The International Visegrad Fund is an international organization based in Bratislava, founded by the governments of the countries of the Visegrad Group (V4)—the Czech Republic, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Poland, and the Slovak Republic—on June 9, 2000.

The purpose of the Fund is to promote development of closer cooperation among V4 countries (and other countries) through the support of common cultural, scientific and educational projects, youth exchanges, cross-border projects and tourism promotion.

The budget of the Fund (€6 million as of 2010) consists of equal contributions from the governments of V4 countries. The Fund provides support through four grant programs, three scholarship schemes and artist residencies. Among the recipients of the Fund’s support are mainly non-governmental organizations, municipalities and local governments, schools and universities, but also private companies and individual citizens.

The governing bodies of the Fund are the Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and the Council of Ambassadors. The executive body of the Fund is composed of the Executive Director and the Deputy Executive Director. The administrative body of the Fund is the Secretariat.

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