Deadline: 2 October 2015
The European Union in collaboration with Republic of Turkey is seeking call for proposals for cultural heritage and Promotion of Cultural Diversity in Turkey through its program categorized into three lots:
Lot 1: Preparation of site management plans for the cultural heritage areas
Lot 2: Preparation of design and restoration projects for the cultural heritage areas
Lot 3: Restoration (as implementation) of cultural heritage areas
Objectives
- Establishment of sustainable preservation of cultural heritage in Turkey in cooperation and civil society partnership between Turkey and EU Member States,
- Promotion of cross border dialogues and networking, establishment of partnerships between NGOs in Turkey and the EU, and increased exchange of experience with respect to supporting cultural diversity.
Size of Grants
- Lot 1: The grant request must be between EUR 20.000 and EUR 50.000.
- Lot 2: The grant request must be between EUR 25.000 and EUR 75.000.
- Lot 3: The grant request must be between EUR 75.0000 and EUR 200.000.
Duration
- For Lot 1 and Lot 2: The initial planned duration of an action should be between 6 months and 12 months.
- For Lot 3: The initial planned duration of an action should be between 6 months and 15 months.
Location
All actions must take place in Turkey.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the applicant must:
- be a legal person, and
- be established in a Member State of the European Union or Turkey or an eligible country according to the IPA Regulation , and
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the Action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary, and
- be CSOs (associations; foundations; federations and confederations of associations or foundations in Turkey ) active in the field of cultural heritage restoration and/or site management plan, or
- be CSOs (associations or foundations established as not-for-profit companies/charitable organizations in the EU Member States or other eligible countries except Turkey) active in the field of cultural heritage restoration and/or site management plan, or
- be private companies active in the field of cultural heritage restoration/design and/or site management plan, or
- be universities .
- The applicant must act with its co-applicant(s) who must satisfy the eligibility criteria as that of the applicant’s.
- The applicant and co-applicants must act with co-entities which include
- Entities directly or indirectly controlled by the beneficiary (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by the beneficiary (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
- Entities directly or indirectly controlling the beneficiary (parent companies). Likewise, they may be entities controlling an entity controlling the beneficiary;
- Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the beneficiary (sister companies).
How to Apply
- Applicants must submit all documents together (Concept Note and Full Application Form). In the first instance, only the Concept Notes will be evaluated. Thereafter, for the applicants who have been pre-selected, the full proposal will be evaluated.
- Applications must be submitted in one original and three copies in A4 size, each bound. The complete application form (Part A: concept note and Part B: full application form), budget and logical framework must also be supplied in electronic format (CD-ROM) in a separate and single file. The electronic file must contain exactly the same application as the paper version enclosed.
- Applications must be send via email or hand delivery.
- Prior registration in PADOR is obligatory for all applicants, co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies).
Note: Applications sent by any other means (e.g. by fax or by e-mail) or delivered to other addresses will be rejected.
For more information, please visit European Union and download the guidelines.