Granting of sponsorship and authorisation to use the PAT’s official coat of arms

Patronage represents a form of moral recognition through which the President of the Autonomous Province of Trento expresses the institution’s symbolic endorsement of an initiative of provincial significance and importance deemed worthy of recognition for its cultural, artistic, scientific, educational, sporting, economic, social and celebratory aims.

Patronage demonstrates an interest in initiatives, including those taking place outside the province, which are consistent with the principles of the Trentino community’s development in cultural, scientific, educational, sporting, social and celebratory terms.

The granting of patronage does not entail the provision of funding or other forms of support.

Types of initiatives for which patronage is granted:

- artistic, cultural, scientific, educational, sporting, economic, social and celebratory events of a provincial, national and international nature;

- conferences, congresses, and study, research and documentation initiatives relating to cultural, scientific, educational, economic and social activities at provincial, national and international level

Criteria for the granting of patronage

The patronage of the Autonomous Province of Trento is granted to initiatives that:

- make a significant scientific, cultural and informative contribution, within the context of and for the benefit of, respectively, the growth and promotion of Trentino society and its image;

- are of provincial significance due to their particular resonance and visibility arising from historical, traditional or prestigious aspects, or from the interest they generate amongst several local communities;

- are carried out in Trentino or, if held outside the province, involve the promotion of Trentino’s image at national and/or international level in sectors of provincial interest.

Initiatives carried out with the support of the Province

For initiatives and events of provincial significance organised with the support of the Province in accordance with relevant provincial legislation, patronage and the use of the coat of arms are deemed to be automatically granted and authorised.

The Autonomous Province of Trento does not grant its patronage to initiatives and events which:

- constitute advertising or promotion aimed at the sale, even if not direct, of works, products or services of any kind;

- are promoted by political parties or movements, or by organisations, however named, representing social groups or forces, as well as by professional bodies and associations, for the sole purpose of propaganda or proselytising, or to finance their own organisational structure;

- present the body as merely an object of desire and possession, or which portray it in a commodified manner that fails to respect personal integrity.

Entities eligible to apply for sponsorship:

- individual and associated local authorities, and bodies and associations in which local authorities participate;

- universities and cultural, scientific, educational, sporting and social institutions;

- public and private bodies, associations and other not-for-profit organisations, and individuals carrying out activities of a cultural, scientific, educational, sporting, economic or social nature.

The application for sponsorship, signed by the applicant’s legal representative and drawn up using a specially prepared form, sets out the initiative in terms of its content and objectives, from which the grounds for its ‘provincial significance’ can be inferred with reference to the criteria for granting such sponsorship set out above, as well as the timing, venue and manner in which it is to be held.

The application is addressed to the President of the Autonomous Province of Trento and must be submitted, including in electronic format, at least 15 days before the initiative for which sponsorship is sought takes place (Piazza Dante, no. 15 – 38122 Trento, tel. 0461 494612 – 494643 – 494691, fax 0461 494613, email: presidente@pec.provincia.tn.it).

The application for patronage is processed by the Linguistic Minorities and External Relations Service.

Application form for legal aid, summary form and privacy notice

The application may be submitted at any time.

The decision to grant the Province’s patronage rests with the President, after consulting the relevant Councillor in light of the nature of the initiative.

Use of the coat of arms of the Autonomous Province of Trento

The granting of patronage by the President of the Province entails authorisation to use the coat of arms of the Autonomous Province of Trento and the obligation to display it prominently, accompanied by the specific wording ‘WITH THE PATRONAGE OF THE AUTONOMOUS PROVINCE OF TRENTO’ on all forms of communication relating to the individual initiative receiving patronage.

The coat of arms in JPEG format and printing guidelines will be provided by the External Relations Service.