Deadline: 13 June 2017
The European Union (EU) is currently accepting proposals from eligible organisations for a program entitled “Support to Euro-Palestinian cultural activities 2017” to contribute to a more positive understanding of the EU through the support to the Palestinian cultural sector.
The objective of this call for proposals is to enhance the visibility of the EU in Palestine through the support to joint Euro-Palestinian cultural events all around the country (including in isolated areas, refugee camps, etc…) thus contributing to develop a positive image of the Palestinian identity.
Priorities
The proposals shall address at least three of the following priorities:
- actions that explicitly promote the values of tolerance and respect for diversity;
- actions with a strong “Euro-Palestinian” dimension (i.e. clearly promoting exchanges and/or co-productions between Palestinian cultural organisations and European ones, not being limited to one European country);
- actions that reinforce the sense of community among Palestinian people through overcoming the territorial fragmentation (i.e. actions should not be limited to one area but be implemented in different parts of Palestine including in Gaza, isolated areas, refugee camps, etc… );
- actions promoting and developing new and or different Palestinian narratives;
- priority will be given to projects where a Palestinian organisation is the lead applicant
Size of Grants
Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between EUR 50 000 and EUR200 000.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
- be a legal person and
- be non-profit-making and
- be a specific type of organisation such as a non-governmental organisation and
- be established in a Member State of the European Union or in one of the southern ENP (“European Neighbourhood Policy”) Partner Country(mentioned below)
- be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary.
- Potential applicants may not participate in calls for proposals or be awarded grants if they are in any of the situations
- The lead applicant must declare that the lead applicant himself, the co-applicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies)are not in any of these situations.
- The lead applicant may act individually or with co-applicant(s).
- The lead applicant established in a country other than Palestine must act together with at least one co-applicant established in Palestine. The co-applicant in this case must be a Palestinian NGO.
How to Apply
In order to apply for the grants, applicants have to register themselves in PADOR, an on-line database via given website.
Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the UK, Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia.
For more information, please visit Europeaid and download the guidelines.