The CEE Trust provides clear and informative instructions during the Call. Make sure you read the instructions in the Application Guidelines and comply with the requirements.
Double check your contact information and make sure it is current and correct. Keep in mind that The CEE Trust communicates mainly via emails.
Carefully read the priority issues that The CEE Trust is interested in and make sure your project idea falls into them.
The CEE Trust does not support social service provision, income generating activities and endowments.
The CEE Trust does not have limitations as to the length of the project - both short term and long term projects are considered as long as the timing is well justified. Please note: Long-term projects should be completed until August 31, 2012 and reported not later than October 31, 2012.
The CEE Trust is flexible as to the size of grants requested as long as it is reasonably justified by the applicant.
Keep in mind the duration of the Call cycle - five to six months between Letter of Intent and contracting.
We encourage (but do not require!) partnership with other organizations from your country or from one of the seven The CEE Trust countries. Partners from other regions could be considered only as an exception and for small secondary tasks as the mission of The CEE Trust is to support civil society in Central & Eastern Europe.
As the official language of The CEE Trust is English all application and reporting documents should be submitted in English. Documents in other languages will not be considered. Exception is made for the additional documents submitted at the time of contracting (statues, the annual report, financial reports etc).
Please note that the Call for Proposals is highly competitive. Therefore the CEE Trust does not provide specific evaluations to the applicants whose Letters of Intent or Full Proposals are rejected.