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.

GrantRegional cooperationEuropeDevelopmentPartnerships
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.