Call for Projects: Laboratory for Women’s Rights Online Initiative

About this grant

The Laboratory for Women’s Rights Online is a funding initiative launched by the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs to support innovative, non-profit projects tackling online and technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). Under this call, selected …

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How to apply

1. 1Step 1: Confirm Eligibility by ensuring the organization is legally registered, has non-profit status or a non-profit social purpose, has at least 2 years of relevant experience, can implement in an OECD DAC ODA-eligible country, and is eligible to apply as a single lead applicant (not a consortium)
2. 2Step 2: Choose a Strong Project Model by selecting one clear focus area such as a technical/technological solution or a research and evidence-generation project, avoiding overly broad or fragmented proposals
3. 3Step 3: Align Proposal With Call Theme by clearly linking the project to artificial intelligence, technology-facilitated gender-based violence, prevention/protection/response mechanisms, women’s rights in digital spaces, and human rights-based gender-responsive design
4. 4Step 4: Define the Problem Precisely by specifying the form of online harm, affected groups (e.g., women, girls, activists, journalists), geographic context, gaps in current responses, and the role of AI or digital systems in the issue
5. 5Step 5: Build a Concrete Solution by describing the tool, method, or research approach, explaining how it works, why it is innovative, and how it improves safety, accountability, or evidence generation with clear outputs and outcomes
6. 6Step 6: Prepare a Realistic Budget aligned with the €50,000 grant limit, ensuring costs are proportional, fully justified, directly project-related, and focused on personnel, research, development, testing, outreach, and safeguarding activities
7. 7Step 7: Strengthen Implementation Partnerships by referencing supporting collaborators such as tech platforms, universities, feminist digital rights groups, survivor support organizations, and legal or policy experts, while maintaining single-applicant compliance
8. 8Step 8: Prepare Strong Evidence of Capacity by demonstrating prior experience in gender equality, digital rights, AI governance, online safety, or research/technology delivery, along with proven ability to manage grants and achieve measurable outcomes

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