Addressing the impact of artificial intelligence, cyberviolence, and deepfakes on equality, democracy and inclusive societies
Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Enhanced understanding of the impact of AI-driven technologies, including AI-generated deepfakes and automated content generation on equality, political participation, democratic processes, public trust, and social cohesion, with evidence-based insights into their role in mitigating or exacerbating disparities. Uptake of evidence-based policy…
Funding and competition
- 5grants expected (official)
- €3.5M–€4MEU contribution per project
- €3Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 127projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universitat De Barcelona Barcelona | Spain | University | 3 | 1 | WHAT-IF, INCA, DEMOCRAT |
| Universidad Del Pais Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Leioa | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | DELIAH, I-CIVIC |
| Fundacion Centro De Tecnologias De Interaccion Visual Y Comunicaciones Vicomtech Donostia San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 2 | 0 | OSPREY, DETECTOR |
| Insikt Intelligence S.L. Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 0 | DETECTOR |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 1 | HYBRIDS, SWIFT |
| Universidad Carlos Iii De Madrid Getafe (Madrid) | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | SOLARIS, DIVINE |
| Universidad De La Iglesia De Deusto Entidad Religiosa Bilbao | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | RE-WIRING, UNTWIST |
| Fundacio Per A La Universitat Oberta De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | WHAT-IF, EURYKA |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 10partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 15%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
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- DELIAH – Democratic Literacy and Humour (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL2-2024-DEMOCRACY-01-08)
- Polinoculate – Inoculating and coaching policymakers to resist disinformation (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-09)
- DIACOMET – Fostering capacity building for civic resilience and participation: Dialogic communication ethics and accountability (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-06)
- COMPASS – COuntering Manipulation while Preserving Authentic Speech and Society (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-09)
- ITHACA – artificial Intelligence To enHAnce Civic pArticipation (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL2-2022-DEMOCRACY-01-01)
- vera.ai – vera.ai: VERification Assisted by Artificial Intelligence (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL4-2021-HUMAN-01-27)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.