FAQ

An incubator of governance solutions: Beyond bringing actors around discussions and debates, the Paris Peace Forum aims to inspire new ideas and foster their progressive development by advancing concrete projects and launching new initiatives.

An annual Call for Projects: A Call for Projects, launched each Spring, and open to organizations worldwide having a governance project. The Selection Committee, which examines the applications, consists of experts from leading international institutions.

A presentation at the yearly Forum: After the Call for Projects, 100 projects are selected to be showcased for three days at the Forum. Selected governance projects at the center of the Forum – devised as a global village dedicated to action – and represent community of project leaders committed to finding and implementing concrete solutions.

A customized support throughout the year: At the end of each Forum, 10 projects are chosen from the 100+ projects showcased to benefit from implementation support at an international scale for a full year. The Scale-up Committee, which gives its support to the projects, consists of experienced and influential personalities.

>> If you want to submit your project, you need to participate in our annual online call for projects.

>> For more information on the projects showcased at the Forum, check the 2019 showcased projects and the 2018 showcased projects.

>> For more information on the scale-up projects, check the 2019-2020 scale-up projects and the 2018-2019 scale-up projects.

>> For more information on the achievements of the scale-up projects, check the 2018-2019 scale-up Committee Progress Report and the 2018-2019 scale-up project brochure.

To take part in the next yearly Forum as a project leader you need to apply to the Call for Projects open from 12 March to 24 June 2020.

The Call for Projects to showcase your project at the yearly Forum 2020 opened starting March 2020, and closed 24 June 2020 at 6pm (Paris time).

Selected projects to be showcased at the Forum will be announced in August 2020.

All organizations leading a global governance project addressing one of today’s transnational challenges:

• States and governments
• Local and regional governments
• Parliamentary Committees
• International organizations
• Non-profit organizations (NGOs, international NGOs, associations, charitable organizations)
• Private sector (companies, private banks, for-profit organizations)
• Foundations and philanthropic organizations
• Development agencies and banks
• Religious organizations
• Think tanks
• Trade unions or professional organizations
• Universities or research institutes
• Civil society at large

Applications must be submitted either in French or in English.

Please note that applications submitted in any other languages than English or French will not be examined.

Projects are at the heart of the Forum:

1. Before the Forum: a Call for Projects is launched to identify concrete initiatives addressing one of today’s transnational challenges led by organizations from all over the world
2. At the Forum: 120 projects are showcased in stands are discussed in debates with policymakers, elected officials, experts, practitioners and other stakeholders. The program of the Forum will revolve around the six major themes of the event as well as the categories of the projects
3. After the Forum: 10 of the most relevant and promising governance projects are selected for scale-up.

At the yearly Forum, project leaders will have the opportunity to:

• Present their project by giving a pitch or engaging at their own stand with heads of state and government and leaders of organizations.
• Test and exchange their ideas on various themes of global governance with key actors from regions and organizations worldwide.
• Increase the visibility of their project thanks to the presence of participants and extensive media coverage of the event.
• Connect in the networking spaces with potential partners such as business executives, philanthropists, and experts.

Project must meet the 6 following cumulative conditions to be eligible:

1. The project must be presented by an organization and not by an individual person.
2. The project must be managed by minimum 2 persons who can present the project at the Forum.
3. The project must propose an innovative solution to address a transnational challenge.
   1. A normative project: Creation of a new norm, ISO or global standard, a legal tool, a soft law instrument, an index, an indicator, a ranking, etc.
   2. A capacity-building project: Proposition of new statistic tool for better access to good practices, investment in infrastructure, creation of a framework of analysis, anticipation and prevention of risks, etc.
4. The project must be related to one of the 6 themes of the Forum: Peace & Security, Environment, Development, New Technologies, Inclusive Economy, or Culture & Education.
5. The project must offer a cooperative approach: Ideally, the governance solution put forward by the project involves various stakeholders.
6. The project must have reached a level of advancement: It can either be a project or an initiative that is already implemented. It is important to demonstrate that the project has already reached a level of maturation, both in content and progression, and that it is no longer at an embryonic stage.

The following projects are not considered as eligible:

• Projects addressing solely national or local governance issues with no scaling-up potential, or which cannot be replicable in other contexts or regions.
• Academic research papers or presentation of new ideas lacking an organizational framework or concrete action plan to realize them.
• Projects at an embryonic stage of conception or unrealistic to be implemented soon.
• Presentations of a whole program, general advocacy campaigns or fundraising campaigns, which do not propose a concrete action plan, solution or tool to tackle a global challenge.

>> For concrete examples, we invite you to discover the 2019 showcased projects and the 2019-2020 scale-up projects.

>> We invite you to read the 2020 Rules of the Call for Projects.

The relevance and overall quality of the projects will be examined considering the following criteria:

• The political relevance of the challenge tackled.
• The innovative character of the solution or tool proposed.
  • Does the project offer an innovative solution to respond to a global challenge or issue?
  • Does it suggest the creation of new norm, a new organizational framework, or a new tool to tackle the identified challenge?
  • Does is present a new way of rethinking the established order?
• The diversity and number of the stakeholders involved.
• The stage of development.
  • Has the project moved beyond the embryonic stage and reached a sufficiently advanced level of conception?
  • Is there an organization framework or action plan?
  • Are there clear means and tools to achieve its objectives?
• The feasibility.
  • Is the project realistic and sustainable in the medium and long term?
  • Are its objectives clear and reasonably achievable soon?
• The scope of the impact.
  • Does the project have the potential to make a difference (change of practices, legislative reforms, political commitments, strengthening the protection of beneficiaries, etc.)?
• The potential for development, expansions, or replication.
  • Does it have an impact beyond one locality or nation?
  • Can the project be replicated or translated in other regions or contexts (regarding its methodology, the issues addressed, and the results obtained)?
• The capacity to serve the common interest.
  • Is the project a vehicle for change?
  • Does it benefit the greater good?
  • Does it establish a good practice, a new norm, an organizational framework, or a regulation that has capacity to be of benefit for the majority at the international level?

Attention will be paid to a balance of:

• Geography: Representation of all regions of the world).
• Organizations: Representation of the diversity of actors of global governance).
• Themes: Representation of the six themes of the Forum).

>> For concrete examples, we invite you to discover the 2019 showcased projects and the 2019-2020 scale-up projects.

>> We invite you to read the 2020 Rules of the Call for Projects.

Applications files must be composed of the following documents to be considered as complete:

• A complete presentation of the project:
  • It must provide the necessary elements for examining the intrinsic quality and interest of the project.
  • It must demonstrate the innovative and/or effective solution that is put forward by their project to tackle a global challenge related to one of the six themes of the Forum.
  • It must review the genesis and content of the project, its state of development, its objectives, the extent of its impact (observed or expected), the concrete means or tools used to achieve the defined objectives, its capacity to provide a concrete solution to respond a current challenge, and its potential for replication or for scaling-up in order to reach more beneficiaries.
• A short presentation of the internal structure of the project (maximum 3 pages):
  • Governance
  • Organization chart
  • Financial situation and plan
  • Partners

In addition to these documents, project submissions must provide all the mandatory information requested in the application file: a short presentation of the project and of its organization, its current stage of development, strategic development goals for a one-year and five-year horizon, main contact, etc.

Please note that only application accompanied by a complete will be examined.

The Forum retains the right to contact applicants to request any additional information deemed useful as well as to request any documents it deems necessary to bring to our attention.

>> For concrete examples, we invite you to discover the 2019 showcased projects and the 2019-2020 scale-up projects.

>> We invite you to read the 2020 Rules of the Call for Projects.

The Forum defines a governance project as a project that propose innovative solutions to address a politically relevant global challenge and which are linked to one of the 6 major themes of the Forum.

A governance project may be either:

• Normative: Creation of a new norm, ISO or global standard, a legal tool, a soft law instrument, an index, an indicator, a ranking, etc.
• Capacity-building: Proposition of new statistic tool for better access to good practices, investment in infrastructure, creation of a framework of analysis, anticipation and prevention of risks, etc.

>> For concrete examples, we invite you to discover the 2019 showcased projects and the 2019-2020 scale-up projects.

>> We invite you to read the 2020 Rules of the Call for Projects.

No. It is of charge to participate in the Call for Projects.

We do not respond to information requests on the outcome of applications until the entire selection process is complete.

The Selection Committee will convene 23 July 2020, and Selected Projects aill be announced in August.

If your project has been selected, you need to confirm your participation in the yearly Forum.

You will be informed of the specific procedure to follow (timeline included) as well as of the steps that must be taken to confirm your participation.

You will need to communicate the names of the persons who will present the project at the Forum. The project team must be composed of a minimum of two persons and a maximum of three persons.

Please note that attention will be paid to gender balance, most notably among the project representatives coming to Paris. If this objective cannot be met, project leaders will be required to provide an explanation of the reasons for this.

You need to send for validation the information and visual elements that will be displayed on your stand, by respecting the timeline and complying with the fixed deadlines.

Upon announcement of the selected projects, project leaders are notified by email of all the elements that need to be submitted for validation to proceed with the set-up and customization of their stand, by respecting the timeline and complying with the fixed deadlines.

Each project team can invite a maximum of 5 guests to take part in the Forum. Once you confirmed your participation, you need to communicate the names of your guests.

After the indicated deadline, we will not be able to guarantee the participation of the guests.

To finalize their confirmation of participation in the yearly Forum, those project leaders attending in person in Paris shall pay a participation fee of €2,000. This participation fee covers:

• The set-up and customization of their stand. Additional equipment (optional) may be ordered by project leaders, upon request, and at the expense of project leaders.
• The enjoyment of specific spaces and services on site: WIFI, insurance, lunches, coffee area.
• 3 project leaders accreditations for the entire duration of the event, giving access to the entire program of the Forum.
• 5 participant invitations (2 day- Pass).
• At least 1 public speaking (pitch) slot, to orally present their project, in a dedicated area.

For the projects benefitting from the digital presentation package, a 500€ participation fee shall be paid covering customization costs.

> For more information on the participation fee, we invite you to read the 2020 Rules of the Call for Projects.

Should selected project leaders be are unable to covert, directly or through external funding, the expenses related to their participation in the Forum, they may approach the Paris Peace Forum to explore financial support possibilities. Any request for financial support shall give rise to a specific and motivated request, processed in accordance with the procedure set by the Paris Peace Forum.

We will carefully consider each request and may ask for additional documents or clarification.

We cannot guarantee to be able to satisfy all requests for financial support. In some cases, partial financial support may be offered.

We will give priority to requests related to projects operating under limited financial resources, and/or to requests from project leaders who will have to mobilize a significant amount of resources to come to Paris.

Yes. For your stay in Paris, we recommend looking for information on the Paris Tourist office.

Lunches will be provided on-site for project leaders only.