SI Creative Partnerships Programme

Apply before: February 8, 2024

SI Creative Partnerships Programme grants funding to Swedish organisations and their international partners in civil society, culture and the media. The programme supports projects which aim to promote democracy, human rights and freedom of expression.

The target group of your project should be agents of change, opinion makers and drivers of democratic development in the target country. These can be influential leaders in civil society, the business sector, education, culture, the media and public administration. They should specifically be people who are in a position to bring about change in the organisations or sectors they work in. Your project’s target group can be found:

in your project partner organisation(s) in the target country(s)
in other organisations/networks in the target country(s) which participate in the project

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Eligibility

To be eligible for SI Creative Partnerships Programme, you must:

The main applicant must be a Swedish organisation (legal entity) from civil society or the public or private sectors. You must apply with a project partner in one or more of the target countries listed above.
Your organisation must be registered as a legal entity in Sweden.
Your organisation must have been registered in Sweden for at least two years.
Your project partner(s) may be formal or informal cultural actors, networks of journalists or other types of media organisation in the target country. They can also be found in civil society or the public or private sectors.

Creative Partnerships is open to projects in the following countries (by region):

Africa: Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
MENA: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia
Western Balkans & Türkiye: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye
EU’s Eastern Partnership: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine.

Benefits

Seed funding: This type of grant is available for preparing or planning a cooperation project (see below). You and your international partner(s) can apply for up to SEK 200,000 for a project which you must complete within 12 months from the starting date. Please note that a completed seed project does not automatically guarantee further funding for a cooperation project. It is not a requirement to carry out a seed project first before applying for funding for a cooperation project.
Cooperation projects: This type of grant is available for larger projects which aim to bring about an exchange of knowledge with the partner organisation and/or the wider target group or strengthen their professional capacity. You and your international partner(s) can apply for up to SEK 2 million for a project which you must complete within 24 months from the starting date.