Swedish Institute: Creative Force Grant 2021 (Up to SEK 100,000)

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Do you work internationally to strengthen democracy and human rights? Do you use media or the arts as a means to bring about change? Are you based in Sweden or do you have a Swedish project partner? Maybe Creative Force is the program for you. The call for applications is now open!

Creative Force is a funding program for international projects. It is open to Swedish organizations and their partners in some target countries who work through media or the arts to strengthen democracy, human rights and freedom of expression. It offers two types of grant:

• Seed Funding is available for carrying out a small project or a pilot. You and your international partner can apply for up to SEK 100,000 for a project which must be completed within 12 months of funding being granted.
• Collaborative Projects are larger projects which should involve knowledge exchange, capacity building or method development. We recommend that you apply for this type of grant to scale-up a project which has previously received seed funding. You and your international partner can apply for a grant which runs for either max 12 months or max 24 months (from the date of being granted). For a 12-month grant, you can apply for up to SEK 500,000. For a 24-month grant, you can apply for up to SEK 1 million.

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Projects should normally take place entirely in the target country or partly in Sweden and partly in the target country. However, the Covid-19 pandemic has radically changed our opportunities to travel and meet physically, for the moment at least. It is important that you take this into account when designing your project.

During the ongoing pandemic, they are exceptionally allowing applicants to allocate up to 50 per cent of the total budget to project management and administration.