The deadline for applications in 2025 has expired.

With its micro project scheme, the German Consulate General in Bengaluru provides direct assistance and quick relief for the least privileged members of society programme by improving their social and economic 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 basic and urgent needs of least privileged members of society, alongside the UN SDG (Sustainable Development Goals), and aim at achieving improved living conditions beyond the duration of the project. The areas of activity are manifold: income generation through education and vocational training, protection of the environment, healthcare and sanitary equipment, water supply, energy supply, food security, etc.

CONDITIONS:

• Requested funding should amount to approx. (but not exceeding) EUR 23 000 (depending on exchange rate around INR 20,50,000).
• The applicant organisation must be registered 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 project has to promote gender equality.
• 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: food/refreshments, 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):

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

Deadline for applications was 21 March 2025.

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

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