Deadline: 15-Apr-22
The Federal Ministry Republic of Austria is calling for nominations for Intercultural Achievement Award (IAA), a key project for intercultural dialogue of the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs.
The award honours successful and innovative projects in the field of intercultural and interreligious dialogue, both in Austria and on a global scale. The award is open to all those who identify and make use of opportunities which positively shape intercultural co-existence. It also rewards those who successfully break new ground in intercultural dialogue, who have mastered a specific challenge through intercultural action, and who promote the dialogue of cultures and religions through their media presence.
Topics
Dialogue is a multifaceted concept. Thematic priorities according to the Austrian strategic focus facilitate compatibility of the submitted projects. Therefore, the intercultural projects applying for the IAA must be active in at least one of the following areas:
- Art/Culture
- Youth
- Human Rights
- Global Citizenship Education
- Integration
- Gender Equality
Award Details
The Intercultural Achievement Award (IAA) is awarded in the following categories:
- Category Sustainability: “Best ongoing project on the cross-cutting topic of environment and interculturality” – EUR 10.000.
- Category Recent Events: “Best project related to a current event” – EUR 6.000.
- Category Technology: “Best application of technology in the context of an intercultural project” – EUR 6.000.
- Category Innovation: “Most innovative intercultural project” – EUR 6.000.
- Category Media: “Best media contribution for intercultural understanding” – EUR 6.000.
Award Categories
- International:
- Category Sustainability: “Best ongoing project on the cross-cutting topic of environment and interculturality”
- Category Recent Events: “Best project related to a current event”
- Category Technology: “Best application of technology in the context of an intercultural project”
- Category Innovation: “Most innovative intercultural project”
- Category Media: “Best media contribution for intercultural understanding”
- Austria:
- Special prize: “Integration in Austria”
- Special prize: “Best Austrian project”
Requirements
They are looking for both large and small projects implemented by organisations or individuals. The IAA specifically promotes intercultural and interreligious projects in the fields of Arts/Culture, Youth, Human Rights, Global Citizenship Education, Integration and Gender Equality. The projects need to be either in the process of being implemented or already completed.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are open to both non-profit organisations (including non-governmental organisations as well as associations, foundations, charitable educational institutions or religious organisations) and commercial organisations. Individuals from civil society can also participate. Applications are not open to governmental, scientific, research and international institutions.
- Applications can only be made by non-governmental organisations (including associations, foundations, charitable educational institutions, religious organisations and commercial organisations) whose projects mainly focus on intercultural and interreligious dialogue. Government, science, research or international institutions are excluded from admission.
- The project’s activities must focus on a minimum of one of the following areas: Art/Culture, Youth, Human Rights, Global Citizenship Education, Integration and Gender Equality.
- The project must be running for at least 1 year already. This criterion not only ensures the viability of the project idea but also allows for the measurement of impact.
- Projects that have already been submitted in the past but that have not won, may be submitted again.
- Projects may be submitted for multiple categories as long as they meet the specific eligibility criteria listed below.
- Specific eligibility criteria
- Category Sustainability: “Best practice project on the cross-cutting topic of environment and interculturality”
- The project offers solution approaches in the cross-sectional topic of environment/ecology and intercultural/interreligious challenges.
- The organisation must be in operation for at least 2 years.
- Category Recent Events: “Best project related to a current event”
- The project must have been implemented between 2021 and 2022 and may also consist of a successful single action in the field of intercultural or interreligious dialogue. This prize category aims at projects that have reacted to current events or developments and have contributed to intercultural understanding, also on an occasional basis.
- Category Technology: “Best application of technology in the context of an intercultural project”
- The project must use innovative technological solutions that promote intercultural and/or interreligious dialogue.
- Category Innovation: “Most innovative intercultural project”
- The project must be characterized by an innovative methodological or creative within the scope dialogue of cultures and religions.
- Category Media: “Best media contribution for intercultural understanding”
- Submitted contributions can encompass all classic media (i. e. print, TV, radio etc.) and social media. Submitted contributions must have verifiably and visibly impacted the public sphere in a positive way.
- The contribution must have verifiably achieved a wide impact for the intercultural dialogue.
- Complete journalistic, media works or dialogue platforms focusing on raising awareness, understanding and peaceful coexistence are also encouraged to apply for the IAA.
- Only contributions published after January 01 January 2021 will be accepted for further consideration.
- Category Sustainability: “Best practice project on the cross-cutting topic of environment and interculturality”
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