2019 BFIC Support for Cultural Events of Foreign Communities 

BFIC supports cultural and other events of foreign communities to vitalize foreign communities in Busan and enhance interaction among foreign and local citizens living in Busan. We will be waiting to hear from you! Thank you!

2019. 09. 02.

1. Eligibility

❍ Foreign Residents Organizations or Groups based on Busan, which aims for their networking, information

exchange. (Profit making organizations are excluded)

(1) Events related Culture · Art · Sports · Exhibitions · Festival · Education · Conference

(2) Events that are opened for all Busan Citizens

(3) Minimum participants should exceed 20

(4) Any other events that meets with the purpose of our program

※ Inviting other countries’ guests are welcomed and will be given additional points

2. Support

❍ Financial Support : 300,000 KRW ~ 800,000 KRW (Maximum 1,000,000 KRW per group a year / twice up to 1,000,000 KRW)

❍ Administrative Support : Assistance on administrative work or others.

▷ e.g. administrative work such as rent a venue, making t-shirts, and etc.

3. How to Apply

❍  Application Period

▷ September 2nd(Mon)~ 15th(Sun) ※ Events on September 20th ~ December

※ Please notice that the program is first-come-first-serve

❍  How to Apply : Send the filled registered form to applybfic@gmail.com

❍  Documents : Attached registered form

4. Selection Criteria &Others

❍ Date of Selection

▷ September 18th(Wed) ※Events on June will get result within several days.

❍ Panels : Global Citizen Cooperation Team, BFIC

❍ Decision will be on to whom and the amount of supported money

❍ Major criteria : Validity, effects, and others aspects of the event

① Event: participants, effect, and the competence of the group

② Vitalizing expats, and exchange of local citizens

③ One group from one nation : group inner meeting and gathering, and fundraising event will not be supported

④ Depend on situation, BFIC can support more than one group from one nation.

     BFIC and Communities can adjust the venue and the date of the event.

⑤ Result reports should be sent before December 16th

⑥ Additional points will be given on your participants of BFIC programs

❍ BFIC announce the result on the website, and contact each communities

5. How to Get the Supported Money

❍ When : Within 14 days after receiving result report

❍ Payment condition

▷ Final plan report before at least 1 week ago, and finalize the supported money

▷ Send Result Report within 10 days after the event

※ Accepted receipts : credit/debit card receipts, tax invoice, and bank account transfer receipts with statement

    of items (other types of receipts would not be reimburse)

6. Contact Info.

❍ Global Citizen Support Team BFIC ▷ 051-711-6845, applybfic@gmail.com