Deadline: April 30, 2023
Applications for the Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant 2023-2024 are now open. The travel grant is open to everyone who wants to visit the neighbouring country with the purpose of enhancing dialogue and cooperation.
The Travel Grant will support various activities such as partnership building and networking, feasibility visits, cross-border cooperation projects, project preparation meetings, exchange programmes, education and language-learning, academic cooperation, research and dissertation, volunteering in civil society organisations, joint productions in culture and arts, organisation of or participation in meetings, panels, seminars, conferences, workshops, exhibitions, concerts and similar events related to the above-mentioned thematic fields.
The 2023-2024 Travel Grant will continue to support a minimum of 50 individuals between May 2023 – December 2024. Travel during this time-period will be supported by the European Union within the framework of the programme “Support to the Armenia-Turkey Normalisation Process – Rapid Responses”.
Grant
- The Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant will finance eligible transportation costs that can be documented (plane, train, bus tickets). The Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant will only cover economy class tickets and means of public transport.
- The costs arising from the eligible domestic and international means of transport that will be used during the travel will be directly paid to the relevant airline company or travel agency by the Hrant Dink Foundation. Grantees’ tickets will be delivered by the Hrant Dink Foundation.
Eligibility
- Open to everyone who wants to visit the neighbouring country with the purpose of enhancing dialogue and cooperation.
- Any individual holding citizenship of Armenia or Turkey, any individual legally residing in Armenia or Turkey, any non-profit group, initiative or organisation based/registered in Armenia or Turkey will be eligible to benefit from the Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant. Groups and initiatives without legal entity can also benefit from the Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant.
- There is no age limit for applicants who would like to receive Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant support. Those who are under the age of 18 – the age of legal maturity in Armenia and Turkey – will be required to submit the approval of their parents or legal custodians along with their application, and during their travels to the neighbouring country they should be accompanied by an adult above 18.
Application
- Before filling in your application, read the Regulation carefully.
- Applications will be received in English only to facilitate the work of the international Selection Committee. The level or proficiency in English is not a selection criterion.
- Applicants can ask the Foundation team for support with translation. Applicants can submit their supporting documents in the native language.
For more information, visit Turkey-Armenia Travel Grant.
