Biodiversity and Climate Action

Do you have an idea for protecting biodiversity? Or do you have an idea for climate action or for greater climate justice? The Young Impact Fund runs until 2028 and supports projects led by young people with grants of 300 euros each. The closing dates for submissions are 30 March, 30 July and 30 November each year.

Entry requirements

• Your group must consist of at least 2 people.
• You must be aged 27 or under.
• Members of the national executive committees of BUNDjugend, NAJU or Naturfreundejugend Deutschlands are not eligible to submit project ideas.

Your project idea

• You would like to carry out your project in Germany.
• It is important to us that the project idea comes from young people and is submitted and carried out by them. However, if you are guided and supported in your project by, for example, teachers or club leaders, that is fine.
• Your project has a positive impact (directly or indirectly) on biodiversity, climate protection or climate justice. Your project does not harm biodiversity.
• Your project idea is driven by good intentions. This means you want to live in a democratic and open society, you try not to discriminate against other people, and you find right-wing views just as silly as we do.

Project funding and you

• Project funding is needed to carry out your project.
• The project funding would be roughly sufficient to bring the idea to fruition. If not, you already have some initial ideas on how you could secure further funding for it.
• Unfortunately, groups that have already received federal funding for the same project are not eligible for project funding from the Young Impact Fund.
• The project funding will be allocated by the next deadline. The deadlines are always 30 March, 30 July and 30 November.

Find out more

The Young Impact Fund is a joint project run by Naturfreundejugend, NAJU and BUNDjugend