Region in Transition – RITA Program

http://rita.edudemo.org.pl

Who’s in charge?

Aims of the Program

• To support democratic and free-market transformation in the chosen countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia, mainly by sharing Polish experience in this sphere.

• To contribute to educating new leaders as well as social, intellectual and economic elites, prepared for and capable of working for the benefit of democracy, free market economy and civil society.

• To promote the idea of international cooperation, intercultural dialogue and ethical standards in cross-border cooperation.

Countries covered

Grant-making competition• Open CfP for Polish NGOs operating in close

partnership with NGOs, local government units, universities, other institutions from the countries covered by the Program.

• Open regularly twice a year – deadlines: mid-March & mid-October

• On-line application & grant management

• Up to 40.000 PLN per grant

• 20-23 grants per 1 edition of the competition

Other grant lines

• Travel grants for grantees of the RITA and STP Programs

• Grant reserve• Matching funds to bigger projects

funded by other sponsors

Other activities

• International workshops fostering school cooperation

• Numerous meetings for applicants and grantees

• Trainings for trainers

• Project writing workshops

• Civicportal.org including e-learning platform and courses in a number of languages