Useful Resources

Institutions

Evidence-Based Policy in Development Network

This website is a key outcome of Overseas Development Institute (ODI's) Civil Society Partnership Programme (CSPP). This programme aims to establish a worldwide community of practice for think tanks, policy research institutes and similar organisations working in international development, to promote more evidence-based, pro-poor development policies.

http://www.ebpdn.org/

European Policy Institutes Network

It is a network of leading European think tanks and policy institutes focusing on contemporary European and EU political debate and policy analysis.

http://www.epin.org/about/index.php

Leader+

is one of four initiatives financed by EU structural funds and is designed to help rural actors consider the long-term potential of their local region.

http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/rur/leaderplus/index_en.htm

Economic Reconstruction and Development in South East Europe

The Joint Office for South East Europe was set up in 1999 to support the European Commission / World Bank in their Joint role as coordinators of international assistance for the reconstruction and development of South East Europe (SEE).

http://www.seerecon.org/gen/about.htm

CIS and CEE Grants

“Grants and Competitions” ("Гранты и конкурсы")

Russian language web-site supporting effective search, attraction and use of resources, first of all grants meant for realization socio-economic , cultural, educational and scientific projects of non-commercial organizations, initiative groups in Russian and CIS.

http://www.infogrant.ru

“International Fellowships and Grants”

The web project is designed to inform citizens of Russia and CIS about foreign fellowships, grants and special programmes.

http://www.ed.spb.ru/grants

GlobalGrant

This is the world's largest international database for scholarships, grants and welfare. GlobalGrant is useful for students, individuals, associations, and organizations of all kinds.

http://www.globalgrants.com/cgi/eng_new/gg.cgi?sid=&language=eng&page=start.html

Institute For Educational Policy

South East Europe Education Co-operation Network funded by “Open Society”

http://www.osi.hu/iep/SEE/SEE_main.htm

Open Society Institute/Soros Foundation (OSI)

The program offers scholarships, fellowships and grants

http://www.soros.org/grants

InternationalScholarships.Com

Premier financial aid, college scholarship and international scholarship resource for students wishing to study abroad.

http://www.internationalscholarships.com/

Canadian Council

Grants and scholarships to study in Canada

Scholarships-bourses-ca.org

Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network

The Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network brings together and provide technical and financial support to developing country researchers working to reduce poverty

http://www.pep-net.org/NEW-PEP/HTML/PEPAbout.html

Global Development Network

The Network funds research works on various development issues

http://www.gdnet.org/middle.php?primary_link_id=1

Eurasia Foundation

The Eurasia Foundation awards grants and operates targeted programs through innovation, collaboration and unique evaluation mechanisms. The Foundation's grant-making program supports projects with the potential to advance significantly one or more of the following goals:
Private Enterprise Development
Accelerated development and growth of private enterprise.
Public Administration and Policy
More effective, responsive and accountable local government.
Civil Society
Increased citizen participation in the political and economic decision-making process.

http://www.eurasia.org/programs/

Rotary International

Grants and scholarships from an organization that unities more than 1.2 million members in 29,000 clubs in 161 countries.

http://www.ed.spb.ru/grants/russian/links.htm

The service that enables to search for grants and scholarships in different fields and subscribe for updates by subjects.

http://content.sciencewise.com/informationagent/basicalert.htm

Global GreenGrants Fund

Supports projects and initiatives related to environment protection. Grants up to 5000 US dollars are offered to organizations if proved considerable improvements.

http://www.greengrants.org/

GradsSchools.com

Recourse about university education and reference on hundreds of universities that enables to search by discipline, deadline and other categories. It contains pages about scholarships, grants and sponsorships.

www.gradschools.com

Eastchance.com

Information about jobs, scholarships, international events (grant events, no fee events, small fee events) and summer courses for individuals from Central and Eastern Europe.

http://www.eastchance.com/

EU grants

Financing the common agricultural policy

The European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) EAFRD shall finance, in a context of shared management between the Member States and the Community, the Community's financial contribution to rural development programmes implemented in accordance with the Community legislation on support for rural development by the EAFRD

http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/fin/index_en.htm

Support for information measures relating to the common agricultural policy

http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/grants/capinfo/index_en.htm

Directorate General Competition

EC grants to conduct studies in the socio-economic field

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/competition/proposals2/#call_2007f2017

Business and Consumer surveys

EC-Economic and Financial Affairs grants for business and consumer surveys

http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/tenders/tenders_proposals_en.htm

Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP)

Lifelong Learning Programme enables individuals at all stages of their lives to pursue stimulating learning opportunities across Europe. It consists of four sub-programmes: Comenius (for schools), Erasmus (for higher education), Leonardo da Vinci (for vocational education and training) and Grundtvig (for adult education).

http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/index_en.html

Energy & Transport

EU grants in the fields of energy and transport

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/grants/index_en.htm

Grant Programmes for education and training

http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/calls/grants_en.html

Intelligent Energy

EU grants in the field of Energy

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/intelligent/call_for_proposals/index_en.htm

Financial assistance to candidate countries

The EU provides specific targeted financial aid for candidate and potential candidate countries and limited assistance to new Member States in order to support their efforts to enhance political, economic and institutional reforms

http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/financial_assistance/index_en.htm

Enterprise and Industry

A grant is a direct financial contribution from the European Commission to support a specific action or project of a non-commercial nature, to cover eligible costs directly incurred by the beneficiaries. A grant can only be given to non-profit making beneficiaries (universities, firms, interest groups, NGOs).

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/funding/index.htm