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Remembering democratic transitions, the (re-)building of democratic institutions, and strengthening society based on the rule of law, democracy, and fundamental rights.

European Commission · Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV)

Posted 21 Oct 2026 · About 5 months left

Summary

Objective:

1. CERV-2026-CITIZENS-REM-TRANSITION - Remembering democratic transitions, the (re-)building of democratic institutions, and strengthening society based on the rule of law, democracy, and fundamental rights.

The EU is a community of values, and all its Member States committed to respect the principles of democracy, the rule of law, and respect for fundamental rights. Europe's experiences in the 20th century demonstrates the need for resilient democracies and the need for people to actively engage in and protect democratic institutions and values. Historical experience such as in the 1920s and 1930s, when some European democracies went through particularly challenging times, are stark reminders of the importance to promote democracy, also in a historical perspective. Today, democracy faces several challenges, which underlined the need to strengthen public trust in democratic processes and institutions and to recall the importance of democracy in people’s daily life.

Democratic transitions (defined as the transition from a non-democratic to a democratic system, a transition undertaken by several European countries before joining the EU) are not only political and legal…

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Eligibility and conditions

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1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout

Described in the Call document.

Proposal page limits and layout:

70 pages as decribed in the section "5. Admissibility and documents" of the Call document

Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.

2. Eligible countries

Described in the section "6. Eligibility" of the Call document.

3. Other eligibility conditions

Described in the section "6. Eligibility" of the Call document.

4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion

Described in the section “7. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion” of the Call document.

5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes

Described in the sections “8. Evaluation and award procedure” and “11. How to submit an application” of the Call document.

5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds

Described in the section “9. Award criteria” of the Call document.

5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement

Described in the section "4. Timetable and deadlines" of the Call document.

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.

6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants

Described in the section “10. Legal and financial set-up of the Grant Agreements” of the Call document.

Call document and annexes:

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).

Model Grant Agreements (MGA)

Lump Sum MGA

Additional documents:

CERV Work Programmes

CERV Regulation 2021/692

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

Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement

DECISION authorising the use of lump sums for actions under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (2021-2027)

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