Grant opportunity
CEI Cooperation Fund Call for Proposals
The CEI Cooperation Fund supports regional cooperation projects involving local and regional partnerships in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
- Funder
- Central European Initiative
- Application deadline
- Application deadline: May 29, 2026
- Award
- Total call budget around EUR 442,000
- Applicant
- Local and regional partnerships
- Discipline
- International Development & Humanitarian Action
- Region
- Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
- Posted
- May 24, 2026
Call summary
Overview
The CEI Cooperation Fund finances cooperation projects that strengthen regional collaboration, institutional partnerships, and development priorities across CEI countries.
Who can apply
- Eligible applicants and partners should confirm country, legal status, partnership, co-financing, and thematic requirements on the official CEI call page.
- The workbook describes the call as targeted to local and regional partnerships in Central Europe.
What it supports
- Regional cooperation, development, institutional partnership, and cross-border collaboration projects.
- Applicants should use the official CEI call materials for eligible themes, budget ceilings, and documentation requirements.
Funding and duration
The workbook lists a total call envelope of approximately EUR 442,000. Applicants should confirm project-level limits and co-financing rules on the CEI page.
Application deadline
Application deadline: May 29, 2026
How to apply
Use the official CEI call page and application portal to submit by 29 May 2026.
Call details
About the opportunity
The CEI Cooperation Fund finances cooperation projects that strengthen regional collaboration, institutional partnerships, and development priorities across CEI countries.
Central European Initiative lists this opportunity for Local and regional partnerships, International Development & Humanitarian Action, Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe.
This listing is written for researchers, students, universities, NGOs, research teams, policy professionals and academic institutions searching for International Development & Humanitarian Action grants, fellowships, scholarships, conferences, workshops and funding opportunities in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe contexts.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants and partners should confirm country, legal status, partnership, co-financing, and thematic requirements on the official CEI call page.
The workbook describes the call as targeted to local and regional partnerships in Central Europe.
Funding and benefits
The workbook lists a total call envelope of approximately EUR 442,000. Applicants should confirm project-level limits and co-financing rules on the CEI page.
Themes and supported activities
Regional cooperation, development, institutional partnership, and cross-border collaboration projects.
Applicants should use the official CEI call materials for eligible themes, budget ceilings, and documentation requirements.
Deadline and timeline
Application deadline: Application deadline: May 29, 2026.
Applicants should confirm the exact deadline time, time zone, required documents, portal steps and any institutional approvals on the official call page before submitting.
How to apply
Use the official CEI call page and application portal to submit by 29 May 2026.
Before applying, check eligibility rules, budgets, attachments, page limits, partner requirements, cost-share conditions and whether the opportunity uses an expression of interest, full proposal, registration or nomination stage.