CEU is grateful for the support of its donors whose contributions help transform lives, protect academic freedom, and strengthen open societies grounded in transparency, facts, and debate.
From establishing a scholarship for students pursuing new avenues of interdisciplinary research, establishing a fund for young people from underdeveloped countries to sponsoring a public event under the auspices of CEU – whatever your vision, we will work together to bring it to life.
Why Become a CEU Donor
Support the Next Generation
A CEU education is rooted in the tenets of free and open societies: democratic institutions, respect for human rights and the pursuit of truth. Your donation supports young, talented people who wish to actively contribute to the task of building and upholding liberal democracies.
Join a Global Community
Become part of the vibrant international community, the embodiment of CEU's focus on critical, reflective thinking and intellectual risk-taking. Join us in Vienna, Budapest, or New York, meeting students and faculty from more than 140 countries, and connect with alumni around the world.
Bring Your Vision to Life
A gift to CEU can align with your interests and values, such as supporting a talented student in a cutting-edge field, giving opportunities to young people from underdeveloped countries, encouraging faculty-student collaborative research, funding a faculty chair or contributing to public engagement or university facilities.
Make a Lasting Mark
We see you as our partners in providing a place to educate the next generation of interdisciplinary scholars and professionals. Meet the students whom you supported in their academic journey. Name scholarships, professorships, classrooms or other university spaces, depending on the size of the gift and length of the endowment.
CEU Alumni Scholarship Fund
Alumni know what’s at stake: for many students, financial aid is the difference between a life-changing CEU education and missing out completely.
Every year, talented students receive student aid provided through the dedicated Alumni Scholarship Fund, financed entirely by CEU alumni. Many of our former students are the recipients of the Scholarship themselves and generously pay it forward, making it possible for the next generation of students to gain access to the wealth of knowledge and opportunities offered at CEU. Join the CEU Alumni Campaign today.
How to Give to CEU
Use our online donation form, which accepts cards from the following providers: Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover. The system cannot process Maestro cards.
Donate with Credit/Debit Card now
CEU can accept donations via bank transfer with completion of a Charitable Intent Form:
- Donors in Austria: please complete the Austrian form and return it to development@ceu.edu.
- Donors elsewhere: please complete the international form and return it to development@ceu.edu.
Our alumni are co-authors of history and partners in our future – with a real stake in how the university proceeds. With a gift to CEU's Alumni Scholarship Fund, you help CEU do what it does best – educating some of the brightest minds from around the world.
Major gifts from alumni ensure that CEU remains a vibrant environment for future students to learn, conduct research, develop professional networks, and grow their careers.
Find out more about Alumni Giving
Many companies support matching gift programs and amplify their employees' charitable contributions. Check with your employer to see if they will match your gift, thus increasing your support for CEU.
If you are interested in sponsoring a matching gift challenge, please contact us at development@ceu.edu or via phone.
Legacy gifts are lasting investments that contribute to the University's long-term growth and sustainability. Such commitments ensure expanded access to CEU's signature educational programs and research centers grounded in the principles of diversity, human rights, democracy, and rule of law. We invite you to support the future of CEU with a meaningful and enduring commitment.
We will be pleased to work with you and your legal or financial advisor to determine options that best align with your ideas and maximize your impact on the future of CEU. To learn more or to notify CEU of your legacy gift, please contact us at development@ceu.edu.
Parents and family members can play a key role in offering financial aid to students who otherwise would not have the opportunity to attend CEU, ensuring CEU's diversity and global perspective. Contact us at development@ceu.edu to discuss your gift.
Partnering with CEU provides your foundation or business with an opportunity to support students in a specific field or from particular backgrounds, advance research, host public events, share knowledge and skills in a number of industries, or find talented future employees.
Send us an email at development@ceu.edu to discuss the best way to partner with CEU.
CEU is eligible to receive donations through Giving Europe (formerly Transnational Giving Europe), a network of prominent grant-making foundations across Europe that allows for secure and tax-efficient cross-border giving by individual and corporate donors across the continent.
If you are a resident in one of the following countries, you can receive applicable tax benefits when you make your donation to CEU through your country's Giving Europe partner foundation: Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom.
Donors in Italy may make donations exclusively for scholarships and bursaries through the Italian Giving Europe partner foundation.
For further information about points of contact and the tax benefits in your country, please visit: https://giving.eu/partner-countries/#partners
In your donation, please reference Budapesti Kozep-Europai Egyetem Alapitvany/Central European University Budapest Foundation as the intended recipient.
The partner will process your donation and provide you with all applicable fiscal advantages, including a tax receipt. CEU will acknowledge your gift and confirm receipt through the local partner.
Given transaction and operational costs, CEU kindly asks that you use the Giving Europe opportunity for donations of EUR/USD 1,000 or more.
Per the Hungarian 1% Law, supporters can request that 1% of the personal income taxes they paid during the previous tax year be given to support the activities of a non-profit organization and another 1% be given to a church or religious organization without any loss to their income. The declaration for a 1+1% offering can be filed electronically or via post.
If you wish for CEU to receive your first 1%, please select CEU’s Tax Number 19677196-1-41 in the form. If you wish for CEU to be informed of your contribution, please add your name and contact details and tick the box in the first section of the form, authorizing the release of your personal information to us as the beneficiary of your gift.
Tax Benefits
Central European University (CEU) is a non-profit higher education institution accredited in the United States and Austria, with charitable status in both countries as well as Canada.
CEU is a registered public charity with 501(c)(3) IRS status in the United States. Contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. U.S. taxpayers should check with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publication 526 and publication 1771 and/or their tax advisor for further details.
CEU is on the list of 'prescribed universities' in the Canadian Income Tax Act Schedule VII section 3503. Therefore, all donations to CEU are tax-deductible in Canada subject to any regulations that might otherwise apply.
According to § 4a para 3 no 1 EStG, donations to Central European University in Austria (CEU GmbH – CEU Central European University Private University) are tax-deductible for Austrian taxpayers. CEU is on the list of ‘spendenbegünstigte Einrichtungen’ in Austria. Austrian donors should donate via bank transfer and the Austrian charitable intent form.
CEU is eligible to receive donations through Giving Europe (see above), a network of prominent grantmaking foundations across Europe that allows for secure and tax-efficient cross-border giving by individual donors.
Donors in all other countries should review local tax laws and regulations for details.
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Contact the Partnerships, Philanthropy, and Alumni Relations Office
- Austria: +43 1 252 30 7205 (Austria)
- Europe: +36 1 327 3054
- U.S.: +1 703 888 9235
Email us at development@ceu.edu
North America
Central European University
PO Box 1215
Herndon, VA 20172
United States
Tel: (+1) 703 888 9235
U.S. Tax ID:13-3956444
Canada: See CRA Prescribed Universities List
Austria
CEU GmbH (CEU Private University)
Quellenstrasse 51-55
1100 Vienna, Austria
Tel: (+43) 676 886 49216
Austrian Tax ID: 09 339/3288
Register # (FN): 502313x
UID: ATU 73982639
Beneficial Org #: UN-16183
See: spendenbegünstigte Einrichtungen
Hungary
Közép-európai Egyetem
Nador utca 9
1051 Budapest
Hungary
Tel: (+36 1) 327 3289
Fax: (+36 1) 328 3411
Hungarian Tax ID: 18118463-2-44
CEU is a 501(c)(3) public charity in the U.S. and on the Canadian list of prescribed universities.
Donations to Central European University in Austria (CEU GmbH) are tax deductible for Austrian taxpayers.
