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Guide to 2011 Programs 2010 Annual Report 2011 Guidelines © 2011, International Visegrad Fund annual report 2010 guide to 2011 programs 2010 annual report 2011 guidelines © 2011, international Visegrad Fund. foreword dear friends, in 2010 we commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Fund’s establishment. the first decade of human life is a period in which we collect our experience and take our first unsupported steps. the life of an institution is, however, driven by different rules—we can say that, first of all, the pace of institutions is faster. if we were now to say that the Fund has taken its first steps, it would not be a great achievement.i am glad to be able to say that much more has been done. i wrote here a year ago that we would like to make the Fund friendlier. the first steps toward changes in the grant management had then already been taken, but we still needed some time to attain our final goal. We wanted to make use of the joint experience we at the Fund have acquired together with you, the applicants. the most substantial aim of the intended changes was to create a system that preserves positive experiences, while improving the deficiencies and problems that our grantees have faced. the new system was launched on march 1, 2011. i believe that the new grant management incorporated in the system better addresses the needs of the grantee. the most important change we have made is in the area of financing: as most of our experience in grant implementation was positive, we have found it possible to replace the previous system of reimbursement with disbursement. We believe that this step makes the lives of our grantees easier and gives smaller applicants, in particular, better access to our grants. the same motivation is behind the other changes—for instance, raising our co-financing to 70% and establishing a 5% overhead-cost possibility. i hope that these changes increase competition and consequently further raise the quality of supported grants. a clear V4 feature—or something like “Visegrad added value”—will be the most crucial criterion during the selection process. this refers to the involvement of all Visegrad partners, where possible, and the development of real joint projects. the Fund was established to foster and intensify the movement of people and ideas in the Visegrad region. projects sup- Graphic design eva Brezinová ported by the Fund must, as a result, fulfill this primary purpose. Print typoset, s.r.o. i would like to wish you a great deal of creativity in our shared endeavor to strengthen cooperation in the region and Typeset in Doko and Klimax designed by ondrej Jób; tables set in Fedra by peter Biľak stimulate the further awareness of our mutual fellowship. all the best— petr Vágner Executive Director May 2011 table of contents staff/contact details visual identity international visegrad fund International Visegrad Fund mezinárodní visegrádský fond and the visegrad group Nemzetközi Visegrádi alap międzynarodowy Fundusz Wyszehradzki medzinárodný vyšehradský fond direCtor/deputY direCtor the logo of the international Visegrad Fund (and corre- excellence, the logo was awarded the ‘Best of Nation’ award petr Vágner Executive Director spondingly that of the Visegrad group) were selected from by the european Logo design annual (eulda) in 2007 (see Linda Kapustová Helbichová Deputy Executive Director (until 2011) over 200 designs at an open competition among graphic http://www.eulda.com/2007/). Zbigniew machej Deputy Executive Director (as of 2011) design students from the Visegrad group countries. Lucia Kleinedlerová of the Bratislava-based academy of Fine arts and design (VŠVu) is the author of the winning concept— secretariat (in alphabetical order) Kristína Ácsová Project Coordinator: Small Grants the four dots representing the Visegrad group's capitals. Viktória Bódisová Assistant (as of 2011) Her Visegrad Fund and Visegrad group logos were officially all logos are available for download at Lenka Bučková Assistant Program Manager launched in 2006. due to its original concept and graphic http://visegradfund.org/media/logo/ adriana dvorská Project Coordinator: Small/Strategic Grants Ľuboš Ďurič Financial Manager miroslava Nosáľová Fekiačová Head Secretary Barbora Hromeková Program Manager: Small/Strategic Grants Katarína Hubová Project Coordinator Judita Nagyová Program Manager: Standard Grants dana pekaríková Program Manager: VARP/VUSG/Scholarships alexandra regecová Financial Manager (as of 2011) Jiří sýkora Public Relations Coordinator, Visegrad+ Coordinator soňa trebatická Project Controller (until 2011) iNterNsHips (2010) Lenka Bučková andrea dragulová Katarzyna dudzic – grabińska Ľubica melová ivana odalošová 2011 olena sharykina 2000 2006 2010 Veronika strelcová Lucia trebulová alena Vágnerová trustees andrzej Jagodziński Poland (until 2010) rené Kubášek Czech Republic (until 2010) andrea macková Belarus (as of 2011) Jan stachowski Poland (as of 2011) Luboš Veselý Ukraine BLUE CMYK 100-000-000-000 RGB 000-255-255 WEB HEX #00FFFF BLACK CMYK 000-000-000-100 RGB 000-000-000 WEB HEX #000000 CoNtaCt detaiLs international Visegrad Fund Kráľovské údolie 8 811 02 Bratislava slovak republic tel.: +421 259 203 811 Fax: +421 259 203 805 e-mail: [email protected] BaNK aCCouNt iBaN: sK29 1100 0000 0029 3600 0250 sWiFt/BiC: tatrsKBX table of contents grant individual table of contents programs programs 3 foreword small grants p. 21 Visegrad scholarship program p. 22 4 staff /contact details standard grants p. 21 Visegrad scholarships at osa p. 22 5 visual identity Visegrad strategic program p. 21 Visegrad artist residency program p. 22 8 about us Visegrad university studies grant p. 21 Varp in New York p. 23 9 deadlines/abbrevitations Visegrad+ p. 21 11 overal trends 2000–2010 12 funding by recipient country 2000–2010 14 grant projects approved in 2010 15 small/standard grants by categories 2000–2010 16 budget 2011 19 grant programs 20 individual programs lists of approved grants, scholarships and residencies: 23 approved small grants 27 approved standard grants 34 approved strategic grants 35 approved scholarships 43 approved residencies 44 approved visegrad+ projects 45 approved scholarships at osa 46 approved university grants Kamila Musilová | Dědeček a babička—2nd prize at the Fotoframe competition Brno 2010 (www.fotoframe.net) about deadline calendar the international Visegrad Fund is an international orga- 1/01 1/02 1/03 1/04 1/05 1/06 1/07 1/08 1/09 1/10 1/11 1/12 nization established by the governments of the Visegrad group (V4) countries—the Czech republic, Hungary, poland and slovakia—in 2000. its seat is in Bratislava. its main small grants standard grants mission is fostering closer contacts and cooperation among Visegrad strategic program people in the region through funding of grant programs Visegrad university studies grant and individual scholarships and residencies. Visegrad scholarship program Visegrad scholarships at open society archives the Fund is an international organization accredited at the Visegrad artist residency program slovak foreign ministry. the annual budget of €6 million consists of equal contributions of V4 member states. international Visegrad Fund www.visegradfund.org Visegrad Find—on-line notice board for project-partner search abbreviations http://visegradfind.visegradfund.org/ on-line application portal anthrop. anthropological http://applications.visegradfund.org CE Central Europe/European CEE Central and Eastern Europe/European conf. conference the Visegrad group—official website of the regional alliance cult. cultural www.visegradgroup.eu devel. development ministry of Foreign affairs of the Czech republic environ. environment/environemental www.mzv.cz fest. festival inst. institute / institution ministry of Foreign affairs of the republic of Hungary int’l international www.kum.hu PAN Polish Academy of Sciences ministry of Foreign affairs of the republic of poland reg. region/regional www.msz.gov.pl soc. social tech. technology ministry of Foreign affairs of the slovak republic www.mzv.sk country codes iso 3166-1 alpha-2 aL Albania Lu Luxembourg AM Armenia MD Moldova AT Austria mK Macedonia (F.Y.r.o.m.) aZ Azerbaijan ME Montenegro BY Belarus NL Netherlands Be Belgium PL Poland Ba Bosnia and Herzegovina RS Serbia CZ Czech Republic RU Russia gB United Kingdom SI Slovenia GE Georgia SK Slovakia Hr Croatia UA Ukraine HU Hungary 8 9 table of contents overall trends 2000–2010 Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 **2008 **2009 **2010 2000–2010 iNdiCator altogether Small Grants Registered applications 224 372 336 332 395 443 405 376 434 3,317 Approved projects 53 93 133 129 127 155 151 138 133 1,112 Total sum (€) 200,894 332,224 467,048 462,045 453,652 559,967 556,412 549,977 590,362 4,172,581 Standard Grants Registered applications 236 369 251 267 309 372 466 539 480 479 541 4,309 Approved projects 26 89 91 110 139 172 216 248 240 244 253 1,828 Total sum (€) 406,319 1,523,019 1,723,700 1,749,693 1,623,000 1,804,809 1,854,200 2,146,200 2,255,584 2,416,464 2,470,328 19,973,316 Visegrad Strategic Program Registered applications 8 11 14 13 13 14 73 Approved projects 2 4 3 7 8 8 32 Total sum (€) 110,000 190,000 149,350 329,610 322,000 235,500 1,336,460 Grants total 26 89 144 203 272 303 347 406 398 390 394 2,972 Grants altogether (€) 406,319 1,523,019 3,141,606 3,288,441 3,296,190 25,482,357 Visegrad Scholarship Program Registered applications 61 100 241 182 260 302 474 660 2,280 Approved scholarships 27 35 80 68 191 176 220 187 984 Total sum (€) 246,000 260,000 528,500 459,500 1,077,000 1,295,500 1,677,500 1,360,600 6,904,600 Visegrad Artist Residency Program (VARP) Registered applications 90* 52 83 63 288 Approved residencies 45* 24 21 23 113 Total sum (€) 202,500* 108,000 94,500 103,500 508,500 Visegrad University Studies Grant (VUSG) Registered applications 33 14 22 69 Approved projects 12 10 10 32 Total sum (€) 285,000 185,000 220,000 690,000 Total per year (€) 406,319 1,523,019 1,924,594 2,327,917 2,350,048 2,905,354 2,957,352 4,135,017 4,830,106 5,245,441 4,980,290 33,585,457 totaL aLLoCated (€) 33,585,457 * The figure contains data for both deadlines—February and September 2007.
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