Horizon Europe (2021 - 2027)

Call for application for start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs to participate in the EIT Culture & Creativity Acceleration and Post-Acceleration Programmes 2025

Last update: Jul 1, 2025 Last update: Jul 1, 2025

Details

Location:EU 27
EU 27
Grantmaking entity type:Other financing mechanism
Status:Closed
Budget: EUR 990,000
Award ceiling: EUR 60,000
Award floor:N/A
Sector:Culture & Arts, Non-specialized Goods / Services, Civil Engineering, Marketing & Media
Languages:English
Eligible applicants:Private Sector
Eligible citizenships:EU 27, Afghanistan, Albania, Alg ...
EU 27, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, Curaçao, Dem. Rep. Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Commonwealth of, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia, Fiji, French Polynesia, French Southern Territory, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine / West Bank & Gaza, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Sint Maarten, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Date posted: May 16, 2025

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Objectives: EIT Culture & Creativity, through its Acceleration and Post-Acceleration Programmes, aims to empower start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs within the Cultural and Creative Sectors and In...
Eligibility criteria: The grant is open to start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs that are legally established in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe-associated country. Eligible organizations must apply individually as a single entity and meet the European Commissi...

Description

Call for application for start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs to participate in the EIT Culture & Creativity Acceleration and Post-Acceleration Programmes 2025 Type of grant: Cascade funding Opening date: 15 May 2025 Deadline model: multiple cut-off Deadline
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About the Funding Agency

Horizon Europe will incorporate research and innovation missions to increase the effectiveness of funding by pursuing clearly defined targets. 

The Commission has engaged policy experts to develop studies, case studies and reports on how a mission-oriented policy approach will work.

Mission areas

5 mission areas have been identified, each with a dedicated mission board and assembly. The board and assembly help specify, design and implement the specific missions which will launch under Horizon Europe in 2021.

  • Adaptation to climate change including societal transformation
  • Cancer
  • Climate-neutral and smart cities
  • Healthy oceans, seas, coastal and inland waters
  • Soil health and food

About the Sectors

Culture & Arts

Includes cultural and artistic activities that reflect, preserve, and promote cultural identity, heritage, and creative expression.


Key areas:
  • Cultural heritage, traditions, and identity
  • Arts and creative industries
  • Cultural and artistic services and activities

Non-specialized Goods / Services

Covers general goods and services that support daily operations, facilities management, and basic institutional needs.


Key areas:
  • Facility support services (cleaning, catering, maintenance)
  • Rental services (offices, venues, accommodation, parking)
  • Supply of basic goods and consumables
  • Office, household, visibility, and event-related supplies
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