Call for Proposals: Civil Society Organizations Supporting Democratic Education Environment in Montenegro
Deadline: 31-Jul-2020
Under the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”, and its action on “Quality education for all” in Montenegro, the Council of Europe has launched a call for proposals with the aim to co-fund local school-based projects to promote a democratic education environment with the involvement of the local community.
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The call aims to co-fund local school-based projects to promote a democratic education environment with the involvement of the local community.
General Objectives
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The grants will fund projects designed to contribute to stronger involvement and capacity-building of schools and local communities in promoting democratic education environment through a whole-school-approach.
Further to the general objective, preference will be given to:
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Projects/actions targeting, to some extent, sustaining a culture of democracy in the education system and helping vulnerable groups during and post Covid-19 era;
Projects/actions involving small-scale activities with the pilot schools that address either school or wider community problems and based on the Council of Europe Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture and other, already developed, Council of Europe resources.
Means of Actions
Projects may include but are not limited to:
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Capacity-building through training and coaching;
Research and studies;
Peer learning and observation;
Monitoring and reporting;
Setting up experimental school services;
Awareness-raising and communication campaigns;
Web-based materials and application software;
Educational tools and professional didactic materials
The following types of action will not be considered:
Projects/actions providing financial support to third parties (re-granting schemes);
Projects/actions concerning only or mainly individual scholarships for studies or training courses;
Projects/actions supporting political parties.
Funding Information
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The indicative available budget under this call for proposals is €53 000 (fifty three thousand Euros).
The Council of Europe intends to award four grants of a maximum amount of €13 250 (thirteen thousand, two hundred and fifty Euros) each.
Implementation Period
The implementation period of the projects should start on 15 September 2020 and shall not extend beyond 1 May 2021. Reporting requirements shall be completed on 25 May 2021 at the latest
Target Stakeholders
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Projects should target in particular the following key stakeholders:
School administrative staff, teachers, students and parents as well as local community members involved in the school life of 40 pilot schools;
Students from vulnerable groups;
Public and civil society organisations;
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for a grant, an applicant must:
be legally constituted as a non-governmental organisation in Montenegro;
be entitled to carry out in all the activities described in its project proposal;
have been active for at least 3 years in the field of inclusive education and/or education for human rights and democratic citizenship;
have sufficient financial capacity (stable and sufficient sources of funding) to maintain its activity throughout the period for which the grant is awarded and to participate by way of its own resources (including human resources or in-kind contributions);
have sufficient operational and professional capacity, including staff, to carry out activities described in its project proposal;
have a bank account.
Documents
Documents to be submitted: Each application shall contain:
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the completed and signed Application Form;
a provisional budget;
the other supporting documents:
Documents certifying the registration of the NGO;
Bank/financial statements authorised by a financial officer of the NGO;
CVs of staff members who will be involved in project implementation;
Contact details of three relevant referees.
Applications that are incomplete will not be considered.
For more information, visit https://www.coe.int/en/web/podgorica/-/call-for-proposals-of-civil-society-organisations-supporting-a-democratic-education-environment-quality-education-for-all-in-montenegro