Heinrich Boell Foundation

Dupont Underground is showing 20 portraits from the 1000 Dreams project on the first two weekends of December 2025.

1000 Dreams seeks to change prevailing refugee narratives through a storytelling project that tells the stories of 1000 refugees across US & Europe.

On Tuesday, December 9, we are hosting a reception with Witness Change that showcases the 1000 Dreams project. Register for the event now.

Applications are due by November 5, 2025. 

Applications are due by November 2, 2025.

Are you 18–30 & based in the US or Canada? Apply by August 25 to join the Congress of Young Europeans in Tirana, Oct 9–12! Explore “The Ends of Europe” with green-minded peers from across the Atlantic. Travel and hotel costs will be covered.

We deeply mourn the loss of our esteemed colleague Dr Antonie Katharina Nord, who passed away on May 18, 2025, after a long illness. In various roles, most recently as head of the international division, Antonie shaped the work of the Heinrich Böll Foundation like few others. 

The application period for this position is now closed.

Applications are due by December 6. 

This scholarship is open to students who are committed to furthering transatlantic cooperation and have demonstrated exceptional achievements and leadership qualities. We especially encourage students from underrepresented groups and students with limited financial resources to apply with the intent to create an enriched and diverse transatlantic community.

The Heinrich Böll Foundation in the South Caucasus contributes to the democratization process of the countries of the SC. We support initiatives, which form and strengthen an inclusive political culture that opens room for public participation on democratic development, socio-ecological transformation and gender democracy.

The office coordinates the activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia.

For now, the revocation of the Heinrich Böll Foundation’s registration by the Russian Federation marks the end of 30 years of dedicated work in this country.

Our Kiev office’s main focus is to boost civil society in Ukraine and Belarus. To achieve this, it offers training programmes and assistance, hosts public discussion meetings in Ukraine, and promotes civil-society organisations and initiatives in Belarus. Two of the key issues in this area are participative forms of urban planning and coming to terms with the countries’ histories.