Funding Programme

Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) is the EU's funding programme for citizens' engagement and the implementation of EU rights and values. Read more about CERV here.

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Call overview

This call aims to support projects aimed at commemorating defining events in modern European history.

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Background

The legacy of recent European history is a crucial pillar of the values the EU stands for. At a time marked by historical distortion and revisionism and a return of war in Europe due to the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the remembrance of and education about common 20th century European experiences become even more pertinent for all parts of society, particularly for the next generation and people in positions of power. For European remembrance, the call will support projects that commemorate, research and educate about defining experiences in modern European history. These include the causes and consequences of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, resistance against these regimes, the Holocaust and other mass crimes, democratic transition and (re)-building democratic institutions, the legacy of colonialism, transnational migration and European integration.

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Objectives

Supporting projects aimed at commemorating defining events in modern European history, including the causes and consequences of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, and at raising awareness among European citizens, of their common history, culture, cultural heritage and values, thereby enhancing their understanding of the Union, its origins, purpose, diversity and achievements and of the importance of mutual understanding and tolerance.

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Themes and priorities

European Remembrance is fundamentally linked to the realisation and protection of EU values and rights today. The European experience of the 20th century, including totalitarian and authoritarian regimes and their crimes, as well as the democratic transition based on the rule of law, migration, de-colonisation and European integration all contribute to encouraging Europeans to be vigilant and to defend fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law particularly the rights of minorities.

Across the different priorities, an overarching aim is to highlight the role, representation and perspective of women in these important historical events and developments to allow a more gender-balanced and gender-sensitive understanding of history. Projects can be national or transnational. Transnational projects are particularly encouraged.

Projects must address one or several of the following policy priorities:

• 1. Democratic transition, (re-)building and strengthening society based on the rule of law, democracy and fundamental rights
• 2. Strengthening the remembrance of the Holocaust, genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity to reinforce democracy in the EU
• 3. Migration, de-colonisation and multicultural European societies
• 4. European integration and its defining achievement

Read more details in the call document.

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Activities that can be funded

Projects are expected to:

• Link different types of organisations to create synergies (between non-profit, local, regional and national administration, academia and memorial and learning site with educational institutions),
• Develop different types of activities (training activities, publications, online tools, (provenance) research, non-formal education, public debates, exhibitions, awareness-rising, collection and digitisation of testimonies, innovative and creative actions, etc.),
• Establish and conduct trainings for rights defenders, civil servants, members of the judiciary, law enforcement officials and policymakers;
• Provide opportunities for inter-generational exchanges between witnesses and future generations;
• Involve people from different target groups and gender, including, where possible, people facing racism, antisemitism, antigypsyism or other forms of discrimination and intolerance.

Projects should have a European dimension and preferably be implemented on a transnational level (involving the creation and operation of transnational partnerships and networks).

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Budget

The available call budget is EUR 10 200 000.

The EU grant applied for cannot be lower than EUR 50 000.

Maximum grant amount: No limit.

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Eligibility

In order to be eligible, the applicants (lead applicants “Coordinator”, co-applicants and affiliated entities) must:

- For lead applicants (i.e. the “Coordinator”): be non-profit legal entities (public or private bodies) or an international organisation

- For co-applicants: be non-profit or for profit legal entities (public or private bodies). Organisations which are profit-oriented may apply only in partnership with public entities, private non-profit organisations or with international organisations.

- Be formally established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:

• EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs))
• non-EU countries: countries associated to the CERV Programme or countries which are in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement and where the agreement enters into force before grant signature (list of participating countries)

- Other eligibility conditions:

• Activities must take place in any of the eligible countries.
• The EU grant applied for cannot be lower than EUR 50 000.
• Projects can be either national or transnational.

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Consortium composition

Proposals must be submitted by a consortium of at least 2 applicants (lead applicant ("Coordinator") and at least one co-applicant, not being affiliated entity or associated partner).

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Duration

Projects should normally range between 12 and 24 months (extensions are possible, if duly justified and through an amendment).