Guidelines
EMHRF normal financial granting is subject to a EUR 40.000 ceiling.
A threshold around EUR 5,000 has been defined by the Board to facilitate the decision making of urgent financial granting.
The applications will be evaluated according to the criteria established by the Board. The Foundation reserves the right to decide on whether it will provide full or partial support.
Below are the guidelines on how to present a grant application to the Euro-Mediterranean Foundation of Support to Human Rights Defenders. The application of approximately ten pages should be sent to the EMHRF Secretariat either by email or regular mail.
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Introduction
• The amount of funding requested. Present a budget or send us explanations in relation to the project costs or needs to be funded.
• Explanation of the urgency of needs, if there is any and the period/duration of support requested.
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Legal and political profile of the applicant
• Short presentation of the applicant organization, structure or individual to be supported
• Short information about the origin and establishment of the association (registration)
• Short information about the composition and structure of the association
• Short summary of the main activities implemented in the past by the association.
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Financial profile of the applicant
• Please indicate both the overall amount of income and expenses last year. Please submit your latest annual report, if possible.
• Please list all your past and current donors
• Please indicate if you encountered any funding problems in the past. If so, please indicate the reasons.
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The applicant's proposal
• Description of the activity/project to be funded.
• To which extend will your project/activity bring an additional and complementary contribution to projects already implemented by other NGOs working on the issue in the region? Please elaborate on the innovative nature of the project/activity.
• Please indicate if you presented this proposal to any other donor agencies. If so, could you please name the donor, indicate the amount requested and inform us of the outcome of your efforts to secure funds, positive or negative. If not, please explain us why.
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References
• Please list all the human rights organisations and/or groups you are working or collaborating with in the country and beyond within the framework of your activities.
• Please indicate two references or other partners/contact persons to be contacted to help or recommend your application.
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⇒ The candidates can express themselves freely in their application. The application can be submitted in English, Arabic or French. The applicants are free to provide further details in their application.
The Board of the Foundation reserves the right to ask for any other explanation/documentation to the candidates if needed.
