For projects involving the protection and defense of the environment and biodiversity in Turkey, mitigation of the consequences of climate change and adaptation of communities to natural disasters, each application selected by the jury will be awarded a grant by the Embassy of France.
Priorities
- Biodiversity and climate change
- Protection and conservation of ecosystems
- Ecosystem restoration and regeneration
- Invasive species
- Combating pollution
- Circular economy
- Green cities
- The challenges of pollution and climate change for health, food, water and migration
- Greening the transportation sector.
Application Deadline: February 3, 2025
Budget: €5,000-€15,000
In the run-up to the Third United Nations Oceans Conference, jointly organized by the Governments of France and Costa Rica, which will take place in Nice in June 2025, special attention will again this year be paid to marine life in the Mediterranean. In solidarity with the victims of the earthquake of February 6, 2023, projects related to the environmental consequences of the disaster will also be considered.
This call for projects is part of France's prioritized environmental diplomacy: France is playing its part in the fight for climate (Paris Agreement 2015), biodiversity (One Planet Summit launched in 2017 and convened annually) and the environment (European Union Green Pact in 2019), both in international forums and bilaterally. This new call for projects will also support the efforts of the Turkish authorities in the environmental field, especially with the ratification of the Paris Agreement in October 2021.
The amount allocated for this year's call for projects is €50,000. The selected projects will receive between €5,000 and €15,000, depending on the jury's decision, which will be announced by the end of March 2025 at the latest.
Project eligibility criteria
- Projects must start no later than May 15, 2025 and be completed by November 30, 2025.
- The requested grant must be between €5,000 and €15,000 and must not exceed 80% of the total project budget.
- Operational costs (administrative costs not related to the project, rent, office equipment) should not exceed 20% of the total project budget.
Please note: this year the procedure will take place in two stages:
- Submission of a two-page project note summarizing the project to the embassy. The template for this note can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. This template only needs to be filled in and sent in PDF format to the e-mail address at the bottom of this page. No other documents will be considered at this stage.
- Starting February 10, the embassy will contact successful applicants to request additional documents. These documents must be submitted to the embassy before March 1, 2025. The jury decision will be made before April 2025.
Deadline for submission of the project brief: February 3, 2025.
To submit your application, please send an email to siviltoplum@ifturquie.org with the subject ENVIRONMENT2025_(name of the NGO).