The Section for Turkish-Swedish Cooperation

In January 2010 the Swedish Government introduced a new strategy for development cooperation with Turkey for the period January 2010 – December 2013. The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Section for Turkish- Swedish Cooperation at the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul are primarily responsible for implementing the strategy. While Sida manages the major part of the cooperation, the Section for Turkish-Swedish cooperation assigned to primarily contribute to the public debate in Turkey on topics such  as democracy, human rights, and gender equality. In this context, the Section for Turkish-Swedish cooperation offers financial support to a number of projects each year.

Please read more below on how to apply for support for your project.

Grant application procedures

Before applying for a grant, you are recommended to:

Read the strategy:
Strategy for development cooperation with Turkey 2010-2013

Read a summary of the strategy:
http://www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/12653/a/138334

If you are not sure that your project falls within the specified subject matters  please send us a preliminary inquiry by e-mail to the contacts below.

The contributions from the The Section for Turkish-Swedish Cooperation at the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul  are allocated only after careful evaluation of the applications submitted to the Consulate General using the “Grant Application Form”, which can be downloaded from the right hand side of this page. When filling out the form, please be as detailed as possible.

In order to be evaluated by the Consulate General, the application form must be completed in English and include all the required information. Incomplete forms will not be accepted.

Projects with direct relevance to the following topics are accepted and evaluated;
- Human Rights
- Gender Equality
- Democracy

Any project’s link to one (or more) of these focus areas must be clearly indicated on the application forms.

The form is to be filled in and submitted by e-mail or regular mail to the Section for Swedish-Turkish cooperation at the Consulate General of Sweden in Istanbul (you will find the addresses at the bottom of the application form). If the form proves to be restrictive in terms of space, you may enclose additional information in form of attachment(s).

Who can apply?
Academic, political, cultural, governmental institutions,  foundations, associations, think tanks and NGOs. Individuals may not apply.

When to apply?
Applications can be submitted throughout the year, however the grant committee will only process the applications three times per year as per the following schedule:
    

Contact information
Head of section-Sevil Özmen
sevil.ozmen@foreign.ministry.se