To be considered for event funding from the European Union Center, interested parties must submit a request form. The event should align with the center's mission:

• To promote scholarly research on the EU and transatlantic relations by serving as a national resource center;
• To strengthen the undergraduate, graduate, and professional curricula on the EU across all colleges at the University of Illinois;
• To educate and train a new generation of experts on EU policies and EU-US relations; and
• To deepen the understanding between the peoples of the US and the EU through an extensive outreach program to K-12 educators and students, businesses, government leaders, the media, and the general public.