Deadline: 15 August 2019
Applications are now open for Cultural Preservation Programme. The Cultural Preservation Programme promotes projects:
- to preserve cultural heritage abroad
- to preserve German cultural heritage abroad, except in historic German settlement areas in eastern Europe
Eligible Projects
- Restoring and conserving historic buildings and objects
- Supporting the restoration and conservation of World Heritage sites
- Collecting and documenting oral traditions in music and literature
- Conserving and digitising historic manuscripts and film/audio archives, as well as data on cultural property
- Documenting endangered cultural heritage (through films, publications)
- Providing basic and further training for restorers, archivists, museum experts and researchers
- Organising exhibitions and colloquia on cultural heritage
- Providing equipment and exhibits
Ineligible
No funding is provided for
- excavations
- purely academic research projects
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants may be government agencies, non-governmental organisations or individuals in the host country or in Germany.
Prerequisites for Promotion
- Subsidiarity/securing of overall financing: Grants from the Cultural Preservation Programme are to be applied for only after own resources and all other financing options by third parties (e.g. sponsors) have been exhausted. Overall financing has to be secured.
- Project promotion: Only projects, and not institutions, can receive funding.
- Bilateral projects: Most of the promoted projects involve cooperation between partners from Germany and the host country, but not additional partners from third countries.
- No double financing: The cultural preservation project must not at the same time be receiving other sources of funding from the Federal Republic of Germany.
- Limited projects: Promotion is available for small projects with a limited scope and duration. The Cultural Preservation Programme’s overall budget is to be used worldwide and not restricted to just a few countries. As far as possible, projects should be completed within one calendar year. Sub-projects should stand alone and be clearly identifiable as a German contribution.
- Agreement of the host country: The host country must have agreed to the implementation of the project. This is particularly important if German applicants want to work in the host country concerned.
- Applicant contributions: Applicants should also, in principle, contribute to the project themselves, even if only in the form of equipment and services.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit http://bit.ly/2Zls3NG