Travel Grants and Funding

Main Grants

For details on grants—including participation conditions and application deadlines—check the donor organisations' websites or their representatives directly.

Envie d'Agir - Défi Jeunes

• Organisme: Ministry of Youth and Sports.

• Projects: cultural, social, humanitarian, ecological, sports, scientific and technical, economic, etc., in France or abroad.

• Conditions: aged between 11 and 30 (inclusive) and secure at least 30% of the requested amount from other partners.

• Grants: numerous awards (between 1,500 and 2,000 annually) of 2,000 to 6,000 € at the regional level.

Zellidja Grants

• Organisme: Zellidja and several other partner organisations.

• Projects: travel-themed adventures of all kinds.

• Conditions: aged between 16 and 20 and complete the project solo for at least one month.

• Grants: several grants of up to 1,000 € (with additional opportunities for the best projects).

"Culture-ActionS" Grants from Regional CROUS Centres

• Organisme: Regional Centres for University Services.

• Projects: of all types and in all fields.

• Conditions: enrolled in a higher education institution.

• Grants: variable amounts for around 500 students per year.

Routard Trophies

• Organisme: Le Guide du Routard.

• Projects: humanitarian projects in cultural, artisanal, agricultural, ecological, educational, or community-based fields.

• Conditions: aged between 18 and 30 and complete a project in pairs (maximum) lasting no longer than two months.

• Grants: two grants of 3,500 € and flight tickets.

Nicolas Hulot Foundation Grants

• Organisme: Nicolas Hulot Foundation.

• Projects: education, action, and environmental preservation (water, biodiversity, eco-citizenship, sustainable development).

• Conditions: no age limit.

• Grants: around fifteen grants, with amounts up to 10,000 €.

North-South Solidarity Grants

• Organisme: grants managed by the European Guild of Raid.

• Projects: humanitarian or development initiatives in Southern countries.

• Conditions: the project must be presented through an association.

• Grants: around forty grants of 1,500 to 7,500 €, awarded in two annual sessions.

SPB Adventure Grants

• Organisme: grants managed by the European Guild of Raid.

• Projects: sports or exploration projects based on their purpose or means (no competitions).

• Conditions: aged 18 or over for a project lasting up to one year.

• Grants: 150,000 € distributed across a maximum of 5 projects.

Rolex Awards for Enterprise

• Organisme: Rolex.

• Projects: innovative individual projects of all kinds aimed at enriching our knowledge of the world, improving life on our planet, or contributing to human progress. All projects are of a very high standard.

• Conditions: must meet the required standard!

• Grants: at least 5 awards of 100,000 US $ each and a gold Rolex watch.

Direct Médica Adventure Grants

• Organisme: grants managed by the European Guild of Raid.

• Projects: sports projects of all kinds (no competitions).

• Conditions: aged 18 or over.

• Grants: one grant of 5,000 € for 2 or 3 projects.

Expé Grants

• Organisme: Expé. and several other partner organisations.

• Projects: original "sports" expeditions of all kinds in mountains or underground, in France or abroad.

• Conditions: under 30 years old (exceptions possible depending on the project).

• Grants: several grants with a total value of around 10,000 €, plus roughly the same amount in equipment.

Chroniques Nomades - Fuji Films

• Organisme: Basse-Normandie Regional Council and Fuji.

• Projects: all types of photographic travel projects.

• Conditions: no age limit, but recognition or professional experience as a photographer is required.

• Grants: one grant of 5,000 € plus a batch of Fuji films.

Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Vocation Grant

• Organisme: Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Foundation.

• Projects: professional and individual development projects aimed at future careers.

• Conditions: aged between 18 and 30.

• Grants: variable amounts.

Dream Grant

• Organisme: the association "Des Rêves plein le Monde".

• Projects: a travel dream, adventure, artistic, sports, entrepreneurial, innovation, ecological action, career change, or solidarity project...

• Conditions: no specific conditions.

• Grants: one grant of 1,000 €.

Paris Youth Adventures

• Organisme: City of Paris, managed by the ABM association.

• Projects: sports, cultural, scientific, humanitarian, or documentary projects.

• Conditions: aged between 16 and 28 and living, studying, or working in Paris.

• Grants: around sixty grants of 500 to 5,000 €.