With its small grants scheme, the German Consulate General in Bengaluru provides direct assistance and quick relief for the least privileged members of society by improving their social situation. Funded by the German Federal Foreign Office these projects stand out with a short planning period and a quick and smooth implementation, in order to ensure an immediate and sustainable effect. The projects address the needs of least privileged members of society, alongside the UN SDG (Sustainable Development Goals).

Please note that the German Consulate Bengaluru will accept project proposals for 2026 only in the area of Gender equality, e.g. projects focused on women rights, violence prevention, safeguarding vulnerable women, or providing legal advice. We do not fund projects related to (public) infrastructure anymore, like water supply, sanitation facilities, energy supply, school education etc., as well as income generation and nutrition.

CONDITIONS:

• Requested funding should amount to approx. (but not exceeding) EUR 25 000 (depending on exchange rate around INR 25 lakh).
• The applicant organisation must have a valid license under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).
• The project location has to be in Karnataka or Kerala.
• The project must be a distinct, full project in itself, not part of a bigger project.
• The project has not started yet.
• The project has to support least privileged members of society.
• The applicant organisation has to contribute an appropriate amount of own financial resources to the total project cost.
• The applicant organisation and benefitting local population have to contribute to the project through workforce, overhead expenses like administration, travelling, transportation etc.
• Coverage of potential follow-up costs after the completion of the project needs to be ensured.
• Project duration: approx. 6 months, project must be fully completed before the end of the calendar year (31.12.)
• No funding of the following costs: overhead costs (administration, permanent staff, office equipment like computers, printers, television, etc.), land purchase, unskilled labour, scholarships, lump sums
• No funding in the previous 2 years from the Consulate.
• No co-sponsoring by other organisations that receive contributions from the German Federal Budget (e. g. European Union, United Nations).

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
(please send them only via email ✉, please apply text recognition/OCR in PDFs):

During call for applications:

• Filled one-pager project overview (find mandatory form below under 'Additional content')

Deadline for applications is 1 February 2026.

At a later stage /after successful selection (please do not apply if you cannot provide these documents):

• Signed official application (form will be provided)
• List of authorised signatories for the organisation, e.g. register excerpts
• Finance plan (form will be provided)
• In case of purchase of a product or service: three written competitive quotations for this product/service (proper GST proforma invoices)
• Annual financial statement, annual report, auditor's report for the preceding year
• Excerpt from Societies or Trusts or comparable registers
• Proof of valid FCRA license
• Statute of organisation
• Organisational chart (number and functions of staff, internal control systems)
• Proof of own funds (e. g. bank account statement)
• Photos of the current status
• Credentials from other funding partners, if any

Please find our data protection declaration below under 'Additional content'.

For further information and assistance, please contact the Consulate General via email ✉.