Call for proposals for nationwide grant programme „Hacks for Cyber Attacks” is open

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  • Call for proposals for nationwide grant programme „Hacks for Cyber Attacks” is open
Goal 4 - Quality eduaction
Goal 11 - Sustainable cities and communities

The Santander Foundation has announced the call for submissions to the nationwide grant programme „Hacks for Cyberattacks”. A total of PLN 1,200,000 is available for distribution.

The competition aims to raise awareness of personal finance security:

  • safe banking,

  • being aware of possible threats

  • knowing how to protect oneself against them

The Foundation will select the most interesting projects for financial education activities focusing on the following topics:

  • protection against fraud and scams, (including social engineering, manipulation and how criminals use them), phishing, vishing, fake investments as types of attacks;
  • what to do if you are a victim of financial crime;
  • how to use electronic banking safely;
  • how to safely manage your finances online (including social media and instant messaging).

The submissions are open to non-profit social organisations that have a legal capacity. These are mainly foundations and associations that have been active for minimum 2 years and have experience in educational activities. Proposals cannot be submitted by individuals or business entities.

A total of PLN 1,200,000 is available to finance the 18 most interesting projects:

  • 6

    organizations will receive grants of PLN 100,000 each

  • 12

    organizations will receive grants of PLN 50,000 each.

Projects can be submitted between 16 November and 14 January 2022 via the online application https://granty.fundacja.santander.pl/. The results of the competition will be announced on 31 January 2022 on the Foundation’s website.