Aims:
Canadian Organization for cultural diversity “Aceartinc” fundsprojects of contemporary artists and curators, members of marginal communities as homosexuals, transsexual, local inhabitants of the colonies and other communities.Individual and collective projects in the field of visual arts and media are accepted.
Eligibility:
Documents for application include aCV, cover letter, a proposal for a draft schedule of implementation, a list of necessary technical conditions, audio or videomaterial depending on the type of artistic project.
Deadline:
1st August every year.
Additional information is available at:
http://www.aceart.org/wordpress/about.php
The resources for this programme are provided under the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument.
Objectives of the programme:
Support for economic and social development in border regions, cooperation work for managing traditional challenges.
Eligible regions:
Bulgaria: Northeast and southeast regionGreece: Kentriki Makedonia, Anatoliki Makedonia and ThrakiRumania: Southeast regionRussia: Rostov Oblast, Krasnodar Krai and Adygea republicTurkey: Istanbul, Tekirdağ, Kocaeli, Zonguldak, Kastamonu, Samsun and TrabzonUkraine: Odessa, Mykolaiv, Kherson, Zaporosh'ye and Donetsk Oblasts, Crimea Republic and SevastopolArmenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, R. Moldova: all regions
Priorities:
Priority 1: "Support of cross border partnership for economic and social development, based on common resources"
Priority 2: "Sharing of resources and knowledge for the protection I preservation of the environment"
Priority 3: "Support for cultural and educational initiatives for the creation of common cultural environment in the Black sea basin"
Beneficiaries:
Local and regional administrations, NGO with activities in the culture sector, cultural and educational institutions.
Budget:
From 50 000 to 250 000 euro per project.
31 July 2009
Additional information can be found at:
http://www.blacksea-cbc.net/index.php?page=HOME
The European Commission opens a call for proposalsrelated to European consumer protection organizationsunder “Programmefor consumer protection (2007, 2013)”.The call is directed towards action 5 and action 6 of the Work Programmefor 2009 Action 5: activitiesthat support and protect the health, safety and economic interests of consumers in the Community.
Non-governmental non-profit organizations. The main purpose of the organizations should be supporting and protecting the health, safety and economic interests of consumers in the Community. These organizationsshould have been selected to represent consumer interests at Community level in at least half of EU Member States.
Budget and funding:
The total budgetfor this Direction is 1.3 million euros. The Commission finances up to 50% of the total eligible costs.
Action 6: focused on protecting consumer interests in the process of standardization of goods and services in the EUBudget and funding: The total budget for this Direction is 1.3 million euros. The Commission finances up to 95% of project costs.
04th September 2009
More information is available at:
http://ec.europa.eu/eahc/consumers/consumers_calls.html
This call is made within “Youth in Action” Programme. In accordance with the decision of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the European Year of creativity and innovation it aims to support projects promoting creativity and innovation in the youth sector. This call also takes into account the proposals in the field of media literacy as set out in the Commission Communication“European approach to media literacy in the digital environment”
This call for proposals aims to identify projects directed towards the introduction, implementation and promotion of innovative and qualitative elements in non-formal education for young people and working with them. They may be related to: - thecontent of the proposed activities, and / or - methods used to conduct these activities based on new approaches in the field of informal education and youth. In 2009 the priority of this call will be given to projects, laying down the emphasis on media literacy and working with youth on the Internet.
Eligible candidates:
Proposals must be submitted by non-profit organizations. They may be NGOs and networks, local and regional public organizations. The same applies to organizations and partners. By the date that the proposal is submitted, applicants must have been legally registered for at least 2 years. Projects must involve partners from at least four different countries, of which at least one Member State of the European Union. Individuals can not apply for a grant under this call for proposal.
Criteria:
- Feasibility of the project in terms of objectives and priorities of the program (40%); - Quality of design and methods of work which the projectincludes (50%). Quantitative criteria will represent 10 percent of the available points of the assessment procedure. Will be taken into account and the number of participants (including those with fewer opportunities) and organizers involved in the project (10%).
Total co-financing of projects under this call for proposals is estimated at 1 200 000 euros. Financial assistance from the Agency may not exceed 65% of the total eligible costs. The total maximum grant may not exceed 100 000 euros.
30th September 2009
“Erasmus Mundus”Programmeis designed to promote institutional cooperation in higher education between the European Union and third countries through a mobility scheme for students and teachers for training, teaching, research and internships.
Applicants must be European universities and universities in partnership withat most 20 partner institutions, possessing ”Erasmus” charter before the date of publication of this invitation. Activities must be carried out in one the 27 EU Member States, EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and the following Latin American countries - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador , Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The planned duration of projects may not exceed 48 months. Activities should begin in December 1, 2009 and be completed before December 1, 2013
This call aims tomake a selection of4 projects to promote and implement a minimum flow of mobility of 137 people of any partnership with budget forecast of 3.175 million euros for each partnership
15th October 2009
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/extcoop/call/index.htm
Activities:
European cooperation in the field of scientific and technical studies are does not finance the actual scientific researches but supportsactivities for networking, such as meetings, conferences, short-term scientific exchange and information activities. Currently more than 200 scientific networks (activities) are being supported. Particularly welcomed areinterdisciplinary proposals that do not fit in onlyone area and will be subject to separate assessment of the standing body for the assessment of multidisciplinary proposals.
Proposals should include researchers from at least five countries participating in European cooperation in scientific and technical research.
Assessment:
Proposals will be evaluated in two stages. Preliminary proposals (maximum 1 500 words / 3 pages) submitted electronically via the standard model which can be found on thewebsite http://www.cost.esf.org/participate/open_callshould contain a summary of the proposal and its anticipated effect.
The financial support which can be expected is around 100 000 eur per annum, usually for a period of 4 years.
25th September 2009
More information is available on the following internet address:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu
ENT/CIP/09/B/N10S00
The purpose of the call for proposal is to contribute to the existence of reliable statistical data on cooperatives and mutual associations of national and European level. This will be achieved through the creation of satellite accounts, updating, improving and / or adaptation of existing satellite accounts as well as the development of cross-border cooperation and exchange of experiences and best practices (joint projects, dissemination of results: publications, seminars).
Applicants may be national statistical institutes or institutions responsible for national reporting, national associations and / or mutual associations, and educational and research centers or non-profit organizations or private enterprises engaged in the collection of statistics. National statistical institutes or institutions responsible for national reporting, must participate in all projects as an individual candidate or as a coordinator with other partners or a partner in a consortium coordinated by another organization. Participants must be established in one of the following countries: - EU Member States, - Member of EEA: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, - Countries in the process of accession candidate countries and other countries involved in the Framework Program for Competitiveness and Innovation: Albania, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Israel, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.
The total budget for co-financing of projects estimates the amount of 200 000 euro. Financial assistance from the Commission may not exceed 95% of the total eligible costs. The maximum amount of grant is 66 500 euro.
More information is available on:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2009:139:0008:0009:BG:PDF
Call for proposals for media projects related to enhancing the understanding of the role of the European Parliament
Directorate General “Communication” opens a call for proposals for media projects, aimed at enhancing the understanding the role of the European Union and European politics.
Aims of the projects:
-To increase the awareness and understanding of the role of the European Parliament and its functioning; - To stimulate a wider public interest for participation in European decision-making processes; - To provide a platform for civil discussion of important European issues.
Television, radio and on-line media are eligible for applications.
Projects may be carried out at regional, national and trans-European level. Online projects should not overlap with the information published on the website of the European Parliament and other online platforms of the Parliament. Furthermore, they must provide a platform for direct citizen participation in debates on important European issues.
Budget and financing:
Total budget is 5 million euro.
For TV projects the European Parliament grants from 50 000 to 300 000 euro and finances up to 60% of the total costs.
For radio projects the maximum size of the financing is from 10 000 to 70 000 euro, and if the projects are only at a national level then they must not exceed 50 000 euro. European parliament covers up to 70% of the costs.
Maximum grant for on-line projects is 250 000 euro, and minimum is 5 000 euro. The European Parliament finances up to 75% of total costs.
Deadline: 1st September 2009.
More information can be found at:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu
The European Commission opens a call for proposals for Pilot projects for bringing in and utilizing information and communication technologies in the European audiovisual sector. The projects will be financed through MEDIA 2007 programme.
European companies, established in one of the following:
- 27 EU member states;
- EFTA countries (Iceland, Norway, Lichtenstein)
- Switzerland;
- Croatia.
Eligible projects:
-Dissemination: new methods for creation and distribution of European audio-visual content with the help of non-lineal services;
-Dissemination: popularizing and marketing, use of web-technologies for the development of local cinema communities;
-Open environment for media producing;
-Previous Pilot projects that have received financing: projects which have received financing through previous call for proposal related to Pilot project by MEDIA.
Maximum duration of the projects is 12 months. The projects must commence on 1st January 2010 and end 31st December 2010.
2 million euro. The European Commission finances up to 50% of the expenditure.
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media/newtech/pilot/index_en.htm
General Directorate “Justice, Freedom and Security” of the European Commission opens a call for pilot projects related to the combat of child abduction.
Objectives:
-Creation of new mechanisms for mutual coordination and rapid alert for child abduction in the Member States - Improving the consistency and coordination of signaling schemes in the kidnapping of children in member states - Creation of new structures and methods on cross-border level to investigate and quickly resolve cases of child abduction
Eligible activities:
- National projects for the development of protocols that bring together all the schemes in reporting cases of child abductions, including public authorities, NGOs, media and others. in each State. For this purpose, meetings, seminars, conferences, training, exchanges of officials and othercan be organized - Cross-border projects for the development of agreements for coordination among all responsible parties for investigation of child abductions in the Member States. For this purpose meetings, seminars, conferences, training, exchange of personnel, etc. can be organized
- Police and judicial authorities - NGOs - Public or private bodies with the consent of national authorities to report cases of abductions, such as media, transportation companies, Internet providers and others. They must be established in EU Member States.
Budget: 1 million euro.
The European commission finances up to 80% of the costs, the value of the projects might be from 100 000 to 300 000 euro.
Deadline:17th July 2009
http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/funding/rights/funding_rights_en.htm#
