First open call for proposals for the youth inter-cultural arts fund
Open to: Civil Society Organizations, Municipalities, Cultural Foundations
Funding opportunity: Up to 7000 EUR per application/call
Implementation period: June 2023 - May 2024
Submission deadline: April 30, 2023
Guidelines for Grant Applicants
Building New Bridges
The Building New Bridges (BNB) project builds on the 2014-2021 Building Bridges Fund (BB) which introduced a model for integrated education in North Macedonia by supporting schools, municipalities and civil society organizations (CSOs) to pair children of different backgrounds and languages through joint extra-curricular activities.
This new project further aims at building inclusive societies that cherish and take pride in cultural pluralism and respect for tolerance, dialogue and co-operation, in a climate of mutual trust and understanding as the best guarantees of social peace and security.
The BNB is currently supported by the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Objective of the Youth Inter-Cultural Arts Fund (YIAF)
The overall objective of the Youth Inter-cultural Arts Fund (YIAF) is to strengthen the capacity of youth across the ethnic divide to promote inter-ethnic dialogue, civic values and combat discrimination through arts-based activities and inter-cultural initiatives. The YIAF will distribute grants to selected CSOs working with boys and girls and cultural organizations with a strong track record in the areas of youth empowerment and the promotion of civic values through the arts and inter-cultural activities.
The priorities of the YIA Fund are:
- To strengthen inter-ethnic relations and co-operation among youth of different language and cultural backgrounds through joint activities;
- To instil mutual respect and combat ethnic stereotypes and prejudices by developing a sense of community and belonging;
- To raise awareness about the importance of civic engagement as a tool for integration;
- To promote the arts as a medium for cross-cultural communication and mutual understanding.
Eligible applicants include civil society organizations, cultural entities/foundations and municipalities.
Under the 1st call for proposals, the YIAF provides grants up to 7000 Euro for eligible CSOs/cultural entities and municipalities for project proposals implemented between June 2023 and May 2024.
The Application Package
The Application package can be downloaded through the site of the OSCE Mission to Skopje in Macedonian, Albanian and English languages. Applications must be submitted in English. A version in Macedonian and/or Albanian can be provided in addition to the English one. The deadline for the first open call is April 30th, 2023.
Please note, the PDF files are editable, upon filling up the application make sure to save the PDF document before sending it.
Applications can be submitted directly to: BNB.mk@osce.org
Applications are firstly reviewed by the Executive Office of the BNB Fund to determine their eligibility. An independent advisory board will ultimately make awarding decisions.
For any questions regarding the open call, please contact BNB.mk@osce.org.