The EHU's financial statistics show
a steady increase in the university's unrestricted incomes that are generated from educational and other services like pre-admission training courses, printing and publishing activity. Since 1998 the share of unrestricted funding in the EHU's annual budget has grown from 28 percent up to 39 percent. Taking into account the university's expanding external support, which has enlarged by 27 percent since 1998, the EHU's financial performance can be regarded as a positive and important step towards self-sufficiency. Despite the fact that 61 percent of the 2000-2001's university budget is funded from international grants and donations, the internal structure of restricted funding has significantly changed from institutional support to that provided for new academic and research activities.

The diagram in Figure A reflects the EHU's restricted incomes. It shows a relatively small, only 10 percent, share of institutional financial assistance.

Most of the restricted funding represents large external investments into graduate and certificate programs that are important elements of the university education.
These programs are largely supported by the MacArthur Foundation, the Eurasia Foundation, the European Union and through subsidies from other international foundations and donor organizations.

The Higher Education Support Program of OSI and the French Embassy in Minsk provide considerable support to EHU's undergraduate students through scholarships and internationally funded projects. The EHU Foundation plays a growing role in the EHU's fund-raising initiatives. It “exists for the purpose of promoting societal transformations in the former Soviet Union through support for private higher education, specifically targeted activities at the European Humanities University.” (Ambassador David H. Swartz (retired), EHU Foundation President's message, Bridges, Winter 2001).

Ambassador David H. Swartz (retired), EHU Foundation President' s message, Bridges, Winter 2001

“I created the EHU foundation in 1996 for the purpose stated above.
A tax-exempt 501(c) (3) private foundation approved by the IRS, we exist through grants from various organizations and through donations from individual contributors. The vast majority of our income goes to direct program support of EHU.”

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