Deadline for Seed Funding: 21 January 2015/15 May 2015
Deadline for Collaborative Project: 21 January 2015
The Swedish Institute’s is calling applicants to apply for its first Creative Force programme 2015. Applicants may also apply for seed funding along with collaborative program. It is a development program with the mission to encourage popular structures from culture and media.
Seed Funding
Seed Funding basic purpose is to work for start-up projects, small-scale projects, and planning trips. It covers a maximum grant amount of SEK 100,000. Funding is not for study trips, volunteer activities, conference participation, research projects, and commercial purpose.
Funding for Collaborative Project
Collaborative Project funding is available for purposes which have capacity-building and creative dimension and includes workshops, visits, seminars, and training courses. It covers an overall cost which is required to carry out the proposed project.
The Swedish Institute is a public organization that aims to connect Sweden to various International goals in the areas of education, human rights, global development, media, culture, democracy, innovation, business development, and research. The 2015 Creative Force Program is conducted twice a year to help Sweden to meet its goals.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only public agencies, private agencies, foundations, civil society organizations or professional actors are allowed to apply.
- Individual should not apply.
- Applicant must have relevant experience –
- 1 year – seed funding
- 2 years – collaborative project
- Five geographic regions are included: Eastern Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Africa, Turkey, and Russia.
The Creative Force programme is for five geographic areas:
- Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen
- Western Balkans and Turkey: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey. NB: Montenegro is new as of 2015.
- Eastern Europe: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldavia, Ukraine. NB: Armenia and Azerbaijan are new as of 2015.
- Russia: Russia (especially north-western Russia)
How to Apply
- To apply for The Creative Force Programme 2015, you need to visit its website and fill the online form.
- Application should be in English language.
Note: Separate application documents are available for both funding projects with respect to different region.
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