ZMINA: Resilience. Call for evaluators

IZOLYATSIA is looking for experts with experience in the arts and cultural sector to participate in the evaluation and selection of projects supported by the ZMINA:Resilience project at national and international competitions.

Within the ZMINA:Resilience project, four separate calls for project proposals are planned: three waves to support the creation of international projects and one ongoing call, which will remain open for applications to fund the dissemination of artworks, with selections every three and four months over a period of 16 months. This approach ensures flexibility and accessibility of the competitions for participants.

Indicative evaluation period:

• Seed funding for the development of new projects — December 2025
• First wave of “Support for international cooperation projects” — May 2026
• Second wave of “Support for international cooperation projects” — December 2026
• Showcasing cultural and creative products with a rolling call — September 2026, December 2026, March 2027, June 2027, November 2027.

Tasks of the experts:

Selected experts will evaluate proposals from applicants for the seed funding, support for international cooperation projects, and dissemination of cultural and creative products.

Applications for the ZMINA:Resilience project, seed funding for the development of new projects, must be submitted in Ukrainian.

Applications for the ZMINA:Resilience project, “Support for international cooperation projects” and “Dissemination of cultural and creative products”, will be provided for evaluation in English.
Experts must complete the evaluation within one month after the application deadline.

Selection criteria for experts:

Experts must meet the following requirements to be eligible for participation in the competition:

• at least 18 years of age,
• expertise and professional experience in arts and cultural projects, understanding of the needs of the Ukrainian cultural sector,
• expertise in cultural management and experience in international cooperation projects,
• legal resident status in one of the Creative Europe countries (including legal residents of Ukraine),
• proficiency in English for “Support for international cooperation projects” and in Ukrainian for “Seed funding for the development of new projects”,
• flexible working schedule and availability from December 2025 to November 2027 during the described evaluation periods,
• previous evaluation experience related to cultural projects and international cooperation calls will be considered an advantage,
• willingness to attend a 2-hour training session at the end of October 2025 (online),
• willingness to participate in jury meetings, in specific cases if necessary (online),
• provide a short CV and a letter of motivation via the application form,
• a confidentiality declaration will be required at the contract signing stage.

Important: experts and their affiliated organizations will not be eligible to apply for grants under the ZMINA:Resilience project.

Remuneration

• 15 euros (including VAT and expenses) per evaluated application.
• Payment will be made after completion of the evaluation.
• Before starting, experts will participate in training on the evaluation methodology and criteria.

Application submission

• Please submit the completed application on the platform (link)
• After the deadline, all applicants will receive information about the selection results. Due to the expected high number of applications, IZOLYATSIA will not provide individual feedback on applications. 

Support

If you have questions, please use our help line —  [email protected].

Application deadline 
30/10/2025 

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ZMINA: Resilience is a cooperation between IZOLYATSIA (UA),  Malý Berlín (SK) with support of Trans Europe Halles (SE). 

Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

Unfortunately, the application period for this programme has expired.

Deadline:
03.10.2025 — 30.10.2025