Empowering Futures: Skill Development for Resilient Communities (Jordan)

The EDU-SYRIA Call for Proposals 2026 has opened a €300,000 funding window to support skills development and resilience programs for Syrian refugees and underprivileged Jordanians, offering grants of €10,000 to €60,000 for projects implemented in Jordan. Applications are due by 15 May 2026, with final selections expected on 15 July 2026, according to the announcement on fundsforNGOs.

“The EDU-SYRIA Call for Proposals 2026 supports projects in Jordan that strengthen resilience, employability, and economic inclusion for Syrian refugees and underserved Jordanians,” the call states, outlining both the programme’s purpose and target populations.

Program details and priorities

• Total funding pool: €300,000; individual grants: €10,000–€60,000.
• Application deadline: 15 May 2026. Final selection announcement: 15 July 2026.
• Geographic priority: areas in Jordan outside Amman, especially locations hosting significant Syrian refugee populations.
• Eligibility: NGOs, educational institutions, community-based organizations (CBOs), social enterprises and certain financially independent government entities with at least two years of operational experience in Jordan.

The initiative is built around the programme component described as “Fast-Track to Professionalism” and related resilience and learning components. Priority technical training areas listed in the call include Next-Gen Automotive Technology, Smart Building & Renewable Systems, Precision Hospitality & Tourism Management, and ICT Infrastructure. Complementary themes include life skills, mental health support, entrepreneurship training and lifelong learning pathways via partnerships, community learning centres and mentorship.

Projects must meet a strict beneficiary composition. As the call specifies, “Projects must ensure: 70% Syrian refugees 30% underprivileged Jordanians.” That ratio must be reflected in proposal design, outreach strategies and monitoring plans, and applicants are urged to demonstrate how they will recruit, track and report on those cohorts.

What makes proposals competitive

• Clear alignment with current labour-market demand and demonstrable pathways to employment, certification or placement.
• Concrete, measurable outputs—such as numbers trained, certified, placed or mentored—and realistic, cost-effective budgets that match the scale of activities.
• Program designs that combine technical training with resilience-building elements (life skills, mental health, entrepreneurship) and that prioritise underserved regions outside Amman.
• Organisational capacity: applicants must show at least two years’ presence in Jordan and the ability to deliver practical skills programmes effectively.

The call warns applicants against common mistakes including ignoring the 70/30 beneficiary rule, proposing projects outside Jordan, applying without two years of Jordan operations, and failing to connect training to real labour-market demand. Proposals should budget realistically within the €10,000–€60,000 range and explain how activities will drive economic self-reliance for youth and vulnerable groups.

With a focused timeline and clear eligibility and beneficiary rules, EDU-SYRIA’s 2026 call targets organisations able to deliver targeted, employment-oriented training in refugee-hosting communities. Organisations planning to apply should finalise outreach and monitoring plans to meet the beneficiary split and prepare submissions well ahead of the 15 May deadline; results will be disclosed on 15 July 2026.