Established in 2012, the annual Cluster Fund is EUNIC's primary instrument to financially support colleagues working in clusters in delivering cultural relations activities. The fund aims to co-finance clusters’ projects that contribute to the principles of international cultural relations and to the collaborative implementation of the EUNIC Strategic Framework for 2020-2024.

In this year's call, EUNIC received 47 applications from 48 countries across the cluster network worldwide, involving 32 EUNIC members, as well as 22 European Union Delegations and 6 European Commission Representations and numerous partners.

Project proposals address a wide range of topics including sustainability, the climate crisis, human rights, gender equality, and intergenerational dialogue, through various forms of art, from music, film and literature to design, architecture and sports.

The jury comprised four colleagues from EUNIC member organisations:
· Jakob Racek – Head of Information Department at Goethe-Institut and former Cluster President of EUNIC Belarus
· Tamina Bojoancǎ – Arts Manager at British Council Romania and member of the EUNIC Romania cluster
· Luis Marina Bravo – Head of International Relations at Instituto Cervantes and former Cluster President of EUNIC Buenos Aires
· Eglė Deltuvaitė – Senior Advisor at the Lithuanian Culture Institute

During the evaluation, jury members shared their expertise, exchanged perspectives, and reflected on project proposals tackling a broad range of local issues and global topics. Watch the video interview with the jury members for insights on evaluating these diverse project proposals.

Applicants will be informed of the results, and the selected projects will be announced at the upcoming General Assembly in Brussels on 12 December and published on our website in due course.