Deadline: 15-Jan-23
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Consulate General in Istanbul invites Turkish civil society, non-profit educational institutions, semi-governmental organizations and municipalities to submit new proposals to get support for their work.
Priority Areas
- Freedom of expression and internet freedom
- Freedom of religion and belief
- Equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender and intersex (LGBTI)
- Equal rights for women and girls
- Supporting human rights defenders
Funding Information
- Project proposals with budgets ranging from €25.000 to €100.000 may apply. The budget form should be drafted in Euros;
- Projects in general should not be smaller than € 25.000;
- The maximum project duration is 24 months. Projects running longer than 12 months should include a yearly Liquidity Forecast.
Eligibility Criteria
- Human Rights Fund is open for applications by local NGOs, non-profit educational institutions, semi-governmental organizations and municipalities in Turkey. Twinning with Dutch organisations and with partners from other countries is allowed.
- An organization may apply with more than one application, but only one application per applying organisation can be approved.
Ineligible
- Projects repeating identical previous projects, or proposals that come down to funding ongoing activities/projects;
- Commercial activities;
- Projects with a predominantly academic focus, i.e. research;
- Projects that largely or exclusively involve the delivery of goods or materials;
- Infrastructural or construction projects;
- Bursaries or education programmes;
- Humanitarian aid;
- Feasibility studies and other research;
- Vehicles etc.
- Books more than 200 copies;
- Running costs (rent, electricity, heating etc.);
- Hardware.
For more information, visit Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.