European Cultural Foundation

Overview

Research & Development grants

They support people and their ideas using creativity and cultural methods for positive change at a local, regional and/or European level. Since 2014, they launch open calls to submit innovative ideas that address Europe-wide issues.

Currently, they have no open call running, and therefore are not accepting applications.

STEP travel grants

Supporting Travel for Engaged Partnership: STEP travel grants support creative and critical cultural workers travelling across Europe and its neighbouring countries, to help foster a society with greater solidarity, equality and a stronger sense of social justice. STEP is open for applications year-round.

STEP is initiated and managed by the European Cultural Foundation with the support of Compagnia di San Paolo

Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, they do not support any travel grants for the coming months.

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FundAction

FundAction is a new participatory fund making grants for social transformation.

Participatory grant-making seeks to involve those directly affected by the issues — the people that the money intends to help — in decision-making about where the money goes. It can be a more effective way of reaching people and addressing issues of power.

The new fund offers three kinds of grants: Renew, Rethink, Resist.

Cultural activists can become a member of FundAction, and meet digitally and in person. A dedicated online platform allows group decision-making and discussions, and proposal submission and review.

FundAction is funded by the European Cultural Foundation, Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer, Guerilla Foundation, and Open Society Foundation Initiatives Europe.

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Civitates

Civitates is a consortium of 16 foundations committed to upholding democratic values in Europe. It believes in European democracies, where all citizens have the opportunity to access information, make their voices heard, organise, mobilise and engage fully in the democratic processes.To achieve this vision, Civitates strengthens the capacity of civil society to play its indispensable role in shaping vibrant and open European democracies that work for all.

Civitates is hosted by the Brussels-based Network of European Foundations (NEF).

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Where ECF work

Their different grant schemes support projects in the following countries: Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia (FYROM), Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, The Netherlands, Norway, Palestinian Territories, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom.