Deadline: 31 January 2017
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is inviting Turkish civil society, non-profit educational institutions, lower governments and semi-governmental organizations for its “Matra Social Transformation Programme Fund” to get support for their work.
Priority Areas
Matra works with country specific priority areas. Priority areas for Turkey are identified within the overall framework of rule of law:
- Legislation and law.
- Governance, public order and police.
- Human rights and minorities.
Funding Information
The following financial aspects should be taken into account when applying to the Matra programme:
- Project proposals with budgets ranging from €25.000 to €300.000 may be entered, although in practice most activities have budgets with the average of € 100.000.
- Although there is no minimum, projects in general should not be smaller than € 25.000.
- Organisations must prove that they are able to manage the project sum in a satisfactory manner; the embassy/consulate general may request reports by auditors.
Eligibility Criteria
- Matra is open for applications by local NGOs, non-profit educational institutions, lower governments and semi-governmental organisations.
- Twinning with Dutch organisations and with partners from other Matra countries or new member states is possible.
How to Apply
- The project proposal should include:
- Information on the applicant organisation and its most important achievements;
- A detailed and transparent budget, estimating all costs and specifying each source of income, as well as all contributions from other partners;
- Supporting relevant documents (depending on the specific activities proposed), such as CVs of experts, letters of support, etc.
- Applications must be submitted via email at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Turkey
For more information, please visit Matra Social Transformation Programme.