# EU grants for remembrance projects on past dictatorships

_In arrivo · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 23:27 (Brussels time)_

## In brief
- European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) funds Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV).
- The grant goes up to €500,000.
- Applications run from Wednesday 21 October 2026 to Wednesday 24 February 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
- **Programme:** Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV)
- **Who can apply:** Association, Other public body
- **Area:** European Union
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** This figure must be checked in the official call
- **Maximum grant:** €500,000
- **Funding rate:** not stated in the call
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** Thursday 1 October 2026
- **Opens:** Wednesday 21 October 2026 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Wednesday 24 February 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time)
- **Procedure:** Ranking
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **Application language:** Aragonese
- **Difficulty:** 3/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- You want to run remembrance and education work on times when fundamental rights were suppressed.
- Your project shows acts of resistance or organised opposition to past dictatorships.
- You are an association or a public body.
- You can build a team with a lead applicant and at least one co-applicant.
- Your organisation is based in an EU country or a country associated to the programme.

## It is not for you if…
- You are a private individual: natural persons are not among the applicants.
- You plan to apply alone: the call asks for a lead applicant and co-applicants.
- You plan to pass money on to third parties: this support is not allowed.

## What you need
- Part A: the online application form, filled in on the EU funding portal.
- Part B: the application form in the Submission System, describing the project.
- Registration of every beneficiary and affiliated entity in the Participant Register before you submit.
- A consortium agreement between the partners, needed once the grant is awarded.
- Find co-applicants and agree who does what in good time.

## How to apply
1. Create your application on the EU funding and tenders portal, the online portal where this call is applied for.
2. Register your organisation and each partner in the Participant Register.
3. Find co-applicants and agree the project plan within the length range set by the call.
4. Fill in Part A and Part B, describing how your project serves the remembrance aims.
5. Submit before Wednesday 24 February 2027, 17:00 Brussels time, and keep the receipt.

## Official source and checks
- Official act: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/cerv/wp-call/2026/call-fiche_cerv-2026-citizens-rem_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CERV-2026-CITIZENS-REM-TRANSITION

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