# Volunteering in support of humanitarian aid operations
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**topic id:** ESC-HUMAID-2026-VOLUN
**call id:** ESC-HUMAID-2026-VOLUN
**title:** Volunteering in support of humanitarian aid operations
**programme:** European Solidarity Corps
**status:** closed
**deadline date:** 2026-04-23T00:00:00+00:00
**deadline model:** single-stage
**start date:** 2025-11-27T00:00:00+00:00
**url:** https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/ESC-HUMAID-2026-VOLUN
**description:** Objective:
The projects funded under Humanitarian Aid volunteering should:
 • where relevant, facilitate the transition from the humanitarian response to long-term sustainable and inclusive development
• contribute to strengthening the capacity and resilience of vulnerable or disaster-affected communities;
• reinforce disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction;
• link relief, rehabilitation and development;
• ensure a high level of safety and security for volunteers.
 Additionally, to increase the quality and impact of the action on local communities, projects could include complementary activities. They should also facilitate the active involvement of local staff and volunteers from the countries and communities in which they are implemented.
Scope:
WHAT IS VOLUNTEERING IN SUPPORT OF HUMANITARIAN AID OPERATIONS?
Volunteering under the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps (Humanitarian Aid Volunteering) takes place in third countries where there are ongoing humanitarian aid operations.
This action gives the opportunity to young people aged 18 to 35 years old to contribute to society by short-term or long-term volunteering activities aimed at improving living conditions of people in need. Volunteering is a full-time (at least 30 and not more than 38 hours per week) non-remunerated activity.
Projects must be in line with the humanitarian aid principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, as well as with the ‘do no harm’ principle.
**conditions:** Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible Countries
described in the call document.

3. Other Eligible Conditions
as described in the call document.

4. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Evaluation criteria, scoring, threshold and process are described in the call document

5. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in the call document.
 
Publication of the call: NOVEMBER, 27 2025.
Deadline for submitting applications: APRIL, 23 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: APRIL-SEPTEMBER 2026.
Information to applicants: OCTOBER 2026.
Signature of grant agreement: DECEMBER 2026.

Call document and annexes:
 Call document
Application form templates
Standard application form (ESC) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Calculator (ESC UN HUMAID)
Participant quality label information (ESC) 
Guidance
ESC Programme Guide 
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
ESC Unit MGA 

Additional documents:
 ESC Annual Work Programme
ESC Regulation 2021/888
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement 
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual 
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions 
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement
**action type:** ESC Humanitarian Aid Voluntering Unit Grants
**budget:** 
  **budget Years Columns:** 
    - 2026
  **budget Topic Action Map:** 
    **112606:** 
      -         **action:** ESC-HUMAID-2026-VOLUN - ESC-HUMAID-UN ESC Humanitarian Aid Voluntering Unit Grants
        **budget Year Map:** 
          **2026:** 10595000
        **deadline Dates:** 
          - 2026-04-23
        **deadline Model:** single-stage
        **expected Grants:** 0
        **max Contribution:** 0
        **min Contribution:** 0
        **planned Opening Date:** 2025-11-27
**keywords:** ESC-HUMAID-2026-VOLUN, ESC-HUMAID-2026-VOLUN
**last synced at:** 2026-11-09T17:23:17.403+00:00

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