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Project ideas
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Current open calls
- Opening date: 20 April 2026
- Closing time: 20 June 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Total budget: € 5 500
- Official website
The Digital Humanism Summer School 2026 will take place from 6 July to 10 July 2026. Application Process and Timeline Applications are open from April 20, 2026. The deadline to submit the applications is June 20, 2026, at[…]
- Opening date: 21 April 2026
- Closing time: 21 June 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Total budget: € 6 600
- Official website
Application Process and Timeline Applications are open from April 21, 2026. The deadline for submitting applications is June 21, 2026, at 4.00 p.m. (Eastern European Time, EET). Applicants are required to complete the Application Form and upload the following documents, clearly labelled with the applicant’s name: 1) Signed Application Letter (Annex 1); 2) Curriculum Vitae (Europass format preferred); 3) Short Motivation Letter (maximum 300 words); 4) Supporting Documents for each claimed eligibility criterion, issued by a responsible authority[…]
- Opening date: 28 April 2026
- Closing time: 28 June 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Total budget: € 13 140
- Official website
TU Wien DigHum Summer School Applications are open from April 28, 2026. The deadline to submit the applications is June 28, 2026, at 4.00 p.m.[…]
- Opening date: 15 May 2026
- Closing time: 31 August 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 50 000 of total € 900 000
- Official website
Relevant for digitalisation projects, digital mediation, technical workflows and digital repositories. Zielgruppen : – Vereine, Institutionen oder sonstige juristische Personen mit Sitz in Österreich. –[…]
- Opening date: 12 May 2026
- Closing time: 16 September 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 3 750 000 of total € 15 000 000
- Project ideas for this opportunity: 1
- Official website
Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Deepened understanding and comprehensive evaluation of cultural policy models, creative industry ecosystems, and[…]
- Opening date: 12 May 2026
- Closing time: 16 September 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 5 000 000 of total € 15 000 000
- Official website
Expected Outcome: Proposals should contribute to the first two expected outcomes, and either the one listed under Focus 1, or the one listed under Focus[…]
- Opening date: 4 March 2026
- Closing time: 16 September 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget: N/A
- Official website
In December 2022, the Senate of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) established the Infrastructure Priority Programme (InfPP) “New Data Spaces for the Social[…]
- Opening date: 12 May 2026
- Closing time: 16 September 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 5 000 000 of total € 15 000 000
- Official website
Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Insights, recommendations, strategies, guidelines, methods and tools supporting full AI integration in CCSI[…]
- Opening date: 12 May 2026
- Closing time: 16 September 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 4 000 000 of total € 12 000 000
- Project ideas for this opportunity: 2
- Official website
Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: An in-depth analysis of the socio-economic dimensions and impacts of generative AI on[…]
- Opening date: 13 May 2026
- Closing time: 23 September 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 4 800 000 of total € 14 500 000
- Official website
Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to the first expected outcome, plus those under either Focus 1 or Focus 2, depending on the chosen focus Evidence-based[…]
- Opening date: 13 May 2026
- Closing time: 12 November 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Total budget: € 30 200 000
- Official website
FOR ALL THREE THEMATIC PRIORITIES: Expected impact at the closure of the project (non-exhaustive list): Creation of new value chains in less developed regions and[…]
- Opening date: 13 May 2026
- Closing time: 12 November 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Total budget: € 28 200 000
- Official website
To enhance the EU’s competitive edge by strategically addressing the current challenges, proposals submitted under this call for proposals must tackle one or more of[…]
- Opening date: 24 March 2026
- Closing time: 13 December 2026 12:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 2 700 000
- Official website
In COMET Projects, high-quality research is carried out through collaboration between academia and industry. The aim is to do research towards exploitable products, processes, and[…]
- Opening date: 1 January 2026
- Closing time: 31 December 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 3 000 000
- Official website
Suitable for more mature SMEs and scale-ups developing internationally oriented innovation. Relevant for advanced heritage-tech or tourism-tech companies. Funding for internationally oriented R&D projects focusing[…]
- Opening date: 27 May 2026
- Closing time: 31 December 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 1 500 000
- Official website
Applications are open during 2026. Participative loans for innovative SMEs in the audiovisual, videogames and cultural and creative industries. Relevant for digital storytelling, immersive heritage[…]
- Opening date: 27 May 2026
- Closing time: 31 December 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Total budget: € 30 000 000
- Official website
The application period is open continuously until December 31, 2026, or until the respective budget is exhausted. Relevant for tourism modernisation, competitiveness and projects with[…]
- Opening date: 1 January 2026
- Closing time: 31 December 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 3 000 000
- Official website
Deadline : Open call all year round. Relevant for digital heritage and tourism technologies, AI, XR, platforms or data-driven services. The General Programme is available[…]
- Opening date: 17 November 2026
- Closing time: 18 March 2027 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 3 000 000 of total € 3 000 000
- Official website
Expected Outcome: The co-programmed European Partnership for Virtual Worlds will help to develop and promote a thriving industrial and end-user ecosystem in the EU, covering[…]
- Opening date: 27 May 2026
- Closing time: 27 May 2027 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget: N/A
- Official website
Deadline : Open call all year round. Suitable for Spanish companies developing technological solutions applicable to cultural heritage and tourism, including AI, XR, platforms, digital[…]
- Opening date: 27 May 2026
- Closing time: 27 May 2027 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 6 000 000
- Official website
Deadline : Open call all year round. Suitable for Spanish companies adopting or improving near-to-market technologies, including digital platforms, smart tourism tools, management systems and[…]