Deadline: 10 December 2017
Hivos is inviting applicants from coworking and creative hubs for its collaboration grants.
Last month Hivos organized the third edition of its Coworking Summit, an annual gathering of founders and managers of creative hubs, coworking, hacker, maker, and art spaces. This year marked a special edition, as Hivos decided to join forces with Afrilabs, bringing together more than 40 hubs from all over Africa. The event provided a platform for participants to network, share stories and experiences, learn from their peers, get inspired and boost new collaborations
Types of Grants
Hivos will provide the following two type of grants:
- Knowledge exchange grants
- This type of grant will be awarded to candidates who want to benefit from each other’s expertise and/or experience.
- Examples:
- A maker space in country A visits a creative hub in country B to help them with 3D technology.
- A creative hub in country A visits an ICT space in country B to learn about their financial sustainability model.
- Space A sends a staff member to space B to learn about community outreach and space B sends a staff member to space A in return to learn about marketing or monetization of creative content.
- Grants within this category have a value of 1.000 – 5.000 EUR.
- Collaborative projects grants
- This type of grant will be awarded to candidates who want to undertake a joint project.
- Examples:
- Art spaces from countries A, B, and C organize a joint art exhibition or music festival.
- Tech hubs A and B create an innovative product together.
- Coworking spaces from countries A, B, C and D work together to come up with an innovative collaboration between coworking communities throughout Africa.
- Grants within this category have a value of 10.000 – 20.000 EUR.
Grant Information
The total amount of grants awarded for the knowledge exchange and the collaborative projects is 60.000 euros.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applying spaces should be based in one or more of the following countries: Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
- Knowledge exchange grants. Spaces applying for this type of grant can either submit a single application (space A visits space B) or a group application (space A visits space B and space B visits space A). In the case of a single application, a letter of agreement of the host space is required. Spaces should also include a fee in their budget proposal for the services/time expected from the host organization.
- Collaborative project grants. Spaces applying for this type of grant are expected to initiate collaboration and form a partnership prior to applying for the grant. Spaces should jointly prepare a proposal and budget, which must be agreed upon and signed by all spaces involved. Spaces then appoint one lead space that will submit the grant application on behalf of the group to Hivos. The lead member will receive the grant amount and is responsible for its distribution to other consortium members according to the agreed budget that is submitted.
- A space can send a maximum of 3 representatives to the other space. Representatives should fall into one of the following categories:
- Space founder
- Space manager
- Space staff member
Selection Criteria
Applications are assessed based on the following criteria:
- Relevance of the project to the local context;
- Interdisciplinary of the collaboration (e.g. an unusual alliance between an art space and ICT hub etc.);
- Preference is given to those who seek collaboration between Northern African countries and Sub-Saharan African countries;
- Preference is given to applicants from spaces outside capital cities;
- Preference is given to female applicants and those belonging to minority groups;
- Preference is given to candidates who have not received a Hivos’ collaboration grant before.
How to Apply
Applicants must ensure that their grant proposals are in word or pdf format and that they are sent via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Kenya, Libya, Malawi, Morocco, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Uganda.
For more information, visit https://east-africa.hivos.org/news/hivos-collaboration-grants-call-applications