Open Society Foundation’s Advancing Roma Inclusion Through Arts and Culture Grants

Deadline- July 31, 2013

Countries/Region- Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Ukraine

Open Society Foundation is offering  research grants program under Advancing Roma Inclusion Through Arts and Culture Grants Applications may be submitted by nonprofit legal entities (nongovernmental and public organizations, libraries, museums, cultural centers, associations, communities, registered charities, etc.) that work in the field of arts and culture and have the status of beneficiary. Individuals can apply for support for artistic projects and professional development.

The Arts and Culture Program works at the nexus of arts, culture, human rights, and social advocacy. Through its grants, the program strives to encourage broad-based critical reflection and catalyze social action in parts of the world where open societies are absent or weak, and where the cultural rights of minority groups are endangered.

In particular, the program provides grants to projects that aim to promote the cultural inclusion of Roma in Central and Eastern Europe.

How to Apply?

The application process cosist of two steps-

• Each applicant should submit a Letter of Inquiry, which can be downloaded from ACP’s website. The purpose of the Letter of Inquiry is to offer immediate feedback to applicants on whether their project is eligible for consideration under the eligibility criteria. If applicant’s project is judged to be ineligible, applicant will receive an explanation of the reason. ACP will typically respond to their Letter of Inquiry within two weeks of receipt.

• Applicants who are invited to submit an application should complete the Application Form and prepare a detailed budget using the Budget Template. The Application Form and Budget Template can be downloaded from ACP’s website. Please note that Step 2 remains competitive, i.e., even with a good proposal, applicant’s application may not be funded.

1. The Application Form should be completed in English. Please use 12-point print size in Times New Roman font.
2. If the proposed project includes a collaborative aspect, applicants must submit a letter from the proposed collaborator or partner confirming the arrangement described by the applicant.
3. Biographies of principal project personnel should be submitted as an appendix to the application form.
4. Please submit completed application forms via e-mail.
5. Please note that incomplete applications (that is, applications missing one or more of the required components) will not be considered for funding. Projects that address one or more of the following priorities of the Arts and Culture Program will be considered to bring added value.
6. Capacity building: Strengthening the capacity of individuals and organizations to implement and sustain good practices and effective ways of working.
7. Collaboration: Building alliances and networks with other projects and organizations to encourage knowledge sharing within the Diversity: Promoting greater equality and access to cultural goods and activities for the most marginalized beneficiaries.
8. Public Engagement with Critical Social Issues: Using the power of arts and culture to promote discussion, debate, and critical reflection on social issues of importance to target communities and beneficiaries.

Eligibility-

• Applications may be submitted by non-profit legal entities (non-governmental and public organizations, libraries, museums, cultural centers, associations, communities, registered charities, etc.) that work in the field of arts and culture and have the status of beneficiary.
• Individuals can apply
• Former grantees of the Arts and Culture Program may apply on the condition that a final report from the previous grant period has been submitted and approved.

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