Open topic: Impact-driven research on realising the full potential of cultural heritage, arts and cultural and creative industries
Projects should contribute to the following expected outcome: New groundbreaking findings and methods are developed, verified and put into practice that significantly contribute to realising the full potential of cultural heritage, arts or/and cultural and creative industries (CCIs) [1] as drivers of sustainable innovation and/or a European sense of belonging. Scope: Applicants are invited to design the best…
Funding and competition
- 5grants expected (official)
- €2M–€4MEU contribution per project
- €3.1Mmedian 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eit Culture And Creativity South West Sl Barcelona | Spain | Company | 3 | 0 | EIT CC - BP2024-2025, BP26-28 EITCC, INFINITY |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 0 | CULTUR.ACT, T-Factor, drOp |
| Fundacion Espanola Para La Cienciay La Tecnologia, F.S.P., Fecyt Alcobendas | Spain | Other | 2 | 0 | ARCHE, Net4SocietyHE |
| Universidad Del Pais Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea Leioa | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | STEAMbrace, ECHOLOT |
| Asociacion Cultural Open Yourkolektiboa Bilboa | Spain | Other | 2 | 0 | CULTUR.ACT, T-Factor |
| Institut D'Arquitectura Avancada De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 2 | 0 | HERITACT, DAFNEplus |
| Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Madrid | Spain | Research organisation | 2 | 0 | ARCHE, CHEurope |
| Gvam Guias Interactivas Sl Madrid | Spain | Company · SME | 2 | 0 | REEVALUATE, rurALLURE |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 12partners (median)
- 7countries (median)
- 16%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.
- CULTURATI – Customized games and routes for cultural heritage and arts (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-02)
- ARCHE – Alliance for Research on Cultural Heritage in Europe (HORIZON · 2022 · HORIZON-CL2-2021-HERITAGE-02-02)
- innocult – Centre of Excellence for Cultural and Creative Innovations in Lithuania (H2020 · 2017 · WIDESPREAD-04-2017)
- EKIP – European Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries Policy Platform (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-02-01)
- STARTUP – Sustainable transitions. action research and training in urban perspective (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-01)
- Art of Darkness – Art of Darkness as Cultural Heritage of Urban Landscape (HORIZON · 2025 · HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01-01)
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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.