Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme · European Union

Strengthening the remembrance of the Holocaust against Jewish people.

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The EU's Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme programme expects to make awards, from a total budget of €28 million. Applications close on 24 Feb 2027 (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).

Deadline: 24 Feb 2027 (in 101 days)
Grant amount: €28 million total budget
Funding rate: Varies by programme — see the call conditions
Total budget: €28 million
Type of action: CERV Lump Sum Grants · CERV Lump Sum Grant
Likely applicant types: Non-profits, Public bodies, Companies, SMEs / start-ups, Universities & research From source categories or programme rules; the call decides.
Funder: Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme (CERV)
Reference: CERV-2026-CITIZENS-REM-HOLOCAUSTJEW
Call: CERV-2026-CITIZENS-REM
Last checked: 14 Nov 2026

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Scope

Objective:

2. CERV-2026-CITIZENS-REM-HOLOCAUSTJEW - Strengthening the remembrance of the Holocaust against Jewish people.

The Shoah is a defining legacy for the EU. Six million Jewish children, women and men were murdered, and all others were persecuted. While other groups were persecuted, the Nazis have set up across Europe and beyond a state policy with the sole aim to kill every single Jews they could find.

First-hand accounts of the Shoah continue to have the most powerful impact on following generations. As there are less and less survivors to share the story of their survival, the importance of memorial sites and education increases, as well as the work done by second and third generations of survivors and associations.

Current events show the instrumentalization of the Holocaust by Kremlin propaganda claiming to denazify Ukraine. In parallel, there is also an increasing politicization of the Holocaust in several EU Member States, and a tendency to minimize the atrocities of the Shoah. In addition, since the 7 October 2023 attacks by Hamas and the wars that ensued, we have seen a growing conflation of the Shoah with the conflicts in the Middle East. Citizens should be empowered to counter this conflation.

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Holocaust distortion fuels antisemitism. In addition, hate speech relating to the condoning, denial or gross trivialisation of the Holocaust is criminalised under the Council Framework Decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law 4 .

Wounds of mass atrocities of the 20th century are still open today, fuelling divergences among Europeans. Free, open and independent research, education and memory on all aspects of the Shoah is essential to increase understanding. This implies exploring Europe’s negative history with the aim to reconcile divergent regional and national narratives related to the Shoah and its immediate aftermath.

European citizens should become ambassadors of this memory. Teachers, policymakers, university students (especially history students) could be among key target audiences and be empowered to develop a common European history, to counter historical falsification, distortion and inversion. Target groups could include local public authorities and policy makers, to raise awareness about their responsibility to safeguard the sites and combat antisemitism. Target groups could include newcomers and migrants that do not have a direct link with the Shoah. Target groups could also include journalists, to raise awareness about Holocaust distortion, Holocaust inversion and Holocaust-related contemporary events (such as for example Neo-Nazi marches).

In line with the EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life (2021-2030), as well as with other key policy initiatives, this topic supports projects that can focus on developing networks of Young European Ambassadors to promote Shoah remembrance. This topic will also support projects that contribute to…

Topics

Authoritarian regimes Civil society Combatting Anti-Semitism Crimes against humanity Democracy Discrimination Equality Europe in a changing world Extremism Fake-news Fostering Jewish Life Gender Genocide Healing of society Holocaust Holocaust denial and distortion Human rights Inter-cultural dialogue LGBTQ+ Minorities

Timing

Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-02-24. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).

How to apply

Read the full topic on the Funding & Tenders Portal: expected outcome, scope, type of action and the topic conditions, including any country restrictions.
Register each participating organisation in the Funding & Tenders Portal to get a PIC.
Check the topic conditions for the minimum number of partners.
Prepare Part A (administrative forms and budget, completed in the portal) and Part B (the technical description on the official template for this type of action).
Submit in the portal before the cut-off time on the deadline day. Late submissions are not accepted.

From the call text

Who can apply: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Company stage: Not stated in the call text we hold — check the official page
Single applicant or consortium: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.
Where applicants must be based: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.
Where to apply: Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.

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Where these facts come from

Fact	Value	How we know	Taken from the source
Deadline	24 February 2027 “Single-stage call. Next deadline 2027-02-24. The portal states the exact cut-off time (EU calls usually close at 17:00 Brussels time).”	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Amount per applicant	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Total budget	€28 million	official data field	15 Nov 2026
Funding rate	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Who can apply	Unknown — not stated in the source we hold	unknown	—
Where to apply	Read the topic conditions on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal for eligible countries, consortium requirements, budget and the application route.	read from the official text	15 Nov 2026

Official sources

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Facts on this page come from the funder’s official data, taken on 14 Nov 2026. The funder's own documents, including later amendments, always take precedence.