Since April 2014, the Travel Grant has covered the transportation costs of the first visits to the neighboring country for approximately 650 eligible beneficiaries from various cities across Türkiye and Armenia. These beneficiaries include music groups, architects, international relations experts, political science students, civil society volunteers working in the field of women’s empowerment, directors, photographers, musicians, researchers, gastronomy experts, and many others working in a wide range of fields.
You can discover opportunities of cooperation in the field of your own profession and experience going beyond the border. The Türkiye-Armenia Travel Grant is accepting applications from those wishing to visit the neighboring country with the aim of fostering dialogue and cooperation. The Travel Grant supports partnership-building and networking, feasibility visits, cross-border cooperation projects, project preparation meetings, exchange programs, education and language learning, academic cooperation, research and thesis work, volunteering at civil society organizations, joint cultural and artistic productions, and the organization of or participation in meetings, panels, seminars, conferences, workshops, exhibitions, concerts, and similar events related to the above-mentioned thematic fields.
Applicants must upload the Contact Person Confirmation Form, approved by a contact person who is aware of their travel plans and is based in the country they will be visiting, to the relevant section of the online application form. The Hrant Dink Foundation project team will contact the person listed as the contact in the neighboring country on the application form.
For group travel, all group members must individually complete the application form when applying to the Türkiye-Armenia Travel Grant. A maximum of 3 (three) people in total may be supported for group travel.
The 2026-2027 Travel Grant will continue to support a minimum of 50 individuals between August 2026 - July 2027. Travel during this time-period will be financially supported by the European Union within the framework of the programme “Support to Armenia - Türkiye Normalization: Enhancing Cross-border Linkages”.
Selection Timeline
Applicants are encouraged to apply in the earliest round that corresponds to their planned travel dates. A limited number of grants is available for the entire 2026-2027 period, and no fixed number of grants is reserved for each selection round. Applications submitted within each round will be assessed according to the selection criteria set out in the Regulation.
| Round | Application period | Announcement of beneficiaries | Travel dates |
| 27 | 15 June - 31 July 2026 | 15 August 2026 | 25 August - 30 November 2026 |
| 28 | 1 August - 30 September 2026 | 15 October 2026 | 25 October 2026 - 31 January 2027 |
| 29 | 1 October - 30 November 2026 | 15 December 2026 | 25 December 2026 - 31 March 2027 |
| 30 | 1 December 2026 - 31 January 2027 | 15 February 2027 | 25 February - 31 May 2027 |
| 31 | 1 February - 31 March 2027 | 15 April 2027 | 25 April - 31 July 2027 |
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In 2026-2027, Travel Grant is conducted within the framework of the programme “Support to Armenia - Türkiye Normalization: Enhancing Cross-border Linkages" funded by the European Union.
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 Contact Person Confirmation Form |
 Regulation - Travel Grant 2026-2027 ENG .pdf |
