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Societal impact of cultural heritage

Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Enhanced understanding of the societal impact of cultural heritage; Good practices and case studies to enable positive societal impact described and documented, for the context of the research area chosen. Capacity building and knowledge dissemination among practitioners and policymakers. Produce and disseminate policy recommendations, guidance,…

Deadline 23 Sep 2027Opens 13 May 2027Budget €15MIndicative grants 5EU contribution per project €2.5M–€3MSingle stageHORIZON Research and Innovation Actions

Funding and competition

  • 5grants expected (official)
  • €2.5M–€3MEU contribution per project
  • €3Mmedian 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.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita Di Bologna
Bologna
ItalyUniversity101CareFabric, CoHERE, UNCHARTED
University Of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newcastle Upon Tyne
United KingdomUniversity42LIL-ECHOES, CoHERE, HeritageCircle
Ethniko Kentro Erevnas Kai Technologikis Anaptyxis
Thermi Thessaloniki
GreeceResearch organisation50RE-SPHERE, SO-CLOSE, MuseIT
Aarhus Universitet
Aarhus C
DenmarkUniversity51CoHERE, EPIC-WE, DRU
Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Amsterdam
NetherlandsUniversity60CoHERE, reCreating Europe, PITCH
Ethniko Kai Kapodistriako Panepistimio Athinon
Athina
GreeceUniversity41CoHERE, WALKING MEMORY, CIRCLE
Iclei European Secretariat Gmbh (Iclei Europasekretariat Gmbh)
Freiburg Im Breisgau
GermanyOther · SME40CareFabric, HeritageCircle, RescueME
Universiteit Utrecht
Utrecht
NetherlandsUniversity41CONCILIARE, PITCH, COLUMN
Institut Drustvenih Znanosti Ivo Pilar
Zagreb
CroatiaUniversity40CHIEF, INVENT, We-ID
Panepistimio Aigaiou
Mytilini
GreeceUniversity31HERITACT, WALKING MEMORY, SPOT
Universidade Do Porto
Porto
PortugalUniversity31ARTPEACE, UNCHARTED, DRU
Kobenhavns Universitet
Kobenhavn
DenmarkUniversity31INFRA-CARE, INVENT, reCreating Europe
Cyens Centre Of Excellence
Nicosia
CyprusResearch organisation30WALKING MEMORY, ARTPEACE, ReInHerit
The Lisbon Council For Economic Competitiveness Asbl
Bruxelles / Brussel
BelgiumOther20LIL-ECHOES, INCLUDE-ID
Varoskutatas (Metropolitan Researchinstitute) Kft
Budapest
HungaryCompany · SME22HeritageCircle, OpenHeritage

Spanish organisations with experience in this field

The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.

OrganisationCountryTypeSimilar EU projectsAs coordinatorExamples (CORDIS)
Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona
Cerdanyola Del Valles
SpainUniversity31INVENT, SO-CLOSE, ReIncluGen
Universitat De Barcelona
Barcelona
SpainUniversity32CULTURALBASE, UNCHARTED, SPOT
Universidad Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona
SpainUniversity20CHIEF, MAGnituDe
Science For Change, Sl
Barcelona
SpainCompany · SME11PULSE-ART
Universidad De Granada
Granada
SpainUniversity11SECreTour
Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas
Madrid
SpainResearch organisation20PULSE-ART, CHEurope
Universidad De Oviedo
Oviedo
SpainUniversity11CULTURALITY
Fundacio Privada Universitat I Tecnologia
Barcelona
SpainUniversity10PULSE

What a typical winning consortium looks like

  • 11partners (median)
  • 6countries (median)
  • 15%of partners are SMEs
University 44%Other 21%Research organisation 13%Company 13%Public body 9%

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.

  • CHIEF – Cultural Heritage and Identities of Europe's Future (H2020 · 2018 · CULT-COOP-03-2017)
  • CULTURALBASE – Social Platform on Cultural Heritage and European Identities (H2020 · 2015 · REFLECTIVE-9-2014)
  • LIL-ECHOES – Living cultural labs: empowering communities through intercultural encounters in virtual worlds (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-HERITAGE-05)
  • CareFabric – Cross-disciplinary Approach to Research European Neighbourhoods – Facilitating the Acceleration of NEB principles for Resilience in Cities (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-NEB-2025-01-PARTICIPATION-02)
  • CoHERE – Critical Heritages: performing and representing identities in Europe (H2020 · 2016 · REFLECTIVE-2-2015)
  • INCLUDE-ID – Including people with intellectual disabilities in cultural institutions: supporting participation and enjoyment through digital innovation and artificial intelligence (HORIZON · 2026 · HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-TRANSFO-09)

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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.