Youth Program (Youth Culture) of the Sparkassen Cultural Foundation Rhineland
The youth program strengthens places and initiatives that realize art and culture with children and young people at a professional level, with high quality and on equal terms (digital, analog, or hybrid). Submission deadlines: 01/02 and 01/08 each year.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for institutions, associations, and initiatives that work with children and young people to realize art and culture with deep respect for their perspective, with high quality and on an equal footing, in order to initiate free creative processes and sustainably anchor outstanding projects in the regions.
Non-eligible expenses
- Projects outside the area of responsibility
- Projects that have already started or been completed
- Ongoing maintenance and operating costs
- CD/film productions
- Printing cost subsidies
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Eligible to apply
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
- Non-profit Organizations
- Educational Institutions
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Projects must comply with the foundation's statutory purpose
- Projects must not have been started or completed yet
- Projects must exclusively pursue charitable purposes
- Application with the addition "Youth Program" in the application portal
- Projects must be aimed at children and young people
Documents required for application
- Project description
- Concept
- Proof of non-profit status
- Curricula vitae of project managers
- Financing plan
Evaluation criteria
- Outstanding significance for cultural life in the Rhineland
- Quality and artistic merit
- Sustainable anchoring in the regions
- Alignment with the foundation's statutory purpose
Description
The youth program of the Sparkassen Cultural Foundation Rhineland supports associations, non-profit organizations, educational institutions, and public bodies active in North Rhine-Westphalia that implement artistic and cultural offerings for children and young people at a professional level. Creative formats are supported in digital, analog, or hybrid form, which involve young people as equal partners in the creative process. The aim is to initiate free creative processes and enable projects of high artistic quality with sustainable regional anchoring. The focus is on thematic areas such as cultural mediation, music, media art, digitalization, and social approaches. The program is particularly aimed at initiatives that independently involve young target groups in project development and respectfully consider their perspectives.
Funding is provided in the form of grants; applications must be submitted before the start of the project and serve exclusively non-profit purposes. Excluded, among others, are ongoing operational and maintenance costs, CD/film productions, printing subsidies, instrument purchases, organ restorations, and construction projects. Evaluation criteria include cultural significance in the Rhineland, artistic quality, sustainable regional anchoring, and alignment with the foundation’s purpose. Required documents include a detailed project description, concept, financing plan, proof of non-profit status, and CVs of the project leaders. The submission deadlines are February 1 and August 1 each year via the application portal with the addition “Youth Program.” The Sparkassen Cultural Foundation Rhineland actively supports approved projects through consultation and supervision and sees itself as a reliable partner for young cultural projects.
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