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The frequently asked questions page about the grant programs is constantly updated after the e-mails, messages we receive from you and the informational meetings we organise. After reviewing the application guide, we recommend that you review the frequently asked questions about the grant program you want to apply for. Before contacting the CultureCIVIC project team, please check that your question about the application process is not on the FAQ page.
The projects are to be completed within a maximum of 12 months. The feasibility of the dates and durations specified in the activity plan is important in the evaluation process.
Yes, applicants must reside in Turkey. This is required even if the activities are carried out online.
No, you cannot apply to CultureCIVIC Grant Programs as an individual who lives abroad.
No, it will not. If you choose to apply as an organization, the decision on the team members to work on your project is up to you.
No, for institutional applications, the establishment document must be issued in Turkey.
No, project application language is Turkish. You are expected to apply online by filling out the application form on the Goethe Application Portal (GAP).
Yes, you can apply to CultureCIVIC with an ongoing project. However, you must complete the activities you applied for within the project period. If your project is already supported by another organisation, you must indicate this in your application. Completed projects are not eligible for CultureCIVIC grant support.
Yes, you can apply for more than one EU fund for the same project, but you cannot cover the same costs with different funds.
Yes, you must specify the other funds you have applied for the same project, for which activity you have applied for, and their amounts.
No, we do not provide support over the phone. For all your questions about your applications, we kindly ask you to first review the application guide and Frequently Asked Questions, and for any questions you cannot find the answer to, please send an email to hibeler@culture-civic.org.
Yes, all CultureCIVIC Grants Programs will be repeated regularly until 2028. Please see our open call calendar for the most recent schedule of open calls
Yes, a co-applicant or affiliate organization/individual can submit another project in which they are the main applicant in the same call.
No, you may not submit a new application while you’re running a project. Primary applicants of the projects that have received funding under CultureCIVIC can apply again after successfully completing their projects. If you want to work on a new application while you are nearing the end of an ongoing project, you must first contact your grant coordinator.
No, municipalities cannot apply for CultureCIVIC Grants. Municipalities can only participate as associate organizations in projects that are funded under CultureCIVIC.
If specified in the budget, co-financing may include your own resources, benefits in kind and existing or planned contributions from other grant programs
Co-financing is not an evaluation criterion. However, in cases where the total budget of the applied project exceeds the maximum grant amount, information on co-financing will be evaluated.
There is no predetermined fee specified for the salaries of the personnel. It is necessary for you to determine the salaries in accordance with your business and the budget balance.
The budget plan is to be prepared in Euro. Since you will spend your expenses in TL, it is sufficient to convert them to Euro at the current exchange rate.
Indirect costs include unplanned expenditures that are not specified in the budget plan. Indirect costs can only be added for Intercity Networking and Structural Support Grants Program. These expenses are only for meeting the unexpected expenses that may arise during the project. Indirect costs should be written into the budget by calculating max. 7% of the total direct costs. No further justification is required for this item. Indirect costs cannot be added to the budgets of Grassroots Projects and Artistic Production Grants where lump sum rules apply.
The lump sum is a grant model in which the European Union has proposed a more flexible application of financial reporting criteria for grants with budgets of €10,000 or less. By reducing the bureaucratic burden on beneficiaries, it encourages the CultureCIVIC team to monitor whether the project has achieved its objectives and whether its activities have been successfully implemented. In this scheme, beneficiaries are not expected to document their expenses and provide detailed financial reporting. From 2025 onwards, this model will be applied for Grassroot Projects and Art Production Grants. Structural Support and Inter-City Networking Grant Programs are excluded.
The Budget Plan Template, which you can download from the CultureCIVIC website, is provided to serve as a guide. You can add sub-items under the specified main items based on your needs. You do not need to fill in all sub-items provided on the template. Other budget items that don't fit to the specified main items are to be considered as “Other Expenditures”.
According to the budget and activity plan annexed to the contract to be signed by both parties, payments will be made in two rounds: (1st payment) after the contract is signed, (2nd payment) after the approval of the interim report.
For Grassroots Projects and Art Production Grants, a lump sum model will be applied as the amount of support will be €10,000 or less. The lump sum payment schedule will be determined according to the activity packages prepared with the CultureCIVIC team. 70% of the approved grant amount will be paid after the grant agreement is signed by the parties. The remaining 30% is contingent on the completion of the activity packages specified in the contract and the submission of the interim report and its approval by the grant coordinator.
For Structural Support and Inter-City Networking Grants, the first installment of the grant payment will be determined as the amount corresponding to the foreseen expenditures for the first six months of the project implementation period. The second installment will be paid following the approval of the interim report, which will be submitted in the sixth month of the project implementation period.
The Goethe-Institut makes grant payments in Turkish Lira. The TL equivalent of the budget amount prepared in Euro is converted into TL according to the monthly exchange rate determined by the Goethe-Institut for the month of payment and deposited into the grant beneficiary’s account.
For Structural Support and Inter-City Networking Grants, yes, all expenditures made from the project budget must be proven through documents such as invoices, receipts, bank transfer receipts. All these expenditures should be included with proofs in the financial report.
For Grassroots Projects and Art Production Grants, where a lump sum model will be applied, expenditures are not expected to be documented through invoices and receipts.
Since the focus of CultureCIVIC is to develop civil society in the field of culture and arts in Turkey, the applicant institution and any possible partners are expected to be based in Turkey. However, it is possible to work with an expert from abroad within the scope of the project. In this case, the project should prioritize the needs of the place it is implemented in Turkey.
Yes, a person or institution participating in a project as a co-applicant can apply for a different project in the same call period.
The Grassroots Projects Grants is open to civil society organisations, initiatives and individuals with or without official status. Official public institutions cannot be applicants for this grant program.
No, there is no age restriction for Grassroots Projects Grants. Please see all necessary conditions regarding this specific grant scheme on our application guideline.
Yes, you can. However, keep in mind that the Grassroots Projects Grants is open to project-based applicants that aim to have an impact on local communities and audiences. If you are an applicant who focuses only on art production, please refer to Art Production Grants.
Yes, it can. However, please note that this grant prioritizes supporting local organizations with limited access to funds outside of the metropolitan cities.
Yes. You will still need to provide documents proving your activities and experience in the field; such as a CV including detailed work experience, references, publications, digital or print content about the activities you organize with detailed information.
Yes, you can, if you can provide supporting documents. These can be listed as letters of recommendations, printed materials, all digital and print documents/content proving your activities.
No, you can submit proof of activity documents from an earlier period other than the last 2 years.
One of the primary goals of CultureCIVIC is to reach beyond larger cities, and support artists and organizations that have no and/or limited access to grants. Therefore, there will be a ⅓ selection quota on the applications submitted from the big cities. For example, 8 of the 24 projects supported by each round of the Grassroots Projects Grants will be selected from these three cities.
In this case, the aim of your project and the locations where the activities will take place are considered. However, it is an advantage if the applicants are also local and both criteria are evaluated together.
In this case the project’s effect on local communities and its implementation place will be considered during evaluation.
Yes, you can apply for the Grassroots Projects Grants for online activities. Your project will be evaluated based on the city you applied from.
You should review the application guide for specific project activities related to Structural Support Grants. Only these activities are considered as eligible activities.
Commercial organisations are not eligible to apply for the Structural Support Grants. Individuals from the fields of arts and culture, and civil society can apply if they provide the necessary documents.
Individuals working in the fields of civil society and arts & culture can apply if they can prove their professional record with supporting documents and have at least five years of documented experience. All documents must be submitted in a single file in the application.
Professional registration, digital and print content documenting activities carried out in the field, professional resume, reference letters etc. are considered as supporting documents.
Only civil society organizations can apply to the Structural Support Grants. Organizations should document at least two years of activities in their applications. Commercial organisations cannot be an applicant for the Structural Support Grants.
No, student societies/clubs do not comply with the eligibility criteria of the Structural Support Grant. However, they are eligible to apply to the Grassroots Projects Grants. They are also encouraged to benefit from capacity building workshops.
Organizations/initiatives that do not have an official establishment certificate cannot be an applicant for the Structural Support Grants. These organizations are encouraged to consider applying for other CultureCIVIC Grants.
No, central and municipal public institutions or universities cannot apply.
Yes, you can cover the salaries of such experts during the grant period in order to reach wider audiences and improve your capacity.
Within the scope of the Structural Support Grants, ½ selection quota will be applied for applications submitted from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. Of the 12 supported applications under each round, 6 will be selected from these major cities.
No, only organizations can apply for this grant. Individual artists can take part in the application as project affiliates.
No, you are expected to apply with “affiliate organizations” instead of a “co-applicant.” Applicant and its associates should be based in different cities. Please note that only your organization or one of the affiliate organizations can be based in Istanbul, Ankara or Izmir.
Yes, however, activities should cover more than one city. Please note that only your organization or one of the affiliate organizations can be based in Istanbul, Ankara or Izmir.
The fact that arts and culture activities are not directly included in the charter of your institution does not prevent you from applying to the Inter-City Networking Grant. It will be sufficient to document the related cultural activities you have carried out.
Yes, non-profit cooperatives can benefit from the grant scheme.
All CultureCIVIC grant schemes require project partners and associates to operate and/or reside in Turkey, but you can include guest artists, experts, trainers, etc. from a foreign institution in your project.
Art Production Grant is open to applications from artists working in the field of visual arts and groups of artists who will produce projects together, between the ages of 25 and 45 (birth dates between 1980-2000 for the 2025 call period). Artists can apply individually or as an artist collective. In artist collectives, you must specify the names and ages of the people who will carry out the artistic production in the application form. More than one artist can make a joint application with the status of co-applicant, even without being included in the art collective. The co-applicant is the artists' partners with whom they co-design and co-execute their projects. An associate is a person or institution that receives service in a specific part of the project. Art Production Grant is not open to applications from associations, foundations, and companies.
Art Production Grant is open to applications from artists between the ages of 25 and 45 working in the field of visual arts and groups of artists who will produce projects together (for the 2025 application period, this means applicant must be born between 1980-2000). For collectives, it is sufficient for one of the group members to be in this age range for the application to be made.
Yes, joint applications are encouraged.
The productions of artists who are in the field of visual arts and are at the beginning of their careers in painting, drawing, printing techniques, sculpture, ceramics, photography, sound, video art, and installation forms are evaluated within this scope.
Theatrical, performance based, press-broadcasting, glass, music, illustration, documentary, and fictional film productions are not considered within this scope.
Within the scope of the Art Production Fund application, video and film production are evaluated within video art, which is a sub-genre of artistic works based on moving images. The works in this category are at the forefront of artistic quality, carrying a certain aesthetic and artistic approach, and can be included in a curatorial presentation in personal or group exhibitions after production.
Post-production applications only are not accepted. If your application covers different stages other than post-production, it will be accepted.
The art production fund aims to provide mentor support to its beneficiaries within the scope of the project they have developed. It is foreseen that the mentor support, which is planned in order to strengthen the relations between disciplines and generations and to encourage learning together, will have knowledge and experience in an area that will deepen the artistic practice. In this framework, mentor support will be provided in the field that applicants need during the production process of the artwork they will develop.
Within the scope of CultureCIVIC, there is a quota for the grants distributed to support wide geography in Turkey. 14 of the 20 artistic productions to be supported by the Art Production Grant will be chosen from applications made from cities other than Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir. Among the applications made from the cities of Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir, 6 projects are supported.
No, only applications of artists living and working in Turkey are eligible. Within the scope of the fund, you must carry out your artistic production activities in Turkey.
If your project is still in development and has not been exhibited, you can apply. If your project is already supported by another organization, you must indicate this in your application.
No, research projects will not be funded.
You need to fill in the application form on the Goethe Application Portal (GAP) completely. While doing that, you need to upload all the required additional documents, such as: a Portfolio, CV, Budget, and Activity Plan at the places specified in the application form. If you have an associate, the participant statement; if there is a co-applicant, the co-applicant form should be uploaded. Note the appropriate file formats required.
The budget plan draft is a sample draft. Use the necessary sub-items provided, leave the other parts blank. Upload in the Excel format.
