Deadline: 5 March 2019
This call for applications for grants is launched by the project Culture for Change, funded by the European Union, managed by the European Union Office in Kosovo and implemented by Qendra Multimedia and Goethe-Institut. The aim of the project is to strengthen the development of cultural sector in Kosovo by supporting sustainable cultural projects and activities of cultural organizations and artists, who promote creativity, social inclusion and local and international cultural cooperation.
Culture for Change project started in January 2018 and includes a range of activities that will be implemented during a three-year period in the sector of culture and education in Kosovo.
Program Lots
The program is divided into three lots:
- Lot 1: Support to existing or new bigger cultural projects, platforms, festivals and initiatives organized in Kosovo that encourage artistic production and enable promotion of the works of local artists and artistic groups at local and international level. The maximum amount for this lot is 20,000 EUR.
- Lot 2: Support to existing or new cultural projects, platforms and initiatives of medium scope, organized in Kosovo which include one or more public activities and result with innovative products that have sustainable capacity. The maximum amount of support for this lot is 10,000 EUR.
- Lot 3: Support to smaller cultural projects and initiatives organized in Kosovo. Organisations and cultural initiatives from non-formal groups and individual artists can apply under this lot. The maximum amount of support in this lot is 4,000 EUR.
Grant Information
- Lot 1: The maximum amount of funding is 20,000 EUR
- Lot 2: The maximum amount of funding is 10,000 EUR
- Lot 3: The maximum amount of funding is 4,000 EUR
- The total available budget for all the lots is up to 230,000 EUR.
Duration
Project activities should not extend beyond 12 months from the initial date of the project, and should be completed no later than May 2020. The applicant has to specify the dates and exact duration of the activity in the application form.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must fulfil the following conditions:
- Be non-profit-making public body, legally constituted in Kosovo, NGOs, associations or other cultural operators or civil society organizations registered in Kosovo, or
- Informal groups or individual artists/creative practitioners, legally based in Kosovo
- Other conditions:
- Applicants’ principal activity must be in arts and/ or culture-related fields
- Applicants must be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with their partners, not acting as an intermediary
- Profit-making entities are not eligible under this call for applications
- Regional and transnational activities are eligible under this call.
- Activities that are initiated and implemented by cultural organizations and operators outside Prishtinë/Priština, present additional value.
- In addition, priority will be given to cultural initiatives that are cooperation between two or more cultural organisations or operators, and especially those that apply as a cooperation between independent cultural scene and the public cultural institutions.
- Activities that are initiated or benefit marginalized groups will be given priority.
How to Apply
Applications should be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit http://qendra.org/en/culture-for-change/application-package/