The CERV-2026-DAPHNE call closes on 5 November 2026 at 17:00 CET (Brussels time), and applications are submitted online only. I explain what to check before you submit, based on the official call document.
What it is about
The call is part of the CERV programme (Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values) and funds projects that prevent and combat gender-based violence and violence against children. The estimated budget is EUR 21 000 000, which the Commission may redistribute between priorities or not award in full. The five priorities are:
- Priority 1, regranting (CERV-2026-DAPHNE-REGRANTING): EUR 8 000 000.
- Priority 2, protection (CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PROTECTION): EUR 4 000 000.
- Priority 3, prevention (CERV-2026-DAPHNE-PREVENTION): EUR 4 000 000.
- Priority 4, Istanbul Convention and directive (CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CONVENTION-DIR): EUR 2 000 000.
- Priority 5, children (CERV-2026-DAPHNE-CHILDREN): EUR 3 000 000.
I have already explained how to pick a priority in my guide to CERV Daphne 2026. Here you only get the final checks.
What to check before you submit
- Submission: online only, through the Funding & Tenders Portal submission system. Paper applications are not accepted.
- Amounts: under priority 1 the requested grant ranges from EUR 1 000 000 to EUR 2 500 000, with a duration of 36 months. Under priorities 2 to 5 it ranges from EUR 200 000 to EUR 600 000, with a duration between 12 and 24 months.
- Form of funding: a lump sum grant, meaning a fixed amount unlinked to actual costs, set with a funding rate of 90%.
- Regranting: under priority 1 support to third parties is mandatory and cannot exceed EUR 60 000 per third party and per funded project.
- Length: Part B of the application is limited to 70 pages for priority 1 and 45 pages for the other priorities. Additional pages are not evaluated.
Partnership and eligibility
- Priorities 1 and 4: you can apply as a single applicant or as a consortium. Priority 4 is restricted to public authorities, as sole applicant or consortium lead.
- Priorities 2, 3 and 5: you need a consortium of at least 2 beneficiaries. Under priority 5, a public authority must take part.
- A consortium made up only of the coordinator and its affiliated entities or associated partners is not eligible.
- Each coordinator may submit only one proposal across the whole call: if it submits more, all of them are rejected.
- Profit-oriented organisations cannot lead a proposal, except in partnership with public bodies, private non-profit organisations or international organisations.
- Applicants must be established in a Member State (including overseas countries and territories) or in a non-EU country associated to CERV, or in association negotiations with the agreement in force before grant signature.
Is it right for you?
If you already have an eligible partnership and a clear priority, the checks above are enough to confirm you meet the formal requirements. If your consortium is not yet in place, you cannot apply alone under priorities 2, 3 and 5. It is not yet confirmed whether and when a new edition of the call will be published.
After you submit
According to the indicative timeline in the call document, evaluation runs from November 2026 to May 2027, with results in May 2027 and grant agreements signed between June and July 2027.