Last date : August 8, 2015
Through this call for proposals, the Open Society Initiative for Europe aims to support the internal diversity, interconnectedness, and effectiveness of the antidiscrimination movement in Western Europe. While aiming to tackle causes and manifestations of all types of racism and discrimination on ethnic and religious grounds, the Open Society Initiative for Europe also wants to ensure a constructive exchange of knowledge and know-how, as well as a continuous mutual learning process based on good practices and connections across movements and individuals.
Therefore, this call aims to support the antidiscrimination field by encouraging strengthened solidarity and interaction between mainstream or generalist human rights/antidiscrimination NGOs, minority-led or grassroots organizations, and a variety of actors, including young graduates with a minority background, researchers, and journalists.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be legally constituted nongovernmental organizations and be nonprofit oriented. This also includes professional associations (e.g. associations of journalists), trade unions, legal university clinics, or informal coalitions of NGOs led by a member with legal entity.
Legally constituted NGOs based in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and Sweden are welcome to apply to one or more of the schemes proposed. Applications from other Western European countries will be considered only if they are exchanges with an organization in one of the above mentioned eligible countries.
Organizations with a proven track record in working on discrimination based on ethnicity, origin and/or religion are particularly welcome. Applications may come from mainstream or generalist human rights/antidiscrimination NGOs and minority-led or grassroots organizations.
Ineligibility Criteria
The following are excluded from funding:
- organizational capacity building needs (e.g., hiring a consultant to advise on NGO governance or specific strategies like advocacy or communication) that could be better covered through an application for an institutional grant or a capacity building project
- longer fellowships or sabbaticals which are covered through other Open Society fellowships
- long-term mentoring schemes
- stand-alone participation in external workshops or trainings for NGO staff
Purpose and Priorities
We invite applicants to submit proposals that fall under one or more of the three schemes listed below. However, when considering applying to several schemes, please note that the Open Society Foundations typically require that at least two-thirds of an organization’s total budget come from non–Open Society sources. The organization’s total budget should be attached to the proposal.
- The first scheme consists of support for internships in applicant organizations by young graduates with a minority background.
- The second option, composed of three sub-categories, is related to exchanges that can be bilateral or unidirectional:
- between mainstream or generalist human rights/anti-discrimination NGOs on one side and minority-led or grassroots organizations on the other
- between NGOs working on different types of racism and discrimination
- between NGOs originating from different countries
- Finally, this call supports one-directional placements involving researchers or journalists.
Guidelines
The deadline for submitting applications is August 8, 2015. Please refer to the application guidelines for further details.
For more details : http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/grants/internships-exchanges-and-placements-initiative-20150616
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