LS25 / Submission Process

About the submission process 

• All sections of the proposal must be written in English.
• The length of the proposal is determined by character counts (including spaces) and page limits in case of uploads in the Funding Portal.
• The full proposal will be assessed by experts in the specific topics of the proposal. These experts will provide written assessments for the jury panel, whose collective expertise covers a range topics in this call. Please write your proposal to allow assessment by both expert reviewers and a broad high-level jury panel.

Overview of the full proposal phase

• Deadline for submission of full proposals:  October 7, 2025, 2pm CET
• Assessment of proposals through external written reviews
• Applicant response phase: between February 9-20, 2026 (exact dates TBD)
• Meeting of jury panel to select projects for funding: late February 2026
• Funding decision of WWTF's Board of Directors: March 2026