The Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development is a platform for intercultural exchange. Working with individuals and organizations primarily in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Fund realizes activities and publications that contribute to the positive interaction between culture and development. The Prince Claus Fund stimulates and initiates artistic and intellectual excellence in the form of debates, creative processes and artistic productions.
The activities of the Prince Claus Fund can be divided into five categories:

• The Prince Claus Awards
• Exchange Events
• Publications,
• Artistic Productions
• Actions of Cultural Emergency Response

Funding Opportunities:

The objective of the Prince Claus Fund is to increase cultural awareness and to promote exchange between culture and development. The Fund regards the interaction between culture and development as the confirmation of culture’s integral role in development processes. The Fund supports platforms for cultural exchange, by initiating and financing conferences, workshops, exhibitions, festivals and networks. In addition, it supports artistic productions and publications, the Prince Claus Fund Library, and websites. Only activities or projects starting at least six months after the next deadline will be taken into consideration. You can send your application before the deadline but note that we will start processing the applications at the given dates. The upcoming deadline is :

1 April 2009

1 July 2009

Procedure

Individuals or organisations, interested in collaborating with or requesting financial assistance from the Prince Claus Fund are kindly asked to download the Electronic Application Form (EAF) and accompanying Instructions found on this web page:
http://www.princeclausfund.org/en/what_we_do/apply/index.shtml
Is it possible to fill out the EAF electronically, save it and send it as an attachment to requests@princeclausfund.nl, from the email address used for subsequent contact.
The Fund does not accept proposals that fall short of the time needed to complete the procedure. The activity should start at least 6 months after the next deadline.

•Support is given to persons and organisations based in African, Asian, Latin American and Caribbean countries. Activities that are being initiated and executed in the above named parts of the world are given priority. Requests coming from western countries are only in exceptional cases taken into consideration.
•Study-grants, educational programs or academic research related to study as such are not taken into consideration by the Fund.
•Proposals for documentaries or feature films cannot be taken into consideration.
•The Fund does not provide writing grants.

Special attention will be given to projects that fall within the relevant and actual geographical and/or disciplinary priorities of the Prince Claus Fund, within its financial capabilities, and within the central themes of the Fund. At the same time the Prince Claus Fund values quality, innovation, and intercultural exchange