Uganda is one of the programme\'s eligible African focus countries. Applicants must be eligible youth-led organisations operating in a focus country and satisfy the governance, age, registration and organisational requirements in the Funding Manual. The current entrepreneurship call focuses on initiatives advocating for an enabling environment for young entrepreneurs.

AU-EU Youth Action Lab Entrepreneurship Grants support youth organisations working to create a stronger enabling environment for young entrepreneurs. Eleven grants will be awarded in the programme\'s third and final call.

Benefits
Each selected organisation receives exactly EUR 31,500 for a 12-month project running from January through December 2027. The programme also provides participation in the Youth Action Lab ecosystem and grant-related organisational and learning support.

Requirements
Applicants must review the Funding Manual, confirm organisational and youth-leadership eligibility and prepare a proposal aligned with the Entrepreneurship Grant objective. The application requires organisational information, project rationale, planned activities, expected outcomes, implementation approach and the financial information specified by the programme.

How to apply
Read the official Entrepreneurship Grant Funding Manual and confirm eligibility, prepare the proposal as an individual organisation or eligible collaboration and submit the complete application through the AU-EU Youth Action Lab application system by 2026-09-23 at 13:00 Central African Time.