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EIT Culture & Creativity
EIT Culture & Creativity — Shape Acceleration & Scale Post-Acceleration
Amount
Up to €500,000
Deadline
Oct 12, 2026
Can you get this?
✓Must be a for-profit legal entity
✓Registered in EU or Horizon Europe Associated Country
✓Must operate in Cultural and Creative Sectors
✓Shape: early traction required
✓Scale: EUR 200,000 investment secured or actively fundraising
What it takes
Obtain a Participant Identification Code (PIC) via the EU Funding and Tender Portal before applying.
Complete the application form on the submission platform, available from 10 August 2026 until 12 October 2026 at 17:00 CEST.
Submit all required documents including pitch deck, proof of company registration, detailed budget, product demo evidence, and six-month bank statement.
Scale applicants must also submit a Venture Scaling Plan and evidence of qualifying investment or active fundraising with a signed term sheet of at least EUR 200,000.
Worth knowing
The 2027 cohort covers Fashion, Architecture, and Audio Visual Media.
Up to 100% of eligible project costs can be reimbursed, but costs already funded by other EU programmes cannot be included.
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