After having the idea and considering it relevant for international scientific research, a donor has to be identified to fund the project. Before starting to write the proposal, please read the requirements and submission conditions of the call carefully. Format, structure and content of your proposal differs between different donor organizations. 

• Length of the proposal
• Structure
• Format (font, line spacing, font size etc.)
• Number of references
• Eligibility of applicants
• other conditions

Nevertheless, there are some typical elements all proposals must contain. These elements will be presented in the following sections of the e-learning environment.