You probabaly noticed that we were going through a period of change visiting this page lately. The transition phase is over now and the paremetres for the revisited scheme are set now.
What does this mean for the Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture?
There will be no separate procedure for the Balkan Incentive Fund for Culture: all Balkan projects will follow the same steps as those projects from the rest of Europe. There will still be extra money specifically available for projects from Balkan countries. This basically means that Balkan projects have a higher chance of being successful, as there are more funds available to support these projects.
More info, go the the Grants page
The European Cultural Foundation (ECF), Hivos (the Dutch Humanist institute for cooperation with developing countries), the Open Society Institute (OSI), and Foundations in Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Kosovo, Macedonia and Serbia, and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, have launched a fund for cultural cooperation projects in and with South East Europe.
The BIFC is managed within the ECF's grants programme and follows its guiding principles but with a special focus on the Western Balkans. The deadlines are aligned with the ECF grants programme.
All applicants are asked to create an online profile of their organisation on rhiz.eu, our new intercultural internet community for all those active in arts and culture.
For more information on Hivos, the Open Society Institute and the other supporting Foundations please check their websites: