Towards a consolidated culture and creativity driven European innovation ecosystem
Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: The number and impact of CCI [1] -driven innovations in Europe are increased thanks to a wide uptake of evidence-based measures stemming from EU-funded research. These results are followed up with appropriate assessments and Key Performance Indicators. Innovation driven by the cultural and creative industries continues to be boosted beyond project…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €4.5M–€5MEU contribution per project
- €3.5Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 129projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Very few grants: expect strong competition. Only proposals well above threshold are funded, so a clearly differentiated idea and a complete consortium are essential.
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.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eit Culture & Creativity Gmbh Koln | Germany | Company | 9 | 1 | EIT CC - BP2024-2025, EIT CCSI SUGA, PACESETTERS |
| Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis Thermi Thessaloniki | Greece | Research organisation | 5 | 3 | HAMLET, i-Game, MEMENTOES |
| Kea European Affairs Bruxelles / Brussel | Belgium | Company · SME | 6 | 0 | STARTUP, CICERONE, HeritageCircle |
| Eit Health Ev Munchen | Germany | Other | 5 | 3 | EIT HEI, Cross-KIC RI, HORIZONEIT2022HEALTH |
| Uniwersytet Jagiellonski Krakow | Poland | University | 4 | 1 | EIT CCSI SUGA, PACESETTERS, HUMAIN |
| Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita Di Bologna Bologna | Italy | University | 4 | 1 | EIT CCSI SUGA, Art of Darkness, UnEXTRA |
| Stichting Climate-Kic International Foundation Amsterdam | Netherlands | Other | 5 | 0 | EIT HEI, Cross-KIC RI, CapaCITIES 2.0 |
| Stichting Nederlands Instituut Voorbeeld En Geluid Hilversum | Netherlands | Other | 4 | 0 | EKIP, inDICEs, AMPLIFY |
| Eit Kic Urban Mobility Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 4 | 1 | EIT HEI, Cross-KIC RI, EITUM-BP23-25 |
| Eit Food Heverlee | Belgium | Other | 4 | 1 | EIT HEI, Cross-KIC RI, EIT INNOBC |
| Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche Roma | Italy | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | EIT CCSI SUGA, ARCHE, CULTURAI |
| Stichting Europeana Den Haag | Netherlands | Other · SME | 4 | 0 | inDICEs, CULTURAI, ECHOLOT |
| 28Digital Bruxelles / Brussel | Belgium | Other · SME | 4 | 0 | EIT HEI, Cross-KIC RI, EIT INNOBC |
| Fonden Creative Business Cup Bronshoj | Denmark | Other | 3 | 0 | EKIP, EPIC-WE, SPECTRA |
| Trans Europe Halles Lund | Sweden | Other | 3 | 0 | EIT CCSI SUGA, DISCE, HeritageCircle |
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eit Kic Urban Mobility Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company · SME | 4 | 1 | EIT HEI, Cross-KIC RI, EITUM-BP23-25 |
| Eit Culture And Creativity South West Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company | 2 | 0 | EIT CC - BP2024-2025, EIT HEI |
| Eit Food Clc South S.L. Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | EIT HEI, Cross-KIC RI, EIT INNOBC |
| Universidad Complutense De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | STARTUP, TRANSFER |
| Fundacio Eurecat Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona) | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | EIT CCSI SUGA, UnEXTRA |
| Fundacion Espanola Para La Cienciay La Tecnologia, F.S.P., Fecyt Alcobendas | Spain | Other | 2 | 0 | Net4SocietyHE, ARCHE |
| Universidad Del Pais Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Leioa | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | STEAMbrace, ECHOLOT |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | CapaCITIES 2.0, DAFNEplus |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 13partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 17%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
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- EIT CC - BP2024-2025 – EIT Culture & Creativity Business Plan 2024-2025 (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-EIT-2024-2025-KIC-CCSI)
- EKIP – European Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries Policy Platform (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-02-01)
- EIT CCSI SUGA – EIT Culture & Creativity (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-EIT-2022-KIC-STARTUP-EITCCI)
- STARTUP – Sustainable transitions. action research and training in urban perspective (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-01)
- Net4SocietyHE – Network of National Contact Points for Cluster 2 ""Culture, Creativity and Inclusive society"" and ""SSH Integration"""" (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE-02-01)
- IN SITU – Place-based innovation of cultural and creative industries in non-urban areas (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE-01-03)
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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.