Crafting routes to a circular economy
Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: The cultural dimension of circular economy is better understood. Cultural factors and the potential of cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) are leveraged to foster circular economy in the EU Scalable, sustainable and inclusive business models are developed with users and stakeholders, leveraging circular practices from CCSI for…
Funding and competition
- 3grants expected (official)
- €3M–€3.5MEU contribution per project
- €4Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 129projects 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institut D'Arquitectura Avancada De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 4 | 1 | make-a-thek, RED-Pro, HERITACT |
| Institut De Tecnologia De La Construccion De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Other | 4 | 0 | CIRCUBUILT, SMILE CITY, INBUILT |
| Universidad Complutense De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | STARTUP, GLOBERISE |
| Ortega Nuere Maria Cristina Bilbao | Spain | Company | 2 | 0 | CRAFT-IT4SD, Tracks4Crafts |
| Iris Technology Solutions, Sociedad Limitada Cornella De Llobregat | Spain | Company · SME | 3 | 0 | HOUSEFUL, REDOL, BIORADAR |
| Universidad De Vigo Vigo Pontevedra | Spain | University | 2 | 1 | rurALLURE, CIRCUIT |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 1 | T-Factor, RescueME |
| Centro De Estudios De Materiales Y Control De Obra Sa Malaga | Spain | Company | 2 | 0 | INHERIT, DeCO2 |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 14partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 22%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.
- make-a-thek – Modular Library Makerspaces for Heritage Crafts Innovation and Digitization (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-01)
- ARACNE – Advocating the role of silk art and cultural heritage at national and european scale - aracne (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-02)
- RED-Pro – Regenerative Ecologies of Design & Production for European Heritage (RED&Pro) (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-HERITAGE-06)
- CRAFT-IT4SD – Craft Revitalization Action for Futureproofing the Transition to Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Development (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-02)
- STARTUP – Sustainable transitions. action research and training in urban perspective (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-01)
- EIT CC - BP2024-2025 – EIT Culture & Creativity Business Plan 2024-2025 (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-EIT-2024-2025-KIC-CCSI)
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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.