On 21st January 2015, the Ministry of Finance, the Operator of the Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level announces the first Open Call for submission of Grant Applications for Initiatives financed from the Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level – measure “B” under the Programme CZ10 funded from the Norway Grants 2009 – 2014. Applications can be submitted continuously from the date of the announcement of the Call for proposals until 30th April, 2016 or until the total allocation is used.

The Centre for International Cooperation in Education - Programme Operator of the Programme CZ07 – “Bilateral Scholarship Programme” - announces the open call for proposals on 26th January 2015. Deadline for submission of applications is on 26th March 2015 at 15:00.

On 12th January 2015, the Ministry of Finance, the Operator of the Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level – measure „B“ announces the 1st Open Call for submission of Grant Applications for Initiatives financed from the Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level – measure “B” under the programme CZ06 funded from the EEA Grants 2009 – 2014.

On 7th January 2015, the Ministry of Finance, the Operator of the Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level – measure „B“ announces the 1st Open Call for submission of Grant Applications for Initiatives financed from the Fund for Bilateral Relations at Programme Level – measure “B” under the Programme CZ02 funded from the EEA Grants 2009 – 2014.

The Ministry of Culture, as Partner of Programme CZ06 “Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Arts” and Operator of the Fund announces on 18th November 2014 the call for applications for a grant to support projects which the Applicants intend to implement within the 2nd Open Call in Programme Area 17 (PA 17) in bilateral cooperation with donor state partners.

On 14th November 2014, the Open Society Fund Prague as the Programme Operator of Let´s Give (Wo)men a Chance Programme is opening the second round of calls for submission of applications for grants. A total of 21.5 million CZK will be distributed for small grants focusing on equal opportunities and domestic violence prevention.

The Centre for International Cooperation in Education – Programme Operator of the Programme CZ 07 announces on 5th November 2014 the Open Call for proposals for Preparatory visits within Bilateral Fund at programme within the Norway Grants.

The Ministry of Culture, as Partner of Programme CZ06 “Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Arts” and Operator of the Fund announces on 23 October 2014 THIS CALL for applications for a grant to support projects which the Applicants intend to implement within the 2nd Open Call in Programme Area 17 (PA 17) in bilateral cooperation with donor state partners.

The Ministry of Finance – Programme Operator of the Programme CZ 06 in cooperation with The Ministry of Culture – Programme Partner and the Arts Council Norway – Donor State Programme Partner announces on 23rd October 2014 the second Open Call for applications to fund individual projects within the Programme CZ 06 – “Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Art” in the Programme area 17 – “Promotion of Diversity in Culture and Arts within European Cultural Heritage”.

The Ministry of Health as Small Grant Scheme (SGS) Operator within the Programme CZ 11 announces on 15th October 2014 open call for applications under the SGS in programme area 27 for Activity I. - „Psychiatric care” and for Activity II. – „Healthcare for children”.

The Ministry of Finance as the Programme Operator of the Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level announces on 20th October 2014 the second Call for submission of applications for a grant from the Fund for Bilateral Relations at National Level within the framework of Norway Grants 2009-2014.

On 23rd-25th November 2014 the Centre for International Cooperation in Education organizes a contact seminar within the Programme CZ07 – “Scholarship Programme” implemented within the EEA and Norway Grants 2009-2014. The aim of the seminar is to establish a project partnership between applicants from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

The Civil Society Development Foundation (Programme Operator of the Programme CZ03) in cooperation with the Czech Environmental Partnership Foundation announces on 1st October 2014 the second open call for submission of applications under the NGO Programme within the EEA and Norway Grants 2009-2014.

Open Society Fund Prague announced special open call under Programme Let´s Give Women a Chance within Norway Grants 2009-2014.

On 7th October 2014, the Centre for International Cooperation in Education - Programme Operator – organizes information seminar designed for primary and secondary education sector staff in the Cultural Centre Pardubice.

The Centre for International Cooperation in Education - Programme Operator – organizes information seminar designed for primary and secondary education sector staff at the Regional Authority of the Vysočina Region on 23rd September 2014.

The Centre for International Cooperation in Education - Programme Operator of Programme CZ07 – “Bilateral Scholarship Programme” - announced the open call for proposals on 26th August 2014. Deadline for submission of applications is on 29th October 2014. The call is announced on activities from EEA and Norway Grants. It is specifically focused on mobility projects and placements (EEA and Norway Grants) and institutional cooperation projects (EEA and Norway Grants).

The Ministry of the Environment announces on the 26th May 2014 the first open call for applications to fund individual projects within Small Grant Scheme: “Action Plans for Endangered Species II”, which is a sub-program of Programme CZ02 – “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services / Environmental Monitoring and Integrated Planning Control / Adaptation to Climate Change”.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs announces on 11th July 2014 the first open call for applications to fund individual projects within Small Grant Scheme within Programme CZ 04 „Children and Youth at Risk”.

The Ministry of Finance – Programme Operator of Programme CZ 11 in cooperation with The Ministry of Health –Programme Partner of CZ 11 announces on 12th June 2014 the first open call for submission of Grant applications for individual projects within the Programme CZ 11 – Public Health Initiatives in programme area 27 for Activity II. – „Healthcare for children”.

The Ministry of Finance – Programme Operator of Programme CZ 11 in cooperation with The Ministry of Health –Programme Partner of CZ 11 announces on 12th June 2014 the first open call for submission of Grant applications for individual projects within the Programme CZ 11 – Public Health Initiatives in programme area 27 for Activity I. - „Psychiatric care”.

The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs organizes the Contact seminar held in Prague on 3rd June 2014.

Following the announcement of open calls within the programme CZ06 – Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Arts organizes the partner of the programme – Ministry of Culture seminars for applicants. The seminars will take place on 22nd and 24th April 2014. Further details about the seminar and the registration is available on the webpage of the programme. The seminars will be in Czech language.

The Ministry of Finance – Programme Operator of Programme CZ 08 in cooperation with The Ministry of the Environment – Partner of Programme CZ 08 announces on 31st March 2014 the first open call for applications to fund individual projects within the Programme CZ08 “Pilot Studies and Surveys on CCS Technology (Carbon Capture and Storage)”.

The Ministry of Finance – Programme Operator of Programme CZ 02 in cooperation with The Ministry of the Environment – Partner of Programme CZ 02 announces on 31st March 2014 the first open call for applications to fund individual projects within Programme CZ 02 - Biodiversity, Monitoring and Climate Change in programme areas 2, 3 and 7 – „Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services/ Environmental Monitoring and Integrated Planning Control/ Adaptation to Climate Change”.

The Ministry of Finance – Programme Operator of Programme CZ 06 in cooperation with The Ministry of Culture – Partner of Programme CZ 06 announces on 27th March 2014 the first open call for applications to fund individual projects within Programme CZ 06 - Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Art in programme area 17 – „Promotion of Diversity in Culture and Arts within European Cultural Heritage.”

The Ministry of Finance – Programme Operator of Programme CZ 06 in cooperation with The Ministry of Culture – Partner of Programme CZ 06 announces on 21st March 2014 the first open call for applications to fund individual projects within Programme CZ 06 - Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Art in programme area 16 – „Conservation and Revitalisation of Cultural and Natural Heritage”. Deadline for submission of applications is on 20th June 2014 at 19.00.

The contact seminar for eligible applicants for a grant from the forthcoming calls under the Programme CZ11 – "Public health initiatives" funded by the Norway Grants 2009 - 2014 will be organized on the 23rd of April 2014 in Prague. Potential donor project partners will be present at this seminar. Venue and time will be specified. The contact person for donor project partners from Norway is Mr Andrei Grjibovski (andrei.grjibovski@fhi.no) or Ms Solfrid Johansen (Solfrid.Johansen@fhi.no.).

Centre for International Cooperation in Education announced an open call for proposals within the Norway Grants – Bilateral Scholarship Program (CZ07). The publication date was on 17th February 2014, the deadline for submission of applications is on 17th April 2014.

The Programme Operator of the Scholarship Programme (CZ07) – Centre for International Cooperation in Education (DZS/NAEP) organizes seminars for potential applicants within the 1st Open Call. The seminars, which will be held on 14th and 28th February 2014, are focused on the educational institutions and individual applicants at the tertiary level of education (students, staff of university foreign departments, academics, etc.) For more information on the seminars, please visit http://www.dzs.cz/cz/norske-fondy-a-fondy-ehp/vyzva/.

The Programme Operator of the Scholarship Programme (CZ07) – Centre for International Cooperation in Education (DZS/NAEP) organizes seminars for potential applicants within the 1st Open Call. The seminars, which will be held on 14th and 28th February 2014, are focused on the educational institutions and individual applicants at the tertiary level of education (students, staff of university foreign departments, academics, etc.) For more information on the seminars, please visit http://www.dzs.cz/cz/norske-fondy-a-fondy-ehp/vyzva/.

Ministry of Finance as the Programme Operator of the Programme CZ06 - Cultural Heritage and Contemporary Arts cordially invites you to the Launch conference of the Programme, which takes place in Prague on 5th February at 15.00 in palace Žofín. The Launch conference therefore provides excellent opportunity for informal meetings with potential donor state partners. The Launch conference continues as an informal social event in Museum Kampa (U Sovových mlýnů 2, Praha) at 19.30.

Due to the limited capacity, please register at konferenceCZ06@mfcr.cz until 29th January at the latest. Please, include your name, institution and your interest to attend the informal social event in the evening.

As of today, The Open Society Fund Prague is opening the first calls for grant proposals within the Let’s Give (Wo)men a Chance Programme financed by Norway Grants. The Open Society Fund Prague will allocate CZK 126 million to small and large grants focusing on equality of gender opportunities and domestic violence prevention. A further CZK 2 million is reserved for bilateral cooperation.

Grants can be applied for by municipalities, regions, firms, the academic sector, non-governmental and other organisations. They have two months to complete their applications. The deadline is the 14th March 2014. There is an exception for financial support for bilateral cooperation, which can be applied for after this deadline.

Open calls for proposals and the info about the programme Let`s Give (Wo)men a Chance are available at: www.dejmezenamsanci.cz . 

The Ministry of the Environment organizes Match-making seminar held in Prague – Průhonice on 29th January 2014. More information can be found in the documents attached.

The Launch Conference of the Programme CZ02 will take place on Tuesday 28th January 2014 from 10 a.m. to 17 p.m in the venue of Průhonice Castle (Květnové náměstí 1). The main goal of the Conference is to introduce the Programme to experts, general public and representatives of medias. Press conference will be part of the launch Conference. Invitation of the Conference are in the attachment.