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Strategic Analysis
A winning proposal under CERV-2026-CITIZENS-REM-GENCRIME-1 must bridge historical truth-seeking with modern civic resilience by centering Roma-led leadership and youth co-creation to combat pervasive antigypsyism. The project should seamlessly combine community-based oral history and archival digitization (@SC1, @SC6, @SC8) with transformative educational and transitional justice interventions (@SC5, @SC9, @SC10). Proposals will stand out by showing direct alignment with the EU Roma Strategic Framework 2020-2030 and demonstrating sustainable transnational networks that protect collective memory and counter Holocaust denial across Member States.
Documenting the implementation of the Roma genocide and its historical context, including slavery, post-war persecution and totalitarian persecutions.
Countering denial, distortion, trivialization, and the marginalization of Roma victimhood.
Developing networks of Roma and non-Roma youth ambassadors to promote remembrance and counter antigypsyism.
Supporting grassroots commemorative initiatives, including activities marking 2 August – European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, 16 May – Romani Resistance Day, etc.
Developing and disseminating teaching materials that integrate Roma history and the Roma Holocaust into national curricula.
Digitalizing testimonies, archival documents, and historical research to preserve memory for future generations.
Promoting research on Roma restitution, forced displacement, and long-term consequences of historical injustice.
Collecting, documenting and disseminating stories of Roma resistance, heroes, rescuers, intellectuals, artists and community leaders, highlighting Roma agency, resilience and contribution to European history.
Applying transitional justice approaches, including truth-seeking, recognition of harm, restitution research, and guarantees of non-repetition through education and memorialization.
Developing inclusive, participatory ways to remember, educate about, and teach about these crimes in order to prevent the resurgence of hatred, including antigypsyism. This may include artistic memory projects, memory activism, and other approaches that foster an enabling learning environment.
No expected impacts identified for this destination.
EU Roma Strategic Framework for Equality Inclusion and Participation 2020-2030
highThe EU Roma Strategic Framework for Equality, Inclusion and Participation (2020-2030) sets out comprehensive EU-level objectives to advance equality, foster socioeconomic inclusion, and promote meaningful participation of Roma communities. It places a strong emphasis on tackling antigypsyism, recognizing historical discrimination, and promoting Holocaust remembrance and Roma history education across Member States.
Evaluators expect proposals to align directly with the framework's pillars on fighting antigypsyism and promoting remembrance of the Roma Holocaust (Pharraimos). Specifically, applicants should demonstrate participatory approaches engaging Roma communities, detail how historical research or educational activities counteract contemporary stereotypes, and outline concrete dissemination mechanisms to influence national Roma inclusion strategies.
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: 1 October 2026.
Opening for submission: 21 October 2026.
Deadline for submitting applications: 24 February 2027, 17:00 CET (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: February 2027 – August 2027.
Information to applicants: August 2027.
Signature of grant agreement: August 2027 - November 2027.
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.
The online application form (Part A) contains administrative information about the participants (future coordinator, beneficiaries and affiliated entities) the Lump Sum Budget* and the summarised budget for the project.
* Please note that, as of 2026, the Lump Sum Calculator is included in the online application form (Part A).
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Evaluators will focus heavily on Relevance (40 points, threshold 25) and authentic community empowerment. They will scrutinize whether Roma civil society organizations and researchers hold leadership roles rather than mere consultative positions. Evaluators will also assess whether the proposal goes beyond passive memorialization to deliver active transitional justice (@SC9) and curricula mainstreaming (@SC5). Note the strictly enforced 70-page limit for Part B, lump-sum budget justification using the online calculator, and mandatory child protection policies if youth engagement activities involve minors.
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| Requirement | Covered by | Carried | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope activities | |||
| SC1Documenting the implementation of the Roma genocide and its historical context, including slavery, post-war persecution and totalitarian persecutions. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC2Countering denial, distortion, trivialization, and the marginalization of Roma victimhood. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC3Developing networks of Roma and non-Roma youth ambassadors to promote remembrance and counter antigypsyism. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC4Supporting grassroots commemorative initiatives, including activities marking 2 August – European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, 16 May – Romani Resistance Day, etc. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC5Developing and disseminating teaching materials that integrate Roma history and the Roma Holocaust into national curricula. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC6Digitalizing testimonies, archival documents, and historical research to preserve memory for future generations. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC7Promoting research on Roma restitution, forced displacement, and long-term consequences of historical injustice. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC8Collecting, documenting and disseminating stories of Roma resistance, heroes, rescuers, intellectuals, artists and community leaders, highlighting Roma agency, resilience and contribution to European history. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC9Applying transitional justice approaches, including truth-seeking, recognition of harm, restitution research, and guarantees of non-repetition through education and memorialization. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| SC10Developing inclusive, participatory ways to remember, educate about, and teach about these crimes in order to prevent the resurgence of hatred, including antigypsyism. This may include artistic memory projects, memory activism, and other approaches that foster an enabling learning environment. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Expected outcomes | |||
| No expected outcomes in this call. | |||
| Other requirements | |||
| REQ1Roma civil society leadership and authentic community empowermentProposals should center Roma-led leadership, ensuring that Roma civil society organizations and researchers hold leadership roles rather than mere consultative positions. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ2Child protection policies for youth engagement involving minorsMandatory child protection policies must be in place if youth engagement and co-creation activities involve minors. | · | · | Sign up to track |
| REQ3Non-Jewish victim focus exclusion conditionProjects under this topic must focus on the non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust and other genocides, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, and should not address the Holocaust against Jewish people (which is covered by Topic 2). | · | · | Sign up to track |
| Expected impacts | |||
| No expected impacts in this call. | |||
| Underlying policies | |||
| POL1eu roma strategic framework for equality inclusion and participation 2020-2030The EU Roma Strategic Framework for Equality, Inclusion and Participation (2020-2030) sets out comprehensive EU-level objectives to advance equality, foster socioeconomic inclusion, and promote meaningful participation of Roma communities. It places a strong emphasis on tackling antigypsyism, recognizing historical discrimination, and promoting Holocaust remembrance and Roma history education across Member States. | · | · | 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 focus on the non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust, specifically Roma and Sinti. Any proposal that addresses the Holocaust against Jewish people will be deemed out of scope, as this is explicitly reserved for Topic 2.
Source: Scope
Evaluators will heavily penalize proposals where Roma civil society organizations and researchers are relegated to mere consultative roles. To maximize the Relevance score, your consortium must place Roma-led entities in definitive leadership and decision-making positions.
Source: Evaluation_pre_award
Proposals risk failing the high threshold for Relevance (25/40) if they only propose passive memorialization. You must deliver active transitional justice interventions, such as restitution research and curricula mainstreaming, directly aligned with the EU Roma Strategic Framework 2020-2030.
Source: Evaluation_pre_award
Because the call emphasizes youth co-creation and networks of youth ambassadors, any activities involving minors trigger a strict compliance requirement. Proposals failing to include formal child protection policies will be penalized during evaluation checks.
Source: Evaluation_pre_award
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