machen! Wettbewerb

Competition Partially funded

Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Ostdeutschland (Elisabeth Kaiser) in Kooperation mit der Deutschen Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt Germany 2026

Information

The machen! Wettbewerb is an ideas competition for civic engagement in East Germany that awards prize money for project ideas improving local communities. It targets projects in small and mid-sized municipalities and recognises initiatives across three categories: Lebensräume gestalten, NextGen engagiert and Brücken bauen. An independent jury evaluates submissions and selects prize winners.

Benefits

Monetary prizes ranging from €2,500 to €10,000; recognition by an independent jury and visibility in Berlin with the top 100 projects.

Eligibility

Non-profit organisations such as associations, foundations, cooperatives or non-profit companies with a seat in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt or Thuringia. The project must be implemented in a municipality with up to 50,000 inhabitants.

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Opportunity Details

TypeCompetition

FundingPartially funded

OrganiserBeauftragte der Bundesregierung für Ostdeutschland (Elisabeth Kaiser) in Kooperation mit der Deutschen Stiftung für Engagement und Ehrenamt

LocationGermany

Open toApplicants must have their seat in Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt or Thuringia; project must take place in a municipality with up to 50,000 inhabitants.

Open to all subjects Social Sciences