Grants cycle 2013

UN Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture – Grants cycle 2013

Requests for funding should be submitted following the Guidelines of the Fund.

In general, applications are received by the Fund’s secretariat by 1 April every year through its on line Grants Management System, to be considered by the Board of Trustees at their October session. During its session, the Board reviews the narrative and financial reports on the use of previous grants, adopts recommendations on applications for new grants, meets with donors and project leaders of funded organisations, and adopts other relevant recommendations on the activities of the Fund. Grants awarded in October are to be used during the following year, in the period between January and December.

The deadline for applications for 2013 was 1 April 2012. The Board of Trustees is scheduled to meet between 15 and 19 October 2012 to adopt recommendations for projects to be awarded the 2013 cycle.

The Call for Applications for 2014 will be launched in November 2013, and application will be accepted from early January 2013 until 1 April 2013.

The grant cycle for the year 2013 is as follows:

Grants cycle 2013

The Torture Fund: mandate and activities

What the Fund is

What the Fund does

Decision-making

List of grantees 2013 (PDF)

Reporting on the activities of the Fund

Interpretation of Torture in the Light of the Practice and Jurisprudence of International Bodies (PDF)

CAT: Adopted general comment No. 3 on article 14 of the Convention
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Newly- adopted Council resolution on torture rehabilitation 22/21
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How to apply to the Fund

Call for 2014 Applications
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Who can apply

The grants cycle

On-line application System (GMS)

Revised version : Guidelines of the Fund for the use of applicants and Grantees
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Compliance with the Guidelines of the Fund for Use of Applicants and Grantees: Matrix of follow-up action

Other Sources of Funding

How to report to the Fund

For all beneficiaries the release of the grant is subject to:

Satisfactory submission of a revised and detailed budget adjusted to the amount awarded through the online Grant Management System GMS

Finance questionnaire Form (Word)
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Updated Banking details Form (PDF) also available through the online Grant Management System GMS

Upon receipt of the grant, beneficiaries are requested to fill in and sign the receipt form:

Acknowledge receipt form (Word)

First time applicant:

All first-time grantees and emergency grantees are requested to submit an Interim F & N report on the use of the first instalment and/or first six months of the implementation of the project
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User's Manual for report (PDF)

How to contribute to the Torture Fund

Financial situation of the Fund

List of current donors (PDF)

How to contribute to the Fund

Forthcoming events

37th session of the Board of Trustees: Geneva, 4 - 8 March 2013

38th session of the Board of Trustees: Geneva, 30 September - 4 October 2013

30th anniversary of the Fund

Statements and Press Releases

Feature stories

The power of art therapy for torture survivors

Video story: UN helps torture victims rebuild their lives

Past observances

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture (WORD)
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26 June - The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

Secretary-General's Message for 2012 (Word)
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Statement by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, and the 25th anniversary of the Convention Against Torture 2012

Joint statement on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture 2012