Launching soon: Climate Skills Global Collaboration Grants
In October, the British Council will be launching the Climate Skills Global Collaboration Grants 2025.
Part of the Climate Skills programme, the call will offer grants up to £85,000 for partnerships between the UK and Brazil, India, Indonesia, Mexico, and Viet Nam.
The grants will support the delivery of youth green entrepreneurship training and capacity strengthening activities developing international connections between the UK and Brazil, Mexico, India, Indonesia and Viet Nam.
About the grants
Funding can be used to establish new collaborations, or develop existing links, between higher education institutions, TVET institutions, training providers and non-governmental organisations, with the potential for longer-term sustainability.
The grants should enable young people both in the UK and the partner country to undertake green entrepreneurship and green work training.
Partners will work together to build:
strategic partnerships between UK institutions and local organisations in partner countries
co-designed and delivered green entrepreneurship skill development for young people (18–30) in the UK and partner country
collaborative project delivery and sustained engagement.
Organisations from the UK and one other Climate Skills delivery country will be required to submit a joint application. Each collaboration should support capacity strengthening of each partner organisation, while stimulating longer-term interactions between the two countries.
Eligibility
The call will accept joint proposals from one lead UK institution and one lead partner country institution.
Country information documents will be shared explaining the per-country partner eligibility and focus.
Key details
Grant amount: the combined total budget available for each partnership is up to £85,000. Partners will be responsible for agreeing a cost split between both organisations and for detailing this clearly in the application budget. The British Council encourages equality in the split between the UK organisation and the partner organisation, taking into account exchange and cost differences.
Project length: 9.5 months, from mid-January to October 2026.
Call launch: 13 October 2025
Application deadline: 14 November 2025, 23.59 (GMT)
Information Webinars (with opportunity to meet potential partners)
Option 1: 9.30–11.30 (GMT) on 22 October 2025
Organisations in India, Indonesia, UK and Viet Nam will be invited to attend this webinar.
Option 2: 15.30–17.30 (GMT) on 23 October 2025
Organisations in Brazil, Mexico, and the UK will be invited to attend this webinar.
Note: these dates are still provisional, and so may change. Stay informed of any changes by submitting an Expression of Interest Form (see link below).
Submit an Expression of Interest
If you are interested in applying for the call when it launches, complete our Expression of Interest form, so we can keep you updated with further information.