Supporting Equal Participation And Representation Of Women And Men In Economic And Political Decision-making.
CERV Lump Sum Grants
Basic Information
- Identifier
- CERV-2026-GE-EQUAL-PART-REP
- Programme
- Call for proposals to promote gender equality
- Programme Period
- 2021 - 2027
- Status
- Open (31094502)
- Opening Date
- January 29, 2026
- Deadline
- April 28, 2026
- Deadline Model
- single-stage
- Budget
- €23,000,000
- Min Grant Amount
- –
- Max Grant Amount
- –
- Expected Number of Grants
- –
- Keywords
- CERV-2026-GE-EQUAL-PART-REPCERV-2026-GE
Description
Eligibility & Conditions
Conditions
1. Admissibility Conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in section 5 of the call document.
2. Eligible Countries
described in section 6 the call document and in the list of participating countries.
3. Other Eligible Conditions
Described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
Described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
Described in section 8 of the call document.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
Described in section 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
Described in section 4 of the call document.
Publication of the call: 29 Januaryy 2026.
Deadline for submitting applications: 28 April 2026 17:00 (Brussels time).
Evaluation period: April - October 2026.
Information to applicants: October 2026.
Signature of grant agreement: November - February 2026.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
Described in section 10 of the call document.
Call document and annexes:
Application form templates
Standard application form (CERV) — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table (CERV LSII)
Model Grant Agreements (MGA)
Additional documents:
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Decision authorising the use of lump sums for actions under the CERV programme (2021-2027)
Guidance: How to manage your lump sum grants
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Frequently Asked Questions About Supporting Equal Participation And Representation Of Women And Men In Economic And Political Decision-making.
Support & Resources
Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application.
Please read carefully all provisions of the Call document and get familiar with the proposal template, its annexes and the system before the preparation of your application.
Funding & Tenders Portal FAQ – Submission of proposals.
IT Helpdesk – Contact the IT helpdesk for questions such as forgotten passwords, access rights and roles, technical aspects of submission of proposals, etc.
Online Manual – Step-by-step online guide through the Portal processes from proposal preparation and evaluation to reporting on your ongoing project. Valid for all 2021-2027 programmes.
Please consult the Q&A on the Topic page for topic-specific questions.
Please also consult the Topic page regularly, since we will use it to publish call updates, including invitations to info sessions for applicants (if any) after the opening of the call.
For non-IT related questions, please send an e-mail to
- the CERV Contact Point of your country (if established);
Otherwise, you may contact: [email protected]
Please indicate clearly the reference of the call and topic to which your question relates in the subject of the email.
Latest Updates
!!!INFORMATION SESSION!!!
Join us online to know more about the call for proposals to promote gender equality.
When: 23 February, 9:00 - 13:00 (CET)
Please register here: JUST - Online Info Session – CERV Civil Dialogue – Call for proposals to promote gender equality (CERV-2026-GE)
Scope:
This topic is one of the 4 priorities of the call for proposals for EU action grants to promote gender equality under the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Value Programme (CERV).
For further information about the call and its conditions, please see the call document.