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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: 15 May 2026
- Closing time: 31 August 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 50 000 of total € 900 000
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Relevant for digitalisation projects, digital mediation, technical workflows and digital repositories. Zielgruppen : – Vereine, Institutionen oder sonstige juristische Personen mit Sitz in Österreich. –[…]
- Opening date: 29 July 2026
- Closing time: 6 September 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 70 000 of total € 860 000
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Submission & evaluation process The European Fact-Checking Standards Network (EFCSN) is pleased to announce a call for Database Grants to support the European fact-checking community[…]
- Opening date: 20 July 2026
- Closing time: 14 September 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 75 000 of total € 600 000
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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: 4 March 2026
- Closing time: 16 September 2026 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget: N/A
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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: 23 September 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 5 000 000 of total € 15 000 000
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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: 12 May 2026
- Closing time: 23 September 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 5 000 000 of total € 15 000 000
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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: 13 May 2026
- Closing time: 23 September 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 4 800 000 of total € 14 500 000
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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: 12 May 2026
- Closing time: 23 September 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 4 000 000 of total € 12 000 000
- Project ideas for this opportunity: 2
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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: 12 May 2026
- Closing time: 23 September 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 3 750 000 of total € 15 000 000
- Project ideas for this opportunity: 1
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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: 21 April 2026
- Closing time: 1 October 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Total budget: € 8 500 000
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Expected Impact: The objective is to deliver three to four projects that demonstrate the streamlining of regulatory reporting through automated and trusted sharing of compliance[…]
- Opening date: 21 April 2026
- Closing time: 1 October 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Total budget: € 1 800 000
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Expected Outcome: Optimisation of the operational framework for D&E for the Digital Europe Programme taking into account the elements mentioned under “scope”, with solid methodological[…]
- Opening date: 27 August 2026
- Closing time: 12 October 2026 15:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 500 000 of total € 8 600 000
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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: 13 May 2026
- Closing time: 12 November 2026 17:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Total budget: € 30 200 000
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 December 2026
- Closing time: 31 January 2027 00:00 (Europe/Brussels)
- Budget per project: € 60 000
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ARXIVE – Bibliography beyond boundaries Publication date: December 2026 10 projects € 20000 per project ARXIVE – Building digital narratives Publication date: December 2026 10[…]