A Consortium of eight civil society organisations from Armenia and Turkey periodically announces a Call for Proposals for the Grant Scheme within the framework of the programme Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process funded by the European Union.

The Programme’s overall objective is to empower and engage civil societies of Turkey and Armenia to contribute to the enhanced regional peace and stability, democratic pluralism and social inclusion across and within their societies. This will be achieved through engaging new actors in economic, cultural, educational, and awareness-raising activities between Armenia and Turkey, and improving information flow, communication exchange and networking between media, expert communities and institutions.

The Consortium is made up of Civilitas Foundation (CF), Eurasia Partnership Foundation (EPF), Public Journalism Club (PJC), Regional Studies Center (RSC) from Armenia; and Anadolu Kültür, the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV), Citizens’ Assembly (hCa), and Hrant Dink Foundation (HDF) from Turkey.

One of the main pillars of the Programme is inclusiveness – to engage and support new actors in the dialogue process. To this end, the Consortium created a Grant Scheme to invite organisations and individuals from Armenia and Turkey - other than the Consortium members - to propose and implement their own project ideas, which will contribute to the overall objective of the Programme and multiply the shared outcomes.

Applications are welcome from civil society organisations and individuals other than the Consortium partners. Grant Scheme may also provide grants to profit-making organisations in case the grant funds contribute to the overall objective of the Programme and not used to make profit. Applicant organisations should have a formal registration either in Armenia or in Turkey. Individual applicants should be either citizens of Armenia or Turkey or should have permanent residency in Armenia or Turkey. Governmental/public agencies and political entities are not eligible to apply.

Applications are to be considered by an Evaluation Committee, comprising designated representatives from all members of the Consortium. The selection criteria upon which the Evaluation Committee considers the applications include the following:

  • Does the project contribute to the overall objective of the programme Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process?
  • Is the project relevant to the particular needs and constraints of the target groups it is addressing?
  • Does the project include partnership between Armenia- and Turkey-based individuals and/or organisations?
  • Does the project propose a minimum level of sustainability for the effort after the end of funding?Is the project innovative and does it offer an added value?
  • Is the budget realistic and consistent with the proposed project?
  • Does the applicant have enough capacity to successfully implement the proposed project?

The Consortium assists the awarded projects with networking and publicity. The Consortium also shares the results of the awarded projects through the tri-lingual website of the Programme. The awarded grantees are included in the pool of Consortium contacts and receive updates on the Programme as well as invitations to various Consortium events.

The Grant Scheme was first launched by the Consortium in 2014 with two open calls in May and September, and received a total of 130 applications, 60 from Armenia and 70 from Turkey, out of which 11 applications, 6 from Armenia and 5 from Turkey, were funded.

During Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process: Stage II, an Open Call for Grant Scheme was announced by the Consortium in July 2016, and received a total of 47 applications, 31 from Armenia and 16 from Turkey, out of which 9 applications, 6 from Armenia and 3 from Turkey, were funded.

For further information about the Grant Scheme;
Armenia-based applicants can address their inquiries to Mr. Vazgen Karapetyan at +374 10 25 15 75 (ext. 118) or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Turkey-based applicants can address their inquiries to Mr. Çağdaş Özbakan at +90 212 240 33 61 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Or you can visit the Grant Scheme section under the Programme's website