Applications closed for the Structural Support Grants
CultureCIVIC, a European Union project aiming to strengthen civil society activities in the field of culture and arts in Turkey, made its third open call for the Structural Support Grants. The Programme provides much-needed financial support for increased capacity to organisations and professionals in the field of arts and culture and related civil society engagement both in and beyond the major urban centres. Structural Support Grants aim to strengthen the operational capacity of organizations to function independently.
Structural Support Grants
Structural Support Grants provide much-needed financial support for increased capacity to organisations and professionals in the field of arts and culture and related civil society engagement both in and beyond the three major urban centres of Ankara, İstanbul and İzmir. Structural Support Grants aim to strengthen the operational capacity of organizations to function independently and to sustain their operations by providing structural support. Implementing projects depends to a great extent on the availability of venues and spaces for dialogue, presentation and audience development. Providing new and improved spaces for independent cultural activities, accessible to independent actors in the field of arts and culture, fosters cultural and artistic encounters as well as collaboration, resulting in audience growth and improvement in audience engagement.
In order to apply to the Programme, which is open to non-profit organizations, art initiatives and individuals; institutions are required to document their activities in the field of culture and arts for two years and individuals for five years. Structural Support Grants, which will provide a maximum of 12,500 Euro support to eight projects each year. Digital infrastructure, training and hiring expert staff for increasing outreach and output of organization, renovation or improvement of project spaces, establishment of new spaces and technical equipment, rental support for permanent performance spaces (local theatre, gallery, art centre, areas where workshops can be done for professional capacity building) are the activities that are eligible to apply.
Applications for the Structural Support Grant Program began on Monday, 25 October 2021 and closed on Friday, 10 December 2021.
CultureCIVIC
CultureCIVIC, a European Union project realised in partnership with Goethe-Institut Istanbul, Anadolu Kültür, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), Institut français de Turquie and Danish Cultural Institute in Turkey office, in cooperation with the Dutch Embassy in Turkey, aims to aims to foster civil society involvement in the field of arts and culture.
With a goal to reach beyond the major cultural hubs of Turkey, the programme targets individuals and institutions nationwide with 14 open calls in four different need-based grant categories, and expects to fund over 200 projects by March 2025.
CultureCIVIC will support projects and individuals that encourage cultural dialogue and public engagement, tolerance, freedom of speech, non-discrimination, social cohesion, individual freedoms and democratic processes. Prioritising the reach beyond the major urban centres to strengthen Turkey’s cultural infrastructure with a grassroots approach, the programme is open to all cultural civil society organisations, initiatives, artists and any individuals, institutions and enterprises with a non-profit mindset.
The project will be implemented on two axes that complement each other: Grants Programme and Capacity-Building Programme.