Deadline: 05-Apr-21
The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Ankara has announced a new call for small scale cultural grant proposals for Turkey and Azerbaijan for 2021. The grant scheme supports cultural actors who work to promote Norwegian arts and culture in Turkey or Azerbaijan.
The target groups for the grant scheme are Turkish and Azerbaijani arts and culture institutions and organisations and creative industries who will implement their activity in cooperation with a Norwegian counterpart.
The objective of the grant scheme is to increase the knowledge of Norwegian arts and culture and international opportunities for Norwegian cultural professionals and practitioners in Turkey and Azerbaijan, while expanding their international networks of contacts.
Program Issues
The following four cross-cutting issues must be taken properly into account in all projects:
- Human rights, with a particular focus on participation, accountability and non-discrimination;
- Women’s rights and gender equality;
- Climate change and environment;
- Anti-corruption.
Funding Information
- The overall program budget in 2021 is 150 000 NOK.
Types of Projects
Grants may be awarded for the following types of project:
- Activities to showcase Norwegian arts and culture in Turkey or Azerbaijan
- Activities that strengthen cooperation between Norwegian cultural actors and cultural actors in Turkey or Azerbaijan
- Activities to promote Norwegian arts and culture in Turkey or Azerbaijan
- Visits by experts and members of the media
Eligibility Criteria
- Potential grant recipients under this scheme are:
- Arts and culture institutions in Turkey and Azerbaijan
- Experts in the field of culture and members of the professional media in Turkey and Azerbaijan and other countries
- Festival and exhibition organisers working in the fields of arts and culture in Turkey and Azerbaijan and other countries
- Applicants must document that the following criteria are met:
- The applicant must have relevant expertise and competence. Results of previous efforts in the area covered by the scheme should be included here.
- The applicant must demonstrate good insight into the field in question and must have set clear, achievable objectives for the project(s).
- The applicant must have established close ties with their Norwegian, Turkish or Azerbaijani partners. Information about partners must be provided.
- The applicant must be an independent legal person. Accurate and complete information about the nature of the organisation must be provided.
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