Documents to be submitted

• the completed and signed Application Form (See Appendix I);
• a provisional budget (using the template reproduced in Appendix II);
• the other required documents (in English):
  • List of previous projects/actions implemented in Türkiye with information on the budget, period, purpose and content of the project/action indicated;
  • Letter of intention indicating that the bar association is willing to support the civil society organisations (CSOs) in its activities under the project/action, in case a co-operation is foreseen with a local bar association(s);
  • Registration certificate as a civil society organisation or a similar proof of registration;
  • Statute of the organisation(s), or equivalent;
  • Authorisation of the legal representative to act on behalf of the applicant;
  • Document demonstrating that the CSO has a bank account;
  • CVs of the key staff involved in the implementation of a proposed grant project/action;
  • Operating account record for the past 4 years ;
  • Declaration on the exclusion criteria signed and stamped (Appendix IV).

Grant applications should be submitted in English, with the exception of “registration certificate as a civil society organisation or a similar proof of registration and document demonstrating that the applicant has a bank account, and operating account record for the past 4 years” which may be submitted in Turkish. Applications only in Turkish will be considered ineligible.

The deadline for applications is 3 June 2024 (at 17.00 GMT + 3). The application form, provisional budget and the supporting documents, must be submitted in electronic form (Word and/or PDF) to the following e-mail address: [email protected].

Emails should contain the following reference in subject: HF33 - WA2J – CSO for Grants.

Questions regarding this call for proposals must be sent at the latest two weeks before the deadline for applications, by 20 May 2024 in English or Turkish, and shall be exclusively sent to the following address: [email protected], with the following reference in subject: Question - HF33 - WA2J – CSO for Grants.

The responses to the questions submitted in due course will be published on the website of the CoE Programme Office Ankara, on the same page as this call for proposals.

Indicative timetable

 Questions and answers

Call for proposals

Appendix I - Application Form

Appendix II - Provisional budget (Template)

Appendix III - Template Grant Agreement (for information only)

Appendix IV- Declaration on the exclusion criteria