FIDE Planning and Development Commission announced the Funding Programme for 2025 and soon will open the submissions process for National Chess Federations and Affiliated Members, FIDE Continents, FIDE Zones, FIDE Commissions, FIDE Affiliated Organizations.
The Development Programme’s objective is to help the Applicant to implement projects and activities that aim to improve the development of Chess in all its forms. The proposed Development Programme must be in line with the global FIDE orientations and the Applicant’s strategic plan:
- Activities must correspond to the scope/area/level of importance of the Applicant (e.g. a FIDE Commission or a Continental Chess Organization is not expected to request funds for a project of an individual federation level unless it is a proven individual pilot activity to be further replicated at the respective level).
- The proposed projects should have an incentive/motivating orientation based on KPIs baseline, with the aim to fill in the blanks in the Applicant’s development status.
When relevant in the context of the Applicant, the following FIDE orientations should be considered as priorities:
- Orientation 1: “1 women national team in each federation”: Federations with no women team in the previous Olympiad should have this project as a priority.
- Orientation 2: “host rated and/or norm events in each federation”: Federations of level 3-4-5 with no rated events should have this project as a priority; federations of level 2-3 with no norm events should have this project as a priority.
- Orientation 3: “double the number of kids engaged in educational chess”
- Orientation 4: “Social activities and projects where chess impacts on social life”: a key orientation for 2025 as the Year of Social Chess in FIDE.
More information about the FIDE Planning and Development Funding Programme can be found in the Guideline below, including information about programme’s general conditions, eligibility for funding assistance, covered expenses, the application process, and reporting.