Description
The Swedish Institute’s Creative Force programme provides funding for collaborative projects involving organisations in Sweden and in the countries specified below that work to bring about change by means of dialogue, communication and creative forums. The programme is open to applications which aim to promote openness and democratic structures with the aid of projects in the fields of culture, media and related sectors.
As of 2014 the Creative Force programme comprises five geographic areas:
- Creative Force Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
- Creative Force Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia, West
Bank/Gaza and Yemen
- Creative Force Western Balkans and Turkey: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey.
- Creative Force Eastern Europe: Belarus, Georgia, Moldavia, Ukraine
- Creative Force Russia: Russia (especially North-western Russia and North Caucasus)
Creative Force comprises two types of funding:
- Seed funding available for such purposes as contact visits, exchanges of experts and planning trips.
- Funding for collaborative projects that applies to initiatives such as creative processes, seminars, workshops, training courses and
visits. Projects shall contain a creative, capacity-building dimension.
Eligibility
Applicants may be civil society organisations, foundations, public sector agencies, private sector agencies or other professional actors. Private individuals may not apply for funding under the programme. It is always the Swedish partner in a collaboration who is formally responsible for the application and legally accountable vis-à-vis the Swedish Institute.
Budget
The Swedish Institute’s Creative Force programme covers:
- Travel and subsistence;
- Temporary costs directly connected with the project;
- Administrative costs (such as telephone, Internet and documentation). Remuneration for administrative costs may not exceed 5% of
the total sum applied for;
- Audit costs (max. SEK 5,000 or round 543 EUR) and evaluation costs.
Deadline: 15 September 2014
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