UNESCO is launching the seventeenth call for funding requests to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity (IFCD). This call welcomes projects aimed at fostering the emergence of dynamic cultural and creative sectors in developing countries, in alignment with the objectives of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.
The 17th call for funding requests opens on 23 March 2026 and closes on 6 May 2026, noon Paris time.