ASPIRE:

ASIPRE is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is part of the overarching grant framework “Migration and Displacement 2023-2028″. More information, including the original call, can be found here. 

The program is being implemented in the three countries simultaneously during a period of five years with two cohorts of partners to be selected. The Netherlands Refugee Foundation successfully passed the first year of the program.

The first cohort selection took place in the second quarter of 2024. A total of 13 partners started a partnership with the Netherlands Refugee Foundation and have begun with project implementation in the beginning of 2025.

The application process for the second cohort has just started and the partners will be selected mid-2025.

Please carefully read the eligibility criteria and submit the completed form, including the upload of the supporting documents, no later than 19 May 2025.

The Netherlands Refugee Foundation will conduct a screening process to verify all submitted documents after submission.

Applications can be submitted in Turkish or English and will be assessed by a Technical Review Panel to identify organizations that have the mandate, capacities and expertise to support the achievement of
1. Protection of refugees and internally displaced persons by in-country partners; and
2. Access to improved services, facilities and information systems for displaced persons and host communities.

For potential applicants in Türkiye: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/4DgQKgEU
For potential applicants in Iraq: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/OBvteqTR
For potential applicants in Lebanon: https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/TwDJ25w0

In case you are not able to access the Kobo link above, kindly click here to download the word version of the application form (which can be filled out in English, Turkish, Kurdish or Arabic) and send it via email to aspire@vluchteling.nl, along with any relevant documents. Kindly note that to ensure a fair, competitive, and transparent selection process, applications exceeding the word limit will not be considered.

To be eligible for ASPIRE, organizations must have:

• Annual budget of the applying organization for 2024 shouldn’t exceed 500,000 Euro
• Annual budget of the applying organization for 2024 should amount to more than 20,000 Euro
• Experience in at least one of the objectives: Protection and Access to improved services
• Experience in working with refugees: Have the ability to reach 70% refugees and 30% host communities (optional) throughout project implementation.
• Target locations/Operational presence in Türkiye (Adana, Ayıdaman Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Mardin, Mersin, Şanlıurfa and Osmaniye), or Iraq (Ninawa, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Duhok governorates) or Lebanon (Bekaa -Hermel, Baalbek, Zahle, West Bekaa, Rachaya-, Beirut, Mount Lebanon – Jbeil, Keserwen, El Maten, Baabda, Aley, El Chouf-).
• All leadership body of the organization should be residing in area of intervention
• Complete application process through the Kobo Application Form or Email with full requested documentatio
• Organizational status: should be NGO, local initiative, local youth and women’s collectives, local trade unions, research organizations.
• Organization should be at least one of the below: Refugee Led Organizations, Women Led Organizations, Youth Led Organizations, Volunteer Led Organizations, Community based organizations