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Project ideas
If you have an idea for a project matching a funding opportunity feel free to register it from within the individual funding opportunity detail pages. To directly browse all currently open ideas, please visit the project ideas page.
Current open calls
- Opening date: 16 September 2026
- Closing time: 5 October 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget: N/A
- Official website
DEADLINES Entrepreneurship Foundation Cycle 5: Learn more and apply here by 5 October 2026. Cycle 5 runs between 13-16 October 2026. Entrepreneurship Immersion Cycle 3: Learn more and[…]
- Opening date: 27 August 2026
- Closing time: 12 October 2026 15:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 500 000 of total € 8 600 000
- Official website
Scope and topics of the call : The call aims to accelerate the growth, scaling, and investment readiness of high-potential ventures in the Cultural and[…]
- Opening date: 20 July 2026
- Closing time: 30 October 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 75 000 of total € 600 000
- Official website
New call invites education providers and media organisations to develop practical courses in AI, intellectual property and digital storytelling. Europe’s audiovisual media sector is evolving[…]
- 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: 2 September 2026
- Closing time: 1 December 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 100 000
- Official website
Jointly awarded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), the prize celebrates women behind groundbreaking innovations and[…]
- 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: 27 May 2026
- Closing time: 31 December 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 1 500 000
- Project ideas for this opportunity: 1
- 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
- Project ideas for this opportunity: 1
- 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: 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: 1 December 2026
- Closing time: 31 January 2027 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 60 000
- Official website
ARXIVE – Bibliography beyond boundaries Publication date: December 2026 10 projects € 20000 per project ARXIVE – Building digital narratives Publication date: December 2026 10[…]
- Opening date: 31 January 2027
- Closing time: 28 February 2027 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 60 000
- Official website
The ECHOES Cascading Grants Programme offers funding for up to 50 projects to enhance digital engagement, data sharing, and collaboration within the Cultural Heritage Cloud.[…]
- 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: 2 March 2027
- Closing time: 4 May 2027 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 4 000 000 of total € 20 000 000
- Official website
Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to the following expected outcome: New groundbreaking findings and methods are developed, verified and put into practice that significantly contribute[…]
- 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[…]
- 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. Relevant for German SMEs developing heritage-tech, tourism-tech, XR, AI, digital platforms or data services. ZIM funds innovative companies[…]
- Opening date: 13 May 2027
- Closing time: 23 September 2027 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 3 500 000 of total € 10 500 000
- Official website
Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: The cultural dimension of circular economy is better understood. Cultural factors and the[…]
- Opening date: 13 May 2027
- Closing time: 23 September 2027 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 3 000 000 of total € 15 000 000
- Official website
Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Enhanced understanding of the societal impact of cultural heritage; Good practices and case[…]