EHRI-IP

The VWI, together with other EHRI partner institutions, successfully applied for and was awarded the EHRI Implementation Phase Project (EHRI-IP) as part of the HORIZON-INFRA-2023 call. The main task of the project, which will run from February 2024 to the end of January 2026, is to coordinate the transformation of EHRI into a permanent European research infrastructure under the name EHRI-ERIC. EHRI-ERIC was founded in January 2025 and is currently being further developed and expanded.

Within the framework of EHRI-IP, the VWI is leading Work Package 6, “Acquisition of New Members and Funding,” which aims to monitor the landscape of Holocaust studies and the representation of individual countries and institutions in the EHRI portal in order to identify potential member and observer countries with high priority and support them in the accession process. In addition, potential sources of funding at the transnational, transregional, national, and local levels are being identified in order to support the financial sustainability of EHRI-ERIC.

Furthermore, the VWI is actively involved in three other EHRI-IP work packages. WP3, “Strengthening of National Nodes,” led by MÚA/Prague, focuses on supporting the development, communication, and service catalog of the national consortia in EHRI-ERIC, the establishment of the National Coordinator Committee (NCC), and the creation of working groups. In WP 4 “Science, User and Technological Strategies,” led by IfZ/Munich, the VWI contributes to the conceptualization of a future regular central survey of the EHRI Fellowship Program, which is not only important for the further orientation of EHRI-ERIC, but also for a more in-depth overview of the state of Holocaust research in Europe and beyond. In WP 5, “Internationalization and Partnerships,” led by Yad Vashem/Jerusalem, the VWI participates in the global networking of EHRI-ERIC, and supported for example the organization of a workshop on strategic partnerships in Vienna in September 2025.