The Directorate-General for Research has published last 13th September a call for tender for the development of a study to assess fund-raising from philanthropy for research funding in European universities with a maximum budget of 0,3 meuros.

This call for tender published on the 13th September will fund the development of a study to assess the importance of philanthropic funding in European universities in general, and specifically in support of university-based research.

It is developed as foreseen in the 2007–2008 Capacities work programme of the 7th framework programme.
 
It will include an identification of universities active in fund-raising from philanthropic sources. Afterwards, data will be collected and analysed notably in terms of their fund-raising structure and cost, degree of success, forms of philanthropic support, funds allocation, strategies and tactics adopted to raise funds for research, positive/negative impacts associated with the receipt of philanthropic funding for research, success and failure factors.

The budget available will be between EUR 200,000 and EUR 300,000 and proposals should be at the DG Research services before 24.10.2008.