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Strategic Analysis
A winning proposal must connect historical memory directly with modern democratic resilience, proving how uncovering obscured persecutions (such as Roma and LGBTIQ+ victims) builds tangible defenses against contemporary intolerance and historical distortion. Successful applicants should deploy innovative, participatory pedagogical tools and transnational grassroot memory activism that engage youth and migrant communities in shared European democratic values.
Addressing how genocides, including Holocaust, war crimes and crimes against humanity were organised, which actors were involved and how they were committed, the roles of collaborators, perpetrators and bystanders.
Finding new ways of remembering, educating and teaching about these crimes to protect society against resurging threats of hatred, such as racism, xenophobia, antigypsyism and LGBTIQ phobia. They can include artistic work on Holocaust-related memory projects, as well as stimulating memory activism. These new methods should be inclusive, where applicable participatory and create an enabling learning environment.
Countering historical falsification and memory competition related to the genocide of the Roma and other genocides, war crimes and crimes against humanity, especially among Europeans that shared a common history but have divergent views on their common past.
Countering denial, distortion, trivialization, and especially on false comparisons.
Addressing divergent and opposite national historical narratives, on regional basis, of these darkest hours of Europe history and other negative common shared historical events.
Promoting memory activism by supporting grassroot commemorative work.
digitalising historical material and testimonies of witnesses for education and training purposes.
Fostering intergenerational dialogue by involving young people and older generations in transmitting the memory and understanding.
Engaging newcomers and migrants and teach about Europe’s history of genocides, including Holocaust, war crimes and crimes against humanity, contributing to a shared understanding of the values underpinning the European Union.
Foster awareness raising, mutual learning or training activities that accurately reflect the persecution of Roma, LGBTIQ people, and other minorities during the Holocaust and other times in the history.
No expected impacts identified for this destination.
EU Roma Strategic Framework and its aligned Council Recommendation
highThe EU Roma Strategic Framework for equality, inclusion and participation (2020–2030) sets out a comprehensive approach to combat antigypsyism and promote socioeconomic inclusion across the Union. It is reinforced by the Council Recommendation of March 2021, emphasizing the preservation of Roma history, remembrance of the Roma Holocaust (Phrajimos), and raising public awareness to foster social cohesion.
Evaluators expect proposals to address the historical persecution and genocide of Roma and Sinti communities, integrating historical memory and education to combat contemporary forms of antigypsyism and discrimination, and establishing relevant engagement with affected communities and civil society organizations.
CERV Regulation 2021/692
highRegulation (EU) 2021/692 establishes the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme for the 2021–2027 period. It aims to protect and promote Union rights and values as enshrined in the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, notably supporting gender equality, preventing gender-based violence (Daphne strand), and promoting rights and non-discrimination.
Evaluators expect proposals to demonstrate strong alignment with CERV objectives, particularly the European remembrance strand's focus on defining moments in modern European history, causes and consequences of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, and fostering synergies or complementarity with CERV-funded initiatives without duplicating efforts.
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
lowThis regulation governs the financial management of EU funds, ensuring transparency, accountability, and efficient use of resources across European Union programmes.
Evaluators will look for clear financial planning, cost-efficiency analysis, sound budget justification, and strict compliance with EU financial rules and principles of economy and effectiveness.
Specific requirements
Eligible countries
Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must be legal entities (public or private bodies) established in an EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories) or in a country associated to the CERV Programme (or in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement that enters into force before grant signature). International organisations are eligible. Natural persons are not eligible (except self-employed persons without separate legal personality).
EU values
Projects must comply with the highest ethical standards, EU values based on Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union and Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and applicable EU, international and national law (including the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679).
Child protection policy
Participants with activities involving children (below the age of 18) must have a child protection policy covering the four areas of the Keeping Children Safe Child Safeguarding Standards (private bodies: copy of their policy; public bodies: child protection policy declaration).
Gender and non-discrimination mainstreaming
Projects must seek to promote gender equality and non-discrimination mainstreaming, target a gender-balanced representation in project teams and activities, and break down individual data by sex, disability or age whenever possible.
Lump sum budget
For lump sum grants, the detailed budget table (annex 1 to Part B) is mandatory and serves as the basis for fixing the lump sum; its costs must comply with the basic eligibility conditions for EU actual cost grants.
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Publication of the call: 19 June 2025.
Deadline for submitting applications: 1 October 2025, 17:00 CET (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: October 2025 - March 2026.
Information to applicants: March 2026.
Signature of grant agreement: April - July 2026.
Described in the section “10. Legal and financial set-up of the Grant Agreements” of the Call document.
Application form templates
Standard application form (CERV) — The application form specific to this call is available in in the Funding: Submission Service by clicking on Start Submission.
Calculator (CERV LS REM, CIV and NETW) - The form to use is available in the Funding: Submission Service by clicking on Start Submission. The European Remembrance call is a lump sum call. The lump sums are based on participation, number of countries and type of events [i.e. in-situ or online]. The use of the lump sum calculator is mandatory to calculate the budget. The total of the budget calculated with the lump sum calculator must correspond with the total of the budget in the part A of the proposal.
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Evaluators score under CERV criteria where Relevance carries 40 points (threshold 25/40), followed by Quality (40 pts) and Impact (20 pts), with an overall threshold of 70/100. Evaluators will closely verify compliance with the 70-page limit specified for this call and the mandatory use of the CERV Lump Sum Calculator aligned with Part A. Proposals must avoid generic commemorative events and instead demonstrate tangible counter-strategies against historical falsification, active involvement of marginalized groups, and high-impact transnational pedagogical or digital methodologies.
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| Requirement | Covered by | Carried | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope activities | |||
| SC1Addressing how genocides, including Holocaust, war crimes and crimes against humanity were organised, which actors were involved and how they were committed, the roles of collaborators, perpetrators and bystanders. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC2Finding new ways of remembering, educating and teaching about these crimes to protect society against resurging threats of hatred, such as racism, xenophobia, antigypsyism and LGBTIQ phobia. They can include artistic work on Holocaust-related memory projects, as well as stimulating memory activism. These new methods should be inclusive, where applicable participatory and create an enabling learning environment. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC3Countering historical falsification and memory competition related to the genocide of the Roma and other genocides, war crimes and crimes against humanity, especially among Europeans that shared a common history but have divergent views on their common past. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC4Countering denial, distortion, trivialization, and especially on false comparisons. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC5Addressing divergent and opposite national historical narratives, on regional basis, of these darkest hours of Europe history and other negative common shared historical events. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC6Promoting memory activism by supporting grassroot commemorative work. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC7digitalising historical material and testimonies of witnesses for education and training purposes. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC8Fostering intergenerational dialogue by involving young people and older generations in transmitting the memory and understanding. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC9Engaging newcomers and migrants and teach about Europe’s history of genocides, including Holocaust, war crimes and crimes against humanity, contributing to a shared understanding of the values underpinning the European Union. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC10Foster awareness raising, mutual learning or training activities that accurately reflect the persecution of Roma, LGBTIQ people, and other minorities during the Holocaust and other times in the history. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Expected outcomes | |||
| No expected outcomes in this call. | |||
| Other requirements | |||
| REQ1Focus on non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust and 20th-century crimesProjects must focus on non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust (including Roma and LGBTIQ people) as well as other genocides, war crimes, and crimes against humanity in 20th-century Europe, and must not address the Holocaust against Jewish people (which is covered under Topic 2). | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ2Intergenerational engagement of young people and older generationsProjects are expected to foster intergenerational dialogue by actively involving youth and older generations in transmitting historical memory and democratic understanding. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ3Meaningful engagement of newcomers and migrant communitiesActivities must engage newcomers and migrants to teach Europe's history of genocides, war crimes, and crimes against humanity to build a shared understanding of EU founding values. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ4Grassroots memory activism and participatory pedagogical methodsActions should deploy inclusive, participatory methodologies and support transnational grassroots commemorative work and memory activism. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Expected impacts | |||
| No expected impacts in this call. | |||
| Underlying policies | |||
| POL1eu roma strategic framework and its aligned council recommendationThe EU Roma Strategic Framework for equality, inclusion and participation (2020–2030) sets out a comprehensive approach to combat antigypsyism and promote socioeconomic inclusion across the Union. It is reinforced by the Council Recommendation of March 2021, emphasizing the preservation of Roma history, remembrance of the Roma Holocaust (Phrajimos), and raising public awareness to foster social cohesion. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| POL2cerv regulation 2021/692Regulation (EU) 2021/692 establishes the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme for the 2021–2027 period. It aims to protect and promote Union rights and values as enshrined in the EU Treaties and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, notably supporting gender equality, preventing gender-based violence (Daphne strand), and promoting rights and non-discrimination. | · | · | Sign up to track |
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Eligible countries
Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must be legal entities (public or private bodies) established in an EU Member State (including overseas countries and territories) or in a country associated to the CERV Programme (or in ongoing negotiations for an association agreement that enters into force before grant signature). International organisations are eligible. Natural persons are not eligible (except self-employed persons without separate legal personality).
EU values
Projects must comply with the highest ethical standards, EU values based on Article 2 of the Treaty on the European Union and Article 21 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, and applicable EU, international and national law (including the General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679).
Child protection policy
Participants with activities involving children (below the age of 18) must have a child protection policy covering the four areas of the Keeping Children Safe Child Safeguarding Standards (private bodies: copy of their policy; public bodies: child protection policy declaration).
Gender and non-discrimination mainstreaming
Projects must seek to promote gender equality and non-discrimination mainstreaming, target a gender-balanced representation in project teams and activities, and break down individual data by sex, disability or age whenever possible.
Lump sum budget
For lump sum grants, the detailed budget table (annex 1 to Part B) is mandatory and serves as the basis for fixing the lump sum; its costs must comply with the basic eligibility conditions for EU actual cost grants.
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Proposals must strictly exclude focus on the Holocaust against Jewish people, as this is explicitly covered under a separate topic (Topic 2). Any proposal centering on this narrative will be deemed out of scope. The consortium's historical research and memory activism must focus exclusively on non-Jewish victims, specifically Roma, LGBTIQ+ individuals, and other 20th-century genocides.
Source: Scope
Unlike standard Horizon Europe calls, this CERV call heavily weights the Relevance criterion at 40 points with a strict minimum threshold of 25/40. Proposals must immediately establish their alignment with the call's specific objectives—such as linking historical memory to modern democratic resilience—because failing to clear this high Relevance bar will result in disqualification regardless of the project's quality.
Source: Evaluation criteria (pre-award)
Because this is a lump-sum grant, applicants must use the specific CERV Lump Sum Calculator, which calculates costs based on participation, country count, and event types (in-situ vs. online). Evaluators will strictly verify that the total from this calculator matches exactly with the budget in Part A; discrepancies or failure to use the tool will lead to administrative rejection.
Source: Eligibility rules
Evaluators are explicitly instructed to look beyond traditional remembrance activities. Proposals that rely on generic commemorative events will score poorly. To secure high marks, applicants must deploy tangible counter-strategies against historical falsification and utilize innovative, participatory pedagogical or digital methodologies that actively involve marginalized groups.
Source: Evaluation criteria (pre-award)
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