The Embassy of France in the Philippines and in Micronesia has issued a call for proposals under the Pacific Fund 2013.
The Pacific Fund of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs was created in 1986 to promote social, economic, scientific and cultural development and integration in the Pacific. Proposals should therefore have a strong Pacific component and either have benefits for Pacific countries or the region as a whole, and preferably have active involvement from organizations, research institutes, universities, etc., in the Pacific (especially New Caledonia French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna). Candidates are reminded that the Fund usually favours projects with co-funding of at least 50 % of the total cost coming from other sources.
Priority is given to cooperation programs that promote the regional integration of French and Foreign Pacific territories. This involves giving priority to the following projects:
- Projects designed to strengthen the relations that France and the French Pacific territories have with Pacific island countries
- Projects likely to involve companies, research centres and universities in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and Wallis and Futuna and to promote the know-how and potentials of those territories
- Projects designed to strengthen the activities of those Pacific regional organisations in which the French Pacific territories have full membership or foster relations with organisations that have a notable influence in this part of the world
- Projects that make it possible to promote French language and culture in the Pacific.
- Projects whose contribution requested from the Pacific Fund is at least equal to € 30 000 (therefore, the projects with a total budget exceeding to € 60 000).
- Projects which are fully developed, operational, and ready to be started
The deadline to submit proposals is 15 November 2012. For more information, visit this link.
