Call for Technical Cooperation Projects with Quebec, Cundinamarca, Querétaro and the Metropolitan Region of Santiago for 2024-2025

• Completed application file
• Project budget
• Work plan and expected results
• Identification of Québec and Basque partners
• Proof of legal status and head office in Québec

Who is eligible?

• Non-profit organizations
• Companies
• Cooperatives
• Educational institutions
• Federations, associations, and research centers

Who is not eligible

• Individual or unilateral projects
• International solidarity projects
• Tours and language stays

Eligible expenses

• International travel between Québec and the Basque Country, accommodation, and stay expenses
• Daily allowances for Québec interns or artists in residence in the Basque Country
• Event organization or participation costs linked to the project
• Virtual collaboration costs
• Publication, translation, and interpretation costs for project results
• Equipment, technology, and tool design, development, acquisition, or adaptation costs
• Transport of materials and artworks
• Travel insurance

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Core operating costs and staff remuneration
• Costs already funded by another government program for the same expense
• First-class or business-class travel and excess baggage fees
• Travel for the foreign partner to Québec or travel outside the Basque Country
• Expenses incurred before the funding announcement letter is signed
• Debt financing, loan repayment, or financing of a project already completed
• Legal fees

Eligible geographic areas

• Québec
• Basque Country, Spain

• Applications are reviewed by the Ministry of International Relations and Francophonie with relevant sector ministries.
• The submitted information may be shared with those ministries for assessment.
• The ministry responsible keeps final selection authority and decides the amounts awarded.
• Selected organizations must provide financial and narrative reporting on the funded project.

• The selected organization must provide a financial report and a narrative report on the funded project.
• The Québec government funding is granted only to the Québec partner.
• The project must involve a partner from Québec and a partner from the Basque Country (Spain).