AI4Creatives Support Platform: embracing a fair AI revolution
Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: The cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) have access to a dedicated European virtual AI support platform. This hub will facilitate collaboration among a strong and open network of CCSI networks, professionals, researchers, AI tech companies, creative startups, ethical AI experts, rights management infrastructures, other industries…
Funding and competition
- 1grant expected (official)
- €4.5M–€5MEU contribution per project
- €3.9Mmedian 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.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 3 | 3 | NARRATIA, HARNESS, DAFNEplus |
| Eit Culture And Creativity South West Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company | 2 | 0 | EIT CC - BP2024-2025, INFINITY |
| Fundacio Eurecat Cerdanyola Del Valles (Barcelona) | Spain | Research organisation | 4 | 0 | ARXIVE, EIT CCSI SUGA, MediaFutures |
| Institut D'Arquitectura Avancada De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 3 | 1 | DAFNEplus, make-a-thek, RED-Pro |
| Anysolution Sl Palma De Mallorca | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 0 | HERITWIN, RegulAIze |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | ARCHE, IPERION CH, AIM-SAFE |
| Asociacion Cultural Open Yourkolektiboa Bilboa | Spain | Other | 2 | 0 | CULTUR.ACT, T-Factor |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | CULTUR.ACT, T-Factor |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 12partners (median)
- 7countries (median)
- 26%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)
- ECHOLOT – European Cultural Heritage Optimised Linked Open Tools (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-03)
- INFINITY – Multidimensional knowledge-based annotation for ethical context-aware heritage data life cycles (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01-03)
- CULTURAI – Cultivating Inclusive and Sustainable AI Policy for the Creative Sector (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-HERITAGE-04)
- CRAFT-IT4SD – Craft Revitalization Action for Futureproofing the Transition to Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Development (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-02)
- CULTUR.ACT – Collaborative Use Case Living Labs Fostering Tools and ResoURces Validation and Adoption in the European Cloud for Next-Gen Digital Heritage Communities Cooperation (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-HERITAGE-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.