UniCredit Foundation, together with UniCredit Bank, is announcing the first public call for financing projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The total amount of €130,000 is distributed across two funds:

Social Entrepreneurship Fund is intended to expand existing income-generating activities or social enterprises to achieve sustainable impact, focused on the financial sustainability of non-profit organizations. UniCredit Foundation will award €80,000 to the most successful projects, with a maximum funding amount of €20,000 per project.

Social Inclusion Fund is intended to support innovative social interventions that contribute to the reduction of social exclusion and poverty, with a focus on child protection. UniCredit Foundation will award €50,000 to the most successful projects, with a maximum funding amount per project of €10,000.

The call for tender applications is addressed to all non-profit organizations in Bosnia and Herzegovina (non-governmental organizations, associations, foundations, cooperatives) that are ready to submit a project proposal in the field of social entrepreneurship and social inclusion.

Applications must be submitted until 30.03.2012.

Additional questions regarding the application process can be sent by March 15, 2012 to the following e-mail address: unicredit@mozaik.ba

• Application instructions
• Application form – Social Entrepreneurship Fund
• Application form – Social Inclusion Fund
• Annex A – Project Budget