Funding of the Gerhard ten Doornkaat Koolman Foundation
The Gerhard ten Doornkaat Koolman Foundation provides one-time grants for projects in science and research, arts and culture, environmental/landscape and monument protection, local heritage, as well as rescue from life-threatening situations – with a focus on East Frisian initiatives. Informal applications can be submitted at any time.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for projects that correspond to the statutory purposes of the Gerhard ten Doornkaat Koolman Foundation, particularly in the fields of science and research, art and culture, environmental, landscape, and monument protection, local heritage preservation, as well as rescue from life-threatening situations, preferably with reference to East Frisia.
Eligible expenses
- Project-related material costs
- Costs for landscape and monument protection measures
- Artistic and cultural project costs
Non-eligible expenses
- Ongoing operating costs
- Personal scholarships (except in exceptional cases)
- Retroactive costs
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
- Public Institutions
- Individuals
Funding requirements
- Alignment of the project with the foundation's statutory purposes
- Primarily East Frisian project relevance
- One-time grant character (no ongoing operating costs)
- For scientific projects: outstanding significance
Documents required for application
- Project description
- Cost and financing plan
- Requirement of the funding guidelines
Evaluation criteria
- Compliance with the statutory purposes
- East Frisian relevance or sense of homeland
- Significance and impact of the project
- Sustainability and public benefit
Description
The Gerhard ten Doornkaat Koolman Foundation continuously offers one-time grants for non-profit projects in Lower Saxony, with a particular focus on initiatives related to East Frisia. Projects are supported in the fields of science & innovation, arts & culture, environmental/landscape and monument protection, local heritage preservation, as well as rescue from life-threatening situations. Eligible applicants include public institutions and non-profit organizations, as well as private individuals, provided their project is of outstanding significance. One-time grants cover exclusively project-related material costs, landscape and monument protection measures, and cultural expenses; ongoing operating costs, personal scholarships (except in exceptional cases), and retroactive expenses are excluded.
Informal applications can be submitted at any time and should include a precise project description as well as a detailed cost and financing plan. The selection of supported projects takes place semi-annually by the board based on the criteria of alignment with the foundation’s statutory purposes, East Frisian relevance, significance and impact, as well as sustainability and non-profit character. This transparent and flexible funding practice enables targeted support for innovative research initiatives, cultural-historical restorations, and landscape management measures. Interested project initiators may request the funding guidelines and benefit from a straightforward application process without any legal entitlement to grants, with the decisions of the advisory board being final and binding.
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