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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.
If specified in the budget, co-financing may include your own resources, benefits in kind and existing or planned contributions from other grant programs.
The absence of 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. 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.
The budget plan is provided to serve as a template. You can add sub-items under the specified main items. 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 three rounds: (1) after the contract is signed, (2) after the approval of the progress report (3) after the approval of the final report.
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.
Since the focus of CultureCIVIC is to develop civil society in the field of culture and arts in Turkey, the applicant institution and its participants are 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, again, the project should prioritise the needs of the local area where 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 projects are to be completed within a maximum of 12 months. The compatibility of the dates and times in the activity plan is important at this point.
Yes, applicants must reside in Turkey.
In institutional applications, the establishment document must be issued in Turkey.
No, if you are applying to the program as an institution, the decision of the team members to work on your project is up to you.
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.
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. Telephone support is not provided.
All sub-grant programmes of CultureCIVIC have a 12 months project implementation period. You can choose to execute one or a series of activities within the budget limitations of the programme you will apply to.
Yes, the applicants must be resident in Turkey and the project activities must be within the borders of Turkey.
No, it will not. If you choose to apply as an organisation, it is your decision to choose your team members.
Yes, all CultureCIVIC sub-grant programmes will be repeated regularly until 2025. Please see our open call calendar for the schedule of open calls.
You can submit several projects to the CultureCIVIC sub-grants programme within their respective call schedules. Managing several projects consecutively will require certain financial and organisational experience which you will have to demonstrate.
Yes, a co-applicant organisation or individual can submit another project in which they are the main applicant in the same call.
The executives of the projects that have received funding under CultureCIVIC can apply again after successfully completing their projects. An applicant cannot be a project manager and/or co-applicant in two projects at the same time. The project owner, who is actively carrying out a project, can only be a participant in another project within the same period. If you want to make a new application while you have a project you are running, you must first contact your project coordinator.
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 programme on our website.
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. Please note that this grant programme prioritises supporting local organisations with limited access to funds outside of the metropolitan cities.
Yes. You will still need to provide proof of some kind of activity for example, work experience, references, publications, digital or hardcopy documentations with detailed information.
Yes, you can as long as you can provide supporting documents. These can be listed as letters of reccomendations, printed materials, all digital and printed proof documents.
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 organisations that have no or only 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 the Grassroots Projects Grants in each open call will be selected from big cities.
Your project activities and their location together with the aim of the project and from where you have applied will be considered together.
In this case the project’s effect on local communities 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.
Yes, you can be both the project coordinator and the implementing instructor at the same time.
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 cannot be an applicant under the Structural Support Grants. Individuals from the fields of culture & arts and civil society can apply if they provide the necessary documents.
Individuals working in the fields of civil society and culture & arts can apply if they can prove their professional record and have at least five years of documented experience. All documents must be submitted in a single file in the application.
Professional record, visual and written documents of the activities carried out in the field, professional work resume, reference letters, etc. are considered as supporting documents.
Only civil society organisations can apply to the Structural Support Grants. Institutions must document their activities of at least two years in their application. Commercial organisations cannot be an applicant for the Structural Support Grants.
Student societies do not comply with the application eligibility criteria of the Structural Support Grants. They can be applicants in the Grassroots Projects Grants. They are also encouraged to benefit from capacity building workshops.
Organisations that do not have an establishment certificate cannot be an applicant under the Structural Support Grants. These organisations are encouraged to study other CultureCIVIC Grants schemes.
Central and municipal public institutions and universities cannot apply.
Yes, in order to reach wider audiences and improve your capacity, you can meet the costs of salaries during the grant period.
Within the scope of the Structural Support Grants, ½ selection quota will be applied for the grants to be provided to the applications to be made from Istanbul, Ankara and Izmir. Of the 8 supported applications, 4 will be selected from major cities.
No, only organizations can apply for this grant. Individual artist can be affiliates of the project applicant.
No, you may apply with an affiliate organisation from a different city. Please note that only your organisation or one of the affiliate organisations can be in Ankara, Izmir or Istanbul.
Activities should cover more than one city. Please note that only your organisation or one of the affiliate organisations can be in Ankara, Izmir or Istanbul.
The fact that culture and arts activities are not directly included in the charter of our institution does not prevent you from applying to the Inter-City Networking Grants. It will be sufficient to document the culture-arts and related activities you have carried out.
Yes, non-profit cooperatives can benefit from the grant scheme.
Grant programs require the participants and project partners to be resident in Turkey, but you can include guest artists, trainers, etc. from a foreign institution in your project.
CultureCIVIC: Art Production Fund 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 1977-1997 for the 2022 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. Artistic Production Fund; It is not open to applications from associations, foundations, and companies.
CultureCIVIC Artistic Production Fund 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 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.
In the field of visual arts, the productions of artists 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 participants 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. 10 of the 15 artistic productions to be supported by the Art Production Grants 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, 5 projects are supported.
No, only the applications of artists living and working in Turkey are accepted. 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.
Filling the application form; you need to upload an additional 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 formats involved.
