Welcome to Ireland’s National Contact Point website for Europe for Citizens

Europe for Citizens is an accessible European funding programme that is open to organisations that would like to engage in projects that promote understanding between the Union and its citizens, deepening our awareness of what it means to be European and developing a sense of European identity.

What are the opportunities?

Funding is issued under two different “Strands”: 

1. European Remembrance ​

This strand supports activities inviting reflection on European cultural diversity and on common values. It aims to finance projects reflecting on causes of totalitarian regimes in Europe's modern history (especially, but not exclusively, Nazism that led to the Holocaust, Fascism, Stalinism and totalitarian communist regimes) and to commemorate the victims of their crimes.
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This strand also concerns other defining moments and reference points in recent European history. Preference will be given to projects encouraging tolerance, mutual understanding, intercultural dialogue and reconciliation.

​2. Democratic Engagement and Civic Participation

​This strand supports:

• Activities covering civic participation, focusing in particular on European Union policies
• Initiatives developing opportunities for mutual understanding, intercultural learning, solidarity, societal engagement and volunteering at EU level

This strand includes civil society projects, town twinning, and network of towns. 

Who can apply?

Europe for Citizens is only for non-profit organisations. When registering to make an application you will have to prove that you are a legal entity and clarify your nonprofit status. The following kinds of organisations are eligible: 

• NGOs and civil society organisations, local authorities, think-tanks, trade unions, educational institutions, volunteer networks and organisations active in the field of voluntary work, sports bodies, municipalities and town twinning committees, associations of survivors, associations of families of victims, memorials and museums.

Want to know more?

• Sign up for our newsletter
• Click here to find out more about the types of projects available, including call deadlines, objectives, and everything you need to know to make your application
• Click here to look at examples of successful projects
• Click here to contact the National Contact Point directly. 

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Watch our video to find out how we can help you!

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Europe for Citizens is implemented by the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA).

Promotion of the Europe for Citizens Programme in Ireland is funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Europe for Citizens is administered in Ireland by The Wheel