Call For Applications 2024

Every year, the Moleskine Foundation unveils multiple calls for applications for both its in-person and online programs. Detailed guidelines for application submission and key program information are provided below. Each initiative features a dedicated application form along with a specified deadline for submission.

Please carefully review the application instructions before proceeding to click on the "SUBMIT A NEW APPLICATION" button, located at the end of the page.

HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

To submit the application, you need to create a free account on the Optimy platform that is operating on this website. You can save a draft of the already completed part if you wish to complete the form at a later date. Before the submission date, the draft can be saved and edited. Once the application has been submitted, you will not be able to reopen it to edit it.
The Optimy platform works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari. Internet Explorer is not supported. Verify that your browser is supported.
The application form is available in multiple languages (refer to the menu option located in the top-right corner of the page). Please ensure that you are completing the form in the same language you are using to write the application. This helps us process your application accurately and efficiently.
Please make sure to click VALIDATE AND SEND at the end of the form and receive a confirmation email, otherwise your application will not be submitted.

CALLS CURRENTLY OPEN

Higher Education Initiative (HEI) engages and trains university students who speak and write in African languages how to produce digital content, using Wikimedia tools. It is an educational offer from the WikiAfrica Education program, conceived by Fondazione Aurora and Moleskine Foundation. This initiative is designed to equip a diverse range of students (18-27 years), who know and/or write in African languages, with the necessary skills and motivation to be knowledge producers and specialists in their communities. These training sessions are delivered digitally and are conducted by an experienced Wikimedian from one of the African Wikipedia chapters which we collaborate with. To find out everything about the Higher Education Initiative click here.

Below the dates of the Sessions and the deadlines to apply:

Session	From - to	Application deadline
1. English	15/03 - 19/04	08/03
2. French	29/03 - 03/05	22/03
3. Portuguese	17/05 - 15/06	05/04
4. English	25/10 - 22/11	01/10

The application form is available in English and French.
If you have trouble submitting your application, look at this guide.

CALLS CURRENTLY CLOSED

AfroCuration is a cultural and inspirational experience where participants are empowered to create knowledge on Wikipedia about their culture and identity, readdressing historical bias and taking ownership of the digital narrative. AfroCuration is an initiative part of WikiAfrica Education, a platform of empowerment that amplifies voices from Africa to reflect the continent's rich and valuable history, languages, people, and communities. The vision of WikiAfrica Education is to inspire a new generation of African creative thinkers and doers by increasing production, access, and awareness of contextually and linguistically relevant knowledge resources from Africa. To find out everything about AfroCuration format click here.

The application form is available in English, French and Portuguese.

Creative Tools for Social Change is a program created with the Moleskine Company to support creative communities worldwide. The program is committed to donating every year thousands of creative tools (notebooks, cahiers, volant) to several organizations and institutions across Europe, Canada, Mexico, United States, and APAC countries. This is not only a donation program. It’s a way to build a global community of organizations that share the same vision, amplifying stories, sharing experiences and best practices, building a creative ecosystem, and fostering creativity for social change together. Click here to read and download the guidelines including the eligibility and selection criteria.

The application form is available in English, French, Italian and Spanish.

The Creative Leadership Program is a unique program designed by the Moleskine Foundation that aims to strengthen creative leadership skills through self-awareness and critical thinking, tapping into a variety of artistic and educational fields to provide today’s cultural practitioners with unconventional tools to lead their organizations and transform their communities. The program aims to support Creativity Pioneers in developing resilience, self-confidence, and increased capacity to navigate complexity and ambiguity. The program is designed for the founders and senior leadership staff. It will be conducted by the internationally acclaimed writer, curator, and educator Simon Njami, with interventions from professionals from multidisciplinary creative fields. The 2024 edition will take place in Milan, Italy, from June 10th to June 17th. The deadline to apply is March 31st. It is dedicated exclusively to the organizations selected by the Creativity Pioneers Fund.

The application form is available only in English.

Submit a new application