In order to apply you are requested to answer the brief questions below. Please provide clear and concise answers to the questions. Please note that a budget template is required for each application.
You can download an empty template by clicking on the "Budget template for download" button.
Please tell us who you are
Address
Legal status (please select one option) *
Is this your first application for support at EED?
Who is the contact person submitting this request?
Please tell us who knows you
Please provide us with the names and contact information of at least three reputable persons who we could contact for a recommendation in support of your activities. You may provide information on additional persons should you wish to.
How did you hear about EED?
Summary of your proposal
This section should give a clear and concise description of the proposal and its activities (Maximum 1500 characters)
- Why is the initiative needed? (Brief overview of context/current challenges)
- What is the objective of the initiative and expected results? (Expected outcomes)
- How will the initiative address these challenges? (Brief snapshot of activities – what will be produced or delivered?)
- Who is expected to benefit? (Targeted population)
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Detailed proposal
1. What is the objective of the initiative? * (Maximum 1500 characters)
What are you trying to change in the long-term?
Why is this change relevant?
How does this respond to the needs of the targeted region, country or community and to the current challenges faced?
Be specific about your concrete and practical objective, the relevant context, and your locality/target audience.
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2. What are you proposing to do? * (Maximum 4500 characters)
Please answer all the following questions:
- What are the main activities?
- What is the region, country or community targeted?
- Who are the beneficiaries and how will they benefit from the activities?
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3. What are the expected results of your initiative? (Maximum 1500 characters)
What are the changes that you expect to realize and how do these contribute to your overall objective?
How are you going to know that you have achieved the results you want to achieve?
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4. Will you consider gender issues in your initiative? Will you consider any other relevant cross-cutting issues (e.g. youth, minorities) in your initiative? (Maximum 1500 characters)
For example, do you aim to accommodate the different needs and constraints of gender identities in your initiative? If yes, please describe how.
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5. Are you aware of any similar activities already being pursued by you or other groups in your region/country? (Maximum 1500 characters)
If so, in what way is your proposal innovative or complementary to the already existing activities?
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6. Are there any risks in carrying out the activities within this initiative, and what will you do to mitigate these risks? * (Maximum 1500 characters)
- What are the key risks that could have an impact on the results of your initiative? How likely are these risks to occur? What are the potential consequences if these risks occur?
- How will you mitigate these risks?
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7. Please describe your capacity and experience. * (Maximum 1800 characters)
Please answer all of the following questions:
- What is the size of your organisation/group? For example, number of NGO members, staff, volunteers/participants in your network, annual budget?
- Do you have an office or place to meet?
- Have you already implemented other activities? (please give us a brief overview of up to three of your most relevant activities and their results ).
- Please provide us with a short explanation of why you think you have the capacity to implement this initiative.
- If you have received any donor funding before, please mention which donors, the amounts you received and duration of the projects.
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8. EED aims to fund initiatives that other donors may not be able to support. (Maximum 1800 characters)
Please answer all of the following questions to help us understand why funding this initiative was not possible by other donors or other means.
- Have you approached any other donors regarding this specific initiative?
- If not, why not? If yes, please list the donors you have approached.
- Why have you applied to EED for funding for this particular initiative?
- Why would you have difficulty carrying out the activity without EED funding?
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9. Total cost of the initiative (in Euro):
Please provide us with an overview of how you expect to use the EED contribution by filling in the EED budget template. You can find the budget template for download here. Please note that taxes should be included. EED does not cover overhead.
EUR
10. Emergency funding
In exceptional and duly justified situations, EED may process a limited number of requests on an urgent basis.
If you wish to request emergency funding, please provide brief answers on all of the following questions:
- Why is your request urgent - Did your situation change rapidly or unexpectedly?
- What will happen if you do not receive funding urgently – Will you be forced to stop your activities?
- Are you facing a financial gap or any urgent expense that you could not predict?
- Were there any unexpected external circumstances that led to an emergency situation?
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