Deadline: 31-Jul-22
The European Programme for Integration and Migration (EPIM) is seeking proposals for ‘Transforming Narratives and Perceptions about Migrants in Europe’ to address and shift local and national perceptions on migrants.
Through the catalysation of contextualised national coalitions of actors, EPIM seeks to leverage the current mass European support for displaced people, to address national narratives on migrants and refugees by nuancing, challenging and transforming perceptions.
Objectives
- To challenge and transform existing narratives about migrants within different national contexts in Europe
- To place migrant voices and reflect the personal experiences of those with a migration background at the forefront of this process
- To support long-term coalitions that have a measurable impact on migration narratives after EPIM’s funding comes to an end
- To strengthen overall cooperation and partnerships between and with civil-society organisations (CSOs) and other grassroots actors and civic movements
Funding Information
- Shortlisted applicants will be invited to submit a detailed budget proposal with a maximum budget of 190,000 EUR.
- EPIM’s total budget for this call is 580,000 EUR and it expects to fund 3 to 4 projects.
- Duration: Projects should be planned according to needs and for a minimum duration of 18 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Coalitions:
- Recognising that true systems change takes place in a participatory, bottom-up manner, in which power imbalances are engaged with and addressed, EPIM invites coalitions of stakeholders to define their most pressing narrative challenge(s), and why, how and for whom they intend to address them within their national contexts and apply to this call.
- Coalitions should reflect the personal experiences of those with a migration background, thus resulting in a vision for change that is rooted in this authenticity, whilst not being disconnected from current mainstream policies, voices and actors.
- EPIM invites actors from a wide range of sectors to ally with other CSOs, non-formal groups, public authorities and institutions, the private sector, religious bodies and the media, and form interdisciplinary and trans-sectoral coalitions.
- EPIM strongly encourages partnerships between smaller, grassroot organisations and movements, driven by people with lived migration experience, including those actively working on the intersectionality of race, gender, displacement and climate change, and larger, more established CSOs.
- Applicants:
- Lead applicants must be registered non-profit and non-governmental organisations, active within national, regional and/or local contexts.
- Partners could include non-formal movements, national/regional/local public authorities, private sector players, religious bodies, and media organisations.
- Applicants may submit or partner in more than one proposal under this call
- Applications must address the objectives and explain how they aim to implement these:
- Projects are to be implemented within a national context in Europe (not just the EU).
- Applicants must apply as a national coalition involving at least TWO member organisations
- Applications for standalone trainings, individual academic study/research/travel, advocacy, data and evidence gathering are not eligible.
- Funds cannot be provided for physical capital projects. Instead, funds may support direct costs, including content creation and research costs, staff time, travels, meetings, consultancies, communications costs etc., as well as indirect costs in the form of overheads.
- Only applications in English (EPIM’s working language) will be accepted. Successful applicants are expected to communicate with the EPIM team and participate in EPIM capacity and network development programmes work in English.
For more information, visit https://epim.info/call-for-proposals-transforming-narratives-and-perceptions-about-migrants-in-europe/
