Funding through CERV programme aims at protecting rights and values enshrined in the EU treaties in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies.

Projects under this priority should focus on the transition from authoritarian and totalitarian rule to democracy in different European countries, their similarities and differences and the lessons retained for the future about how to defend and sustain EU values such as democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights.

Within further analysis, this topic is under the European remembrance call, which aims to commemorate 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.

An overarching aim of this call, is to promote a more nuanced understanding of historic events by integrating a gender perspective when examining them. Looking through a gender-lens at history can highlight the role, representation and perspective of groups and individuals of all gender and promote a more holistic and gender-sensitive understanding of history.

European Remembrance is fundamentally linked to the realisation and protection of EU values and rights today.

The EU grant applied for cannot be lower than €50.000.

Maximum grant amount: No limit

The grant awarded may be lower than the amount requested.

• Public Administration
• Social Affairs & Human Rights

• International Organisations
• Legal Entities
• Non Profit Organisations
• Other Beneficiaries
• Private Bodies
• State-owned Enterprises

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 for profit 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 €50.000.
• Projects can be either national or transnational.
• The application must involve at least two applicants (lead applicant and at least one co-applicant, not being an affiliated entity or associated partner). 

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).

Organisation for European Programmes and Cultural Relations
Head of CERV Contact Point
Nenad Bogdanovic
Email: nb@epcr.org.cy
Website: www.epcr.org.cy

For help related to this call, please contact: EACEA-CERV@ec.europa.eu

• Funding&Tenders
• Call document