International Funds to Support Cultural Diversity - Coalition pour la ...

Examples of projects
The Culture and Development component includes seven new areas of action: training human capital
for cultural management; political aspects of culture; economic aspects of culture; education and
culture; cultural heritage; communication and culture; and cultural rights.
Among the programs supported by the organization are the following:
ACERCA Program (cultural management)
FORMART Program (education and culture)
Scholarship Programs
Plan Africa
The Network of Spanish Cultural Centres Abroad (151 centres in 107 countries)
The establishment of cultural centres, including Casa África, Casa Árabe, Casa Asia, Casa
Sefarad (Sephardic) and Casa América Catalunya
Support for Arabic Libraries
Project: Cultural diffusion and social impact (budget: €1,600,000)
Project: Zone forums, studies, seminars and cultural conferences (budget: €360,000)
Application procedure
For the most part, applications should be sent via the Internet to the liaison offices that represent
AECID in several parts of the world, but it is also possible to send them by mail. It is possible to make
more than one grant application for the same organization, but the projects must be different. Forms
are available online.
Restrictions
Among the selection criteria:
The quality of the proposal and the scientific and technical feasibility of its objectives.
The impact of the project or action and its ability to produce measurable effects.
Adequacy of resources for the objectives of the project or action.
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