Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders

The Foundation is a unique regional contribution to promote respect for human rights within the South-Mediterranean region (including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria). More specifically, it allocates financial support and provides tailored coaching to protect the safety of individual defenders and NGOs, to allow them to start innovative and sensitive initiatives and to adapt and sustain their human rights work in situations of conflict or hostile environments, and in transitions towards democracy.

Learn more about their Standard grants and Urgent grants.

The deadline for the next round of standard grant applications is January 26, 2026.

Urgent grant requests are assessed on a rolling basis.

Website

http://emhrf.org/

Host Country

Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria

Duration

Applicants

Human rights defenders

Contact

Contact Information can be found here. 

How To Apply:

Standard grants application form.

Urgent grants application form here.

Submit your application

Undergraduate

To apply to any of our Bachelor's programs (Except the Bachelor's Program for Adult Transfer Students) complete and submit the Common App online.

Graduates and Adult Learners

To apply to any of our Master's, Doctural, Professional Studies Diploma, Graduates Certificate, or Associate's programs, or to apply to the Bachelor's Program for Adult and Transfer Students, complete and submit the New School Online Application.

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