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EIT Culture & Creativity offers €10.5 million to bring creative innovations to market

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EIT Culture & Creativity (European Institute of Innovation and Technology) has launched a €10.5 million call supporting market-ready innovations in fashion, architecture and audiovisual media. The programme targets startups, scale-ups and SMEs established in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe associated country, with a technically validated innovation at Technology Readiness Level 7 (TRL).

Modalities: The call has two stages. Selected applicants receive €20,000 in stage 1 to develop a Business Development Plan. In stage 2, up to 11 projects may receive up to €900,000 each for an implementation period of up to 18 months during which they must focus on market entry, scaling up and revenue generation.
 
Deadlines: 30 October 2026 for stage 1 and 15 March 2027 for stage 2.
 
More information: Full eligibility criteria and application details are available on the EIT Culture & Creativity website. An online information session is planned for 7 October 2026 from 10.00 CET, and registration is available here.

 

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