Asylum, Migration
and Integration Fund

The AMIF pursues four specific objectives:

1. The strengthening and further development of the common European Asylum System
2. Supporting legal migration and promoting the integration of non-EU citizens in an effective manner
3. Combating irregular migration and promoting effective return and readmission by third countries
4. Promoting solidarity through strengthening the cooperation as well as the sharing of responsibilities between the EU member states

For those working in the cultural and creative sectors, the AMIF's second area of focus, 'Supporting legal migration and promoting the integration of non-EU citizens in an effective manner'  especially presents opportunities to implement cultural projects. The integration of non-EU citizens into the host society can be supported by creative and cultural methods, which can also contribute to intercultural understanding and promote interaction and exchange between people from different social backgrounds. Cultural projects in this area can at the same time contribute to raising awareness of the specific living environments and of the challenges people with a refugee background face and reinforce solidarity in society. Additionally, there is also the possibility of developing new learning formats and launching new strategies for intercultural training programmes and courses within the framework of this thematic focus.

The following project ideas are examples of projects that received funding from the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund in the previous generation of programmes:

• Young people engage with their migration experiences by means of an educational theatre project, and they learn how to present these experiences in an artistic way. The jointly developed play invites the audience to engage with the experiences in a moderated discussion afterwards and to become more open and receptive to the topic of integration.
• Local libraries come forward with offers that support immigrants in their integration into the local society and especially in acquiring the language of the host society. This includes, for example, adding multilingual books to the collections maintained by the libraries, employing reading mentors and organising intercultural events.

• Legal entities under private law and partnerships
  • Associations
  • (non-profit) limited liability companies
  • cooperatives
    
• Legal entities under public law
  • territorial authorities: e.g. federal government, federal states, districts and municipalities
  • organisational associations: e.g. municipal associations
  • person-based and real entities: e.g. chambers of industry and commerce, chambers of handicrafts and universities
• National and international organisations
• Cooperation partnerships

You can find further funding conditions here.