Project Partners
As an independent think tank, the Center for Applied Policy Research (C·A·P) uses its unique working methods of "applied policy research" to close the gap between politics and academia.
The C·A·P is the largest university-based institution in Germany for political advising on European and international issues. It was founded in 1995 as a home for practice-oriented, externally-financed research, aligned with the chair for political systems and European unification of Munich's Geschwister-Scholl Institute for Political Science at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University.
More information - www.cap-lmu.de
The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) is an independent, non-government think tank. IRIS was established on June 11, 1997 by leading Bulgarian public and political figures, NGO leaders and prominent Bulgarian scholars in international relations, Balkan studies, history, social and political science, anthropology and economics.
The Institute for Regional and International Studies initiates, develops and implements civic strategies for democratic politics on national, regional and international level. The Institute promotes the values of democracy, civil society, freedom and respect of law, assists the process of Bulgarian integration in NATO and the EU and provides public policy analyses on current domestic and international issues. IRIS represents a strategic combination of advocacy-oriented and education-oriented think tank.
More information - www.iris-bg.org
Established in 1964, the Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH is one of the major German foundations associated with a private company. It represents the philanthropic and social endeavors of Robert Bosch (1861-1942) and fulfills his legacy in a contemporary manner. The Robert Bosch Stiftung works predominantly in the fields of International Relations, Health and Education.
More information - www.bosch-stiftung.de
In order to promote regional cooperation and good governance in the wider Black Sea region, German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) started the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation (BST).
BST provides grants to local and national NGOs in the Wider Black Sea Region, to governmental entities, community groups, policy institutes, other associations to implement projects in the three programmatic areas of the Trust: civic participation, cross-border initiatives and Eastern Links. It will be operated as a 10-year initiative, though GMF remains open to considering a longer-term effort.