Deadline: 18 May 2015
The Creative Force programme provides funding for collaborative initiatives involving organisations in Sweden and in the focused regions mentioned below. The programme supports projects that aim to promote human rights, transparency and democracy with the aid of initiatives that use either culture or the media as a method for achieving change.
Two types of funding
- Seed funding
- Collaborative projects
Focus Areas
- Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Eastern Europe: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldavia, Ukraine
- Middle East and North Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Yemen
- Russia: Russia (primarily northeastern Russia)
- Western Balkans and Turkey: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey
Who can apply?
Applicants can be Swedish civil society organisations, foundations, public sector agencies, private sector agencies or other professional actors. It is always the Swedish partner in a collaboration who is formally responsible for the application and legally accountable to the Swedish Institute.
Application Procedure
- Application can be submitted online.
- All the necessary completed documents should be submitted via the online application form.
- Applicants must fill and upload the application documents listed on the website, each not exceeding 5 pages including
- Budget form
- Letter of Intent
- Organisation assessment
- Swedish applicant organisation’s proof of registration, available from Swedish tax authorities.
For more information, please visit Creative Program.
