Partner driven cooperation

The Swedish Arts Council and Sida launch a call for applications for cooperation between cultural operators in Sweden and partners in Botswana, China, India, Indonesia, Namibia and South Africa.

The Swedish organisation is submitting the application and is responsible for reporting its use if the application is granted. To facilitate both partners’ involvement in formulating the project proposal, the application forms and information about the call is published in English.

Objectives

The overall objective is to strengthen cooperation within the field of culture between Sweden and Botswana, China, India, Indonesia, Namibia and South Africa, with the aim to contribute to poverty reduction and equitable and sustainable global development. Each project which receives support shall contribute to creating sustainable relations between Sweden and the cooperation country. Shared ownership along with mutual interest and division of responsibility are of central importance in enabling the relationship to become self-supporting in the long term.

Who can apply?

Organizations, institutions, government agencies and independent groups (legal person) in Sweden who produces or arranges professional art and cultural activities in all art forms, can submit applications within the call. For applications to be eligible, each project should be constituted by a partner in Sweden and a partner in the country of cooperation, and the project should be formulated jointly by both partners. To ensure the mutual ownership of the project, the application shall include a Memorandum of Understanding formulated by the partners.

For what can you apply?

The Arts Council supports international cultural cooperation projects and exchanges between Sweden and Botswana; Sweden and China; Sweden and India; Sweden and Indonesia; Sweden and Namibia; and Sweden and South Africa.

The project period for support may not exceed 12 months.

Support is available for:

• Travel costs
• Direct costs relating to the implementation of cooperation
• Salary costs (including social security) for staff working directly with the implementation of cooperation. Support for salary costs can not be granted if the applicants are private companies.

Support may not be used for:

• Investment costs (purchase of materials or equipment)
• Costs incurred by partners prior to the decision being taken
• Salary costs for employees in private companies.

Maximum funding per project is 287 000 SEK. Additional support may also be granted for auditing costs. Funding from the partner country strengthens the reciprocity in the project, and will be an important factor in the assessment of the project. Funding from the partner country may include public and private support, as well as its own input from the partner (including salary costs). Other international funding can also be credited.

As a general rule, support can be granted only once per partnership.

Applications

Applications are made on a special application form. The form is published on the Swedish Arts Council's website no later than six weeks before application deadline. Information on the Web is available between calls. Late or incomplete applications will not be processed.

Application deadline 20 October. For further information and applicationform: http://www.kulturradet.se/bidrag/internationellt/Aktorssamverkan1/Applications-for-cooperation-/