The aim of this grant programme is to give creative minds the chance to develop contemporary cultural initiatives conceived and implemented in the Western Armenian language.

Creative expressions of ideas, experiences and emotions in a wide range of media, including the arts, interdisciplinary and hybrid forms of expression, new music, literature, critical essays and graphic novels, videos, installations, animation, creative broadcasting and any other form of cultural expression in Western Armenian are encouraged.

This grant programme aims to harness the power of culture and craft new Armenian narratives, ones that are rooted in creativity, human dignity, solidarity, and universal values.

Eligibility Conditions

The արդ եւս|in view programme will give opportunities to individuals and small groups to create, produce and distribute diverse cultural productions in Western Armenian. Cultural production is understood in its widest sense to include practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills, as well as instruments, tools and spaces in which the language is central.

The priorities of the արդ եւս|in view are to:

• Celebrate creativity in Western Armenian.
• Enhance the intrinsic relationship between language and culture, ensuring the evolution of both.
• Emphasize the cohesive force of culture.
• Enhance lifelong practices for a sustainable Western Armenian culture.
• Ensure the vitality of different Armenian communities through culture.
• Give visibility to innovative cultural practices taking place all over the Armenian world.
• Give more opportunities for gender-balanced participation.
• Include the youth and new cultural practices in shaping our common cultural environment and identity.
• Create an open space for all to participate and take responsibility for cultural creation and preservation, harnessing creativity and inclusiveness at the same time.
• Address global issues and interact with other cultures through Western Armenian as a medium.
• Use the cultural sector as a catalyst for critical thought, pluralism, society transformation, and civic engagement.

Applications will be open once a year in the Fall. Submissions will be evaluated by a committee comprised of Foundation staff. External experts will be consulted if and when necessary. The results will be communicated within six weeks of the submission deadline.

Up to 10 projects will be supported per year, each for a maximum of 10,000 Euros.

Please consult the Call for Applications Document (available in English and Armenian) carefully before applying.

How to Apply 

• We only accept online applications.
• You need to register before applying.
• Please read the “Call for Proposals” document available in the documents section above before applying.
• Your application will only be valid after all the mandatory fields of the application form are complete and the mandatory documents are uploaded. 
• At the end click on the “Submit” button. We strongly advise candidates not to wait until the last few days before applying.