Through the IHRA Grant Program, we are are able to fund projects of external organizations. The Grant Program is core to our work as an organization, and projects that receive IHRA funding also have access to the IHRA’s expertise, tools, and guidance.
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This page is about the IHRA Grant Program, including what we fund and how to apply for funding for your organization’s project.
The next Grant Call will open in summer 2025. All applications must be submitted via our application portal.
The IHRA Grant Program welcomes applications from all over the world and from any organization or institution in the field of education, remembrance, and research of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma.
The projects we co-fund are innovative, relevant, and impactful, have a clear international component, and either safeguard the record of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma (Program 1), or counter distortion (Program 2).
In 2023, the IHRA Grant Program received a record number of applications from across the world. The IHRA’s Grant Review Committee, which is comprised of experts from various disciplines related to education and remembrance on the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma, have now chosen 16 projects to fund from Europe, North America, Asia, and Africa.
The message of the Museum of Romani culture about the Lety u Písku concentration camp is clear – Roma culture has deep roots in Czech history and continues to thrive despite the discrimination the community still faces today.
An artist’s journey to uncover her family history grew into a decades long mission to establish a memorial for the victims of the Jungfernhof concentration camp.
Ordinary objects; extraordinary journeys: items we take for granted can provide clues to the stories of our ancestors. An IHRA grant is helping keep the memory of the Holocaust alive via an emotive exhibition.
Grant Program Guidelines
Our grant guidelines contain all the information you will need to make an application for funding. Please read them carefully before starting your application.
The Professor Yehuda Bauer Grant will award funding in the amount of 50,000 EUR to one project from anywhere in the world which aims to undertake new and significant research on the Holocaust and antisemitism, with no co-funding required.
A focus on Ukraine
Given the Russian aggression against Ukraine, the IHRA Grant Program will prioritize funding for institutions working in and around Ukraine, to support their efforts during this difficult time and to lay the foundation for remembrance of the Holocaust during Ukraine’s recovery process and beyond.
For the 2024 Grant Call, the maximum amount of funding an organization can receive is €30,000 over a maximum period of 24 months.
About the IHRA Grant Program
Over the last decade, the IHRA Grant Program has funded over 150 projects from around the world, supported by annual contributions from each of the IHRA’s Member Countries.
The IHRA works closely with each project, and our expertise means organizations are able to reach a level and an audience which they probably wouldn’t be able to reach by working alone.
Work that crosses borders
These projects have provided the field with innovative approaches in areas like: teaching about the Holocaust or genocide of the Roma; collecting and publicizing untold testimonies; combating antisemitism and antigypsyism; and countering distortion of the Holocaust and genocide of the Roma.
Core to their success is their international approach, allowing them to share ideas and approaches with a wider range of people and organizations, and build networks between different countries and regions.
Measuring the impact of the IHRA Grant Program
The 12 grant call cycles completed between 2019-2022 saw:
38 countries take part
Over 100,000 social media interactions
Over 40,000 visitors to grant websites
Almost 10,000 visitors to events
16 policy recommendations
13 resources produced
Frequently asked questions about the IHRA Grant Program
When should my organization apply?
The call for applications will open in July 2024. Applicants should first submit project abstracts via the application portal by 30 September. Applicants with successful abstracts will be notified by mid-October, and invited to submit a full application via the application portal.
What if my organization does not yet have a co-funder to provide the other 50% of the funding?
If, at the time of applying, confirmation from other funding sources has not yet been received, the applicant should list all potential co-funders that have been contacted. The applicant must furnish proof that other donors have committed themselves to co-funding or that co-funding will be provided from other sources to receive the initial instalment of 70% of the total allocation.
What if my project does not have an international element to it?
Every IHRA-funded project must take an international approach. Projects should bring together target groups and project partners from at least two different countries.
Can my formal project partner be from the same country as my own organization?
I am an independent researcher. Can I apply for funding for my project?
The IHRA does not fund individual research or monographs. We do, however, fund joint research projects. Please apply through your research consortium, institution, or university.
How should I make use of IHRA resources and working definitions in my project?
The seven excellent initiatives selected as 2021 IHRA Grant Projects represent innovative approaches to countering distortion and safeguarding the record of the Holocaust and the genocide of the Roma.
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