Open calls for projects

A call sheet has six sections: objectives, eligible audiences, eligible expenses, amount, timetable and evaluation criteria. The associated documents — rules, budget template, form — can be downloaded at the bottom of the page.

Each sheet gives a contact address for questions, with an indicative response time of five working days.

The themes are chosen each year by the Council on a proposal from the Secretariat. They respond to identified needs: inventories of poorly documented collections, training of teams at borders, research on difficult provenances, programmes for young audiences.

A single call may include two strands, for example an institutions strand and an associations strand, with separate budgets.

Eligible expenses include staff dedicated to the project, experts' fees, equipment, digitization, travel and communication. Expenses incurred before the agreement is signed are not covered.

Indirect costs are capped at 10% of the budget, on an indicative basis.

An online information session is held within two weeks of the opening of each call. It presents the rules and answers questions. The recording is then published.

Answers of general interest are added to the call's frequently asked questions, to guarantee equality between applicants.

Applicants are well advised to submit their application several days before the deadline: in the event of a technical incident, no extension is granted on an individual basis.

After closing, an acknowledgement of receipt is sent within 48 hours, then results are notified within 90 days.