Deadline: 16 May 2017
The Swedish Institute is seeking applications for its Creative Force Programme to strengthen democracy and freedom of expression in the programme’s target countries.
Creative Force finances collaborative initiatives involving Swedish and international organisations.
Types of Funding
- Seed funding is available for such purposes as pilot projects, project start-ups and planning trips.
- Funding is available for Collaborative Projects which contain a creative, capacity-building dimension and include activities such as seminars, workshops, training courses and visits.
Funding Information
- Seed Funding: Applicants can apply for a maximum of SEK 100,000. The maximum project period for seed funding is 12 months.
- Collaborative Projects: Applicants can apply for SEK 100,000−SEK 500,000 per 12-month period. For projects with duration of over 12 months applicants may therefore apply for a maximum grant of SEK 1 million.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants may be civil society organisations, foundations, public sector agencies, private sector agencies or other professional actors (e.g. enskild firma).
- The Swedish partner must have documented, relevant experience in the field and been registered in Sweden for at least one year.
- It is always the Swedish partner in collaboration who is formally responsible for the application. The application should, however, be written jointly by both/all the partners.
How to Apply
All the necessary documents listed on the website (which applicants have to complete and save) should then be submitted via online application form given on the website.
Eligible Countries
- Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
- MENA: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
- Eastern Europe: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldavia, Turkey and Ukraine.
For more information, please visit Creative Force Programme.