Funding for coding project as part of EU Code Week: Albania, Serbia, Montenegro

Context

EU Code Week, launched by the European Commission in 2013, is a Europe-wide grassroots movement promoting coding, computational thinking, and digital literacy through hands-on events in schools, libraries, and communities. The Code4Europe consortium, led by JA Europe and its regional hubs (including JA Albania), supports local initiatives via small grants to foster inclusion, especially by reducing the gender gap in STEM, and to strengthen community engagement and scalability of coding activities.

Goals 

• Promoting the development of innovative and scalable coding activities. 
• Supporting initiatives that integrate coding into educational contexts and promote engagement. 
• Promoting the involvement of the local community and strengthening cooperation between different actors and interest groups. 
• Prioritizing projects that close the gender gap and promote diversity in STEM education. 

Target Groups

• Schools (through school support associations) 
• Private organizations and programming clubs; 
• Libraries and other public institutions (through support associations or non-profit foundations) 
• Extracurricular learning centers, associations and clubs in the field of coding and digital education 
• Organizations specializing in technology and algorithmic thinking. 

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant organisation must be based in Albania, Serbia, Montenegro. 

Funding

Total Budget: 7 500 EUR. Only one project will be awarded. 

Timeline

• Application Deadline: 31 August 2025 02:00 (Brussels time)
• Notification of selected projects: 05 Sep, 2025 
• Project implementation period: 15 September - 15 December 2025 
• Report and proof of use of funds: 30 days after the end of the project