British Council’s Developing Inclusive and Creative Economies (DICE) Collaboration Grants 2018 (up to £2million)

Deadline: Varies by Country (See last Paragraph)



Applications are invited for the British Council’s Developing Inclusiveand Creative Economies (DICE) Collaboration Grants 2018
The DICE Fund is part of the wider DICE programme which was set up to
tackle entrenched issues of unemployment and unequal economic growth in
six countries.

Two types of grants are awarded through the DICE Fund: Scoping and
Business Development Grants and Collaboration Grants. These grants are
jointly awarded to partnerships comprising a UK-based organisation and a
partner in another DICE country.

The partners draw on the grants to co-design and co-deliver
interventions that support the development of creative and social
enterprises that specifically aim to:

  * Empower women and girls;
  * Foster youth employment; and/or
  * Promote the inclusion and economic empowerment of disabled people or
    other marginalised groups.

 
Grants

  * The DICE Fund will award £2 million in grants to support the growth
    of creative and social enterprise in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia,
    Pakistan, South Africa and the UK.

Eligibility
Proposals must fulfil the following criteria to qualify for
Collaboration Grants:

  * Each proposal must have one Principal Applicant from the UK and one
    Principal Applicant from at least one of the following DICE
    countries: Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Pakistan and South Africa;

  * Projects must take place between the UK and at least one DICE
    country, with impact designed to primarily take place in the DICE
    country. The majority of the project’s development and delivery
    should take place in the DICE country;
  * Both (or all) of the Principal Applicants must have the capacity to
    administer the grant;

  * At least one of the Principal Applicants should be an intermediary;

  * The second Principal Applicant can be an intermediary, or an
    individual enterprise, consultancy or training organisation;

  * Applicants must directly serve or support the development and
    strengthening of a multiple number of creative and social enterprises;

  * Applicants must be able to demonstrate how they address, or how they
    plan to address the priorities of the DICE programme in one or more
    areas (namely, women and girls’ empowerment, meaningful youth
    employment; or/ and disabled peoples’ inclusion) Applicants should
    also explain how they intend to bring about a lasting positive
    result in the social and creative enterprise ecosystem in the DICE
    country;

  * Applicants are responsible for ensuring they have entry rights into
    either DICE Country or the UK. The British Council does not accept
    any responsibility for dealing with any visa requirements, except in
    the case of, where the British Council team will support in issuing
    invitation letters for the visa;

  * Principal Applicants can have a partnership already established, but
    it is not a prerequisite for the grant.



 Application Deadlines

  November 11, 2018: Application deadline for projects in Brazil,
    Indonesia and Pakistan in partnership with UK

 November 18, 2018: Application deadline for Egypt / UK partnership

 November 25, 2018: Application deadline for South Africa / UK partnerships


 Application

To register your interest in applying, please complete this short survey They will
then send you a link and log in for the online application site.

Finally, prospective applicants should download the DICE CollaborationGrant Budget Template
which must be used to complete Section 7 of the Collaboration Grant
application.

For more information, visit British Council DICE Fund CollaborationGrant