Deadline: 30 April 2019
Applications are open for the NZ-France Friendship Fund to create and develop strong and lasting relations between France and New Zealand, by offering financial assistance to projects leading to the establishment of lasting links, mutual understanding and friendship between the citizens of both countries, especially the youngest among them.
This is your last chance to apply for funding from the New Zealand France Friendship Fund. After the 2019 deadline and final decisions on projects, the Fund will be closed.
Priority is given to projects targeting a large, high-profile audience and relying on real personal contacts between the two countries. Projects may cover all areas of cultural, artistic, sporting, educational and historical life (but not limited to these areas).
The main criterion is the constructive nature of the exchange that the project aims to establish. The themes concerning the shared history between our two countries, France in the Pacific, climate change, educational exchanges will be studied with particular attention.
Projects must use alternative financing, since the Fund never intends to finance the entire project;
A project submitted to the French Committee can not be presented to the New Zealand Committee (and vice versa).
Rules
Some rules to respect:
- Grants will not be used to pay salaries or administrative operating expenses, nor to pay rent;
- Grants will not be used for commercial purposes, to purchase movable or immovable property, or to finance political actions;
- Grants can not be implemented retroactively.
- The amount of each grant will be determined by the Fund’s Joint Committee in its sole discretion and without the possibility of contesting its final decision;
- A detailed budget should be attached as an appendix to any grant application.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be New Zealand or French citizens and be normally resident in New Zealand, France or the French Pacific territories.
- Projects should encourage on-going contact and exchanges between the two countries; promote the exchange of information and knowledge about each country and enhance mutual understanding.
- Projects must take place in New Zealand, France or the French Pacific.
- Projects which benefit the wider community are favoured. Funding for individual travel and study is unlikely to be given high priority.
- Projects should be ’visible’ and have a strong people-to-people content.
- Applicants should show evidence of alternative funding as the Fund never finances an entire project.
- An application presented to the French Board cannot be also presented to the New Zealand Board (and vice versa).
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For further information, please visit http://www.nz-franceff.com/
About The Friendship Fund
The Friendship Fund was established in 1991 following an agreement between the French and New Zealand governments to promote friendship between the citizens of the two countries and has two committees in New Zealand and France. meet annually to provide grants for projects that meet the objectives of the Fund.
Since its creation, it has financed more than € 3 million worth of projects in France, New Zealand and French Pacific communities. In order to support a larger number of projects, the decision to start the Fund’s capital was taken in 2006.
Thus, due to the planned depletion of capital and considering that its initial goal was achieved, France and New Zealand have agreed to close the Friendship Fund in 2019.