EIT Culture & Creativity: Innovation Projects 2026
EIT Culture & Creativity invites proposals for high-impact, close-to-market innovations, to receive support in accelerating progression from TRL 7 to full market deployment across architecture, audio-visual media, and fashion sectors.
Key facts
- Funding amount
- Up to €20,000 (Stage 1) and up to €900,000 (Stage 2)
- Deadline
- 30 Oct 2026 · 27 days left
- Region
- UK-wide
- Business type
- Innovative businesses & R&D-led teams
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Plain English summary
This funding opportunity from EIT Culture & Creativity supports high-impact innovation projects in the architecture, audio-visual media, and fashion sectors. It focuses on accelerating innovations from TRL 7 to full market deployment. SMEs, startups, and scale-ups are eligible to apply, with a two-stage process offering up to €20,000 for concept validation and up to €900,000 for project implementation.
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Who this is best for
- Innovative businesses & R&D-led teams
- Organisations based in UK-wide
- Projects aligned with innovation funding
- Teams seeking funding around Up to €20,000 (Stage 1) and up to €900,000 (Stage 2)
Who should not apply
- Individuals applying in a personal capacity (unless explicitly permitted)
- Applicants who cannot meet the official eligibility criteria below
Eligibility checklist
Tick what applies to your organisation before applying.
- Open to legal entities established in eligible Horizon Europe countries (including the UK).
- Stage 1 is for single legal entities (startups, scale-ups, SMEs, larger companies) with innovations at TRL 7.
- Stage 2 requires a consortium led by the Stage 1 applicant with a commercialisation partner.
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