employment-integration mandates or partnerships.
Budget: subject to ESF+ / de minimis funding rules (no fixed ceiling published for this specific call).
For more information: Duurzaam werk voor vrouwen | Europa WSE
Status: Open
Deadline: 30 September 2026 17:00:00 CEST
The Call aims to support transnational projects which aim at testing new approaches and transferring or scaling up social innovations that strengthen the governance and implementation of the European Child Guarantee, ensuring children in need have access to key services.
Consortia must include at least two national Child Guarantee Coordinators established in different EU Member States, one as the project coordinator; at least one regional/local public authority OR a non-governmental, non-profit organisation addressing child poverty.
Projects should result in strengthened governance and coordination for the implementation of the ECG, improved access to and integration of services for children in need, and evidence-based policy recommendations.
Budget: between EUR 800 000 and EUR 2 000 000
For more information: Social Innovation Plus
Status: Open
Deadline: 30 September 2026 17:00:00 CEST
The Call aims to support transnational projects which aim at testing new approaches and transferring or scaling up social innovations that strengthen the governance and implementation of the European Child Guarantee, ensuring children in need have access to key services.
Consortia must include at least two national Child Guarantee Coordinators established in different EU Member States, one as the project coordinator; at least one regional/local public authority OR a non-governmental, non-profit organisation addressing child poverty.
Projects should result in strengthened governance and coordination for the implementation of the ECG, improved access to and integration of services for children in need, and evidence-based policy recommendations.
Budget: between EUR 800 000 and EUR 2 000 000
For more information: Social Innovation Plus
Status: Open
Deadline: 29 October 2026 17:00:00 (Brussels time)
The European Commission is launching a call to support a consortium with proven experience in facilitating the engagement of people with lived experience of poverty. The project will aim to establish and sustain a meaningful dialogue between policymakers and people directly affected by poverty and social exclusion, ensuring that their experiences and perspectives inform policy development and implementation.
The project should focus particularly on reaching and engaging the most marginalised groups, and on developing effective approaches for their participation in policy dialogue. Activities may include creating spaces and mechanisms for dialogue, supporting the capacity of people with lived experience to participate, and strengthening cooperation between policymakers and organisations representing or working with people experiencing poverty and social exclusion.
Applicants should demonstrate proven experience in facilitating the engagement of people with lived experience of poverty, as well as the capacity to build and maintain a structured and sustainable dialogue with relevant stakeholders.
Budget: €900,000
Info session: 14 September 2026 (registration deadline: 11 September 2026)
More information: here
