EIT Culture & Creativity: Innovation Projects 2026
EIT Culture & Creativity Innovation Projects 2026 is a grant for startups and businesses in architecture, audio-visual media or fashion, with Stage 1 funding of up to €20,000 per project, based in the UK. This scheme has closed.
Run by EIT Culture & Creativity · funded by Horizon Europe
Checked against the official page (wkf.ms) on 5 Oct 2026.
This scheme has closed
It closed on 30 October 2026. It stays here in case it reopens; check with the organisation for future rounds. We do not know where it was open, so these are for the whole North.
Support for high-impact, close-to-market innovations in architecture, audio-visual media and fashion sectors, progressing from TRL 7 to full market deployment. Stage 1 provides €20,000 per project; stage 2 provides up to €900,000 per project (70% of eligible costs).
Status and deadline
Status
Confirmed on the official page
Deadline
As stated: Call opening 25 September 2026 ... STAGE 1 30 October 2026, 17:00 CET (Berlin time)
Confirmed on the official page
How much
You put in: For stage 2 project implementation, the remaining costs (minimum 30%) must be covered by consortium members through own resources or other eligible non-EU sources.
Not confirmed on the official page
Who can apply
Confirmed on the official page
Business size
Not confirmed on the official page
Sectors
How to apply
Confirmed on the official page
Where it is open: UK-wide
Not confirmed on the official page
Open across United Kingdom, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.
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- Confirmed on the official page
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- Important, but we could not find it
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Source and last checked
Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (wkf.ms) on 5 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 31 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with EIT Culture & Creativity before you apply.
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- iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunities/via Innovate UK Business Connect: opportunities, read 8 Oct 2026
- eit-culture-creativity.eu/your-opportunities/calls-funding/innovation-projectsthe official page, checked automatically, read 5 Oct 2026
- iuk-business-connect.org.uk/opportunities/eit-culture-creativity-innovation-projects-20via Innovate UK Business Connect: opportunities, read 5 Oct 2026