A new initiative from the Swedish Institute will give funding to Swedish organisations and their international partners in civil society, culture, and the media through the Creative Partnerships Programme. The programme will provide funding for initiatives that support democracy, human rights, and freedom of expression.
A new initiative named Creative Partnerships has taken the role of the Creative Force programme. Organizations from Sweden and their allies in the countries they are aiming at can access it. The supported initiatives under the programme shall aim to enhance the conditions for the expansion of democracy, observance of human rights, and freedom of speech in the participating countries.
Details:
| Type of Opportunity | Exchange Programs |
|---|---|
| Deadline | 15 February,2023 |
| Country | Sweden |
| Open to | All |
| Organizer | Swedish Institute |
| Contact the organizer | [email protected] |
Funding
Two different sources of funding exist.
Seed financing is a sort of grant that can be used to start or plan a cooperative initiative. You may request up to SEK 200,000 for a project that you and your international partner(s) must finish within a year of the project’s start date.
Collaboration projects: These are available for larger projects that aim to increase the professional ability of the partner organisation and/or the wider target audience. You may request up to SEK 2 million for a project that you and your international partner(s) must finish within 24 months of the project’s start date.
Requirements
- Swedish organisations (legal entities) from civil society and the public or private sectors. You must apply with a partner in one or more of the target countries listed above.
- Your organisation must be registered as a legal entity in Sweden.
- Your organisation must have been registered in Sweden for at least two years.
- Your project partner may represent civil society or the public or private sectors in the target country. Formal or informal cultural actors, networks of journalists or other types of media organisation also qualify as partners.
Target Groups
The people who can affect change, form opinions, and advance democracy in the target nation should be the project’s target audience. They could include powerful figures from the economic world, the public sector, the media, education, and culture. They should specifically be individuals who have the power to affect change inside the organisations or industries they work in.
Your project’s target group can be found:
- in your partner organisation in the target country.
- in other organisations/networks which participate in the project.
Application of Swedish Institute Creative Partnerships
In the online application platform, you write your application immediately. There is a form where you can register and then fill out your application. You can save as many times as necessary and then come back to your application.
You must also send a number of required attachments. Before submitting your application, verify that all of the information is accurate and complete. Links to the templates you must use are provided below:
- Activity plan (same template for seed and cooperation projects)
- Budget seed funding
- Budget cooperation projects
- Memorandum of Understanding (same template for seed and cooperation projects)
