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Creative Europe Culture strand

Creative Europe Culture

Status

Usually opens in October and January

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Opens soon

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
€2,000,000

European Cooperation Projects are funded at up to 80% of eligible costs, with three categories: small-scale (up to EUR 200,000), medium-scale (up to EUR 1 million) and large-scale (up to EUR 2 million). Separate schemes cover literary translation, networks and platforms, and mobility (Culture Moves Europe).

You must co-fund 20%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

European Commission (EACEA), Creative Europe

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — 2026 European Cooperation Projects call closed 5 May 2026. 2027 call (EUR 61 million) to be published in Q1 2027.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 20% yourself.

Who can apply

Cultural and creative organisations (including creative SMEs) legally established in a Creative Europe country. Small-scale projects need at least 3 partners from 3 countries; larger categories need more.

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/creative-europe-culture-strand

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: culture.ec.europa.eu

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