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New Ventures in Creative Tech (Spark Incubation)

New Ventures in Creative Tech (Spark Incubation) is a support programme with funding of up to €30,000 for early-stage founders developing tech-based ideas in fashion, architecture or advanced materials. Open, closes 16 November 2026.

Run by EIT Culture & Creativity · funded by Horizon Europe

Checked against the official page (eit-culture-creativity.eu) on 20 Oct 2026.

Funding of up to €30,000 and a 9-month training programme for early-stage founders with pre-incorporation business concepts in Materials and Built Environment (fashion and architecture). Includes an in-person Startup Sprint and an online Spark Incubation Programme.

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Status and deadline

Status

Open

Confirmed on the official page

Deadline

Closes 16 November 2026 at 5pm (14 days)

As stated: Application deadline 16 November 2026 17:00 CET

Confirmed on the official page

How much

Up to €30k per project (up to €30,000 in funding per selected venture)

Not confirmed on the official page

Who can apply

Early-stage founders (individuals or multidisciplinary teams) with no registered company for the business concept, registered in an EU Member State or Horizon Europe-associated country, developing a tech-centric solution in fashion, architecture or advanced materials.

Confirmed on the official page

Business size

Start-ups

Not confirmed on the official page

Sectors

creative industries, infrastructure, materials, sustainability

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How to apply

Find out more and apply on the EIT Culture & Creativity call page, or attend one of the online information sessions first.

Not confirmed on the official page

Where it is open: UK-wide

United Kingdom

Not confirmed on the official page

HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

Open across United Kingdom, so every council area in the North of England is shaded.

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Things we could not confirm

  • Businesses cannot apply until a company is registered, so eligibility for existing legal entities is excluded; applicants must be individuals or teams without a registered company.
  • Total budget is €1,050,000 for up to 35 ventures; per-venture maximum is €30,000.
  • Amount is in euros, not pounds, so no sterling figure is given.
  • Delivered by EIT Culture & Creativity, whose own rules apply.
  • Information sessions on 20 October 2026 and 10 November 2026 at 10:00 CET (9am UK time) are online sessions, not listed as events here because the sessions' registration link is not a confirmed booking page in the text; recordings are to be made available afterwards.

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