Translation and Publication Support Programme (TPS) and Publishing Romania „2025 Call Session’’

The Romanian Cultural Institute, through the National Book Center (CENNAC), launches the „2025 Call Session''for applications within the Translation and Publication Support (TPS)and Publishing Romaniafinancing programs for translations of Romanian books and publications abroad.

2025 Call Session" is aimed at titles to be published in 2025.

The budget of this session is 1 200 000 lei (1 000 000 lei for Translation and Publication Support Programme and 200 000 lei for PUBLISHING ROMANIA), the funds being granted within the limit of the available budget.

The application files are to be submitted only online, by email (tps@icr.ro for TPS and publishingromania@icr.ro for Publishing Romania).

The application files will be received from February the 17th until March the 23rd 2025, in accordance with the schedule presented below. The deadline for application is March the 23rd 2025 (11:59 PM, GMT+2). The assessment will be made by a panel of independent experts, selected after a public call for applications.

Aimed at foreign publishing houses which intend to publish Romanian books and publications in translation, the two programs are meant to facilitate the access of international audiences to Romanian culture and to support the presence of Romanian authors and books on the international book markets.

CALENDAR

14 February 2025An internal CENNAC committee is being established for the 2025 TPS & Publishing Romania call for applications1 day
17 February 2025The launch of the 2025 TPS & Publishing Romania’s call for applications1 day
17 February-23 March 2025The submission, by foreign publishers, of the application files, according to the Guidelines of the two financing programmes. This call for applications strictly concerns titles to be published in 2025.5 weeks

24 February 2025

The launch of the open call for independent experts, to be part of the evaluation panel of the TPS & Publishing Romania 20251 day
24 February-09 March 2025The submission of the application files for independent experts2 weeks
23 March 2025The final day of the call for applications1 day
24-27 March 2025The applications received are being verified by the internal CENNAC committee4 days
28 March 2025The final list of the eligible applications1 day
31 March-11 April 2025The assessment, by a panel of independent experts, of the eligible applications2 weeks
14-17 April 2025The validation of the panel’s evaluation, by the Board of Directors of the Romanian Cultural Institute1 week
14-17 April 2025The publicizing of the list of evaluated editorial projects, upon prior validation by the Board of Directors of the Romanian Cultural Institute, on the platforms www.cennac.ro and www.icr.ro1 week
22 April-08 June 2025The conclusion of the grant contracts with the winning publishing houses, with 2025 as term for the reimbursement by the Romanian Cultural Institute7 weeks


Contact: bianca.pele@icr.ro


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