REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
IN SUPPORT OF ROMA CULTURE IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE

 Young Roma Culture Bearers Program

 The Open Society Institute-Budapest is requesting proposals that aim to support the next generation of Roma culture bearers. The Young Culture Bearers Program will be limited to Roma both as teachers and learners. Applicants from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Slovenia and Yugoslavia may apply. 

In many Roma communities, Roma have lost touch with their cultural past.  This program will be looking for creative ways to inform and empower the next generation of Roma with that knowledge so that they become the teachers of the generations who follow them. Projects such as oral history collection, historic mapping exercises, Romany language courses, and other innovative programs would be of interest. 

 PROPOSAL CHECKLIST: 

1.                  Narrative proposal
2.                  Implementation plan and time schedule
3.                  Expected outcomes and target group
4.                  CV and/or organizational profile
5.                  Budget in USD
6.                  Detailed contact and banking information

We anticipate that grant size will be between $1,000 and $35,000 depending on the category and scope of the project. Proposals should include a detailed budget in USD, with a justification attached. Grantees should be prepared to report on their projects in English.

An organization and/or individual may only submit one application. Please note that the following kinds of projects are NOT eligible for funding: festivals or conferences, computer or English language classes, television or radio programs, professional music groups, recordings, vocational training, health or literacy projects, magazines and newsletters, original literary works, publication projects, university scholarships, and fellowships for artists.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR PROPOSAL IN ENGLISH TO:

Veronika Tomka
Roma Culture Initiative
OSI-Budapest
Oktober 6 utca 12
H-1051 Budapest, Hungary
Fax:  (36 1) 327-3101
Phone:  (36 1) 327-3027
Email: romaculture@osi.hu

All applications should be submitted by no later than 30 November 2001. Incomplete and/or late applications will not be considered. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that a complete application is received by the deadline. Decisions on the proposals will be taken in late April 2002, and written notification regarding the grant award can be expected by end of May 2002. No decisions will be communicated orally.