Innovation Call: Short Innovation Projects 2025
(Source: https://eit-culture-creativity.eu/)
EIT Culture & Creativity invites you to submit proposals for the 2025 Short Innovation Projects, supporting high-impact initiatives that address pressing challenges in the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI). This call focuses on fast-paced, results-driven innovation projects with a maximum duration of 6 months, delivering tangible and market-ready solutions within a short timeframe.
With a strong emphasis on Fashion, Architecture, Cultural Heritage, Audio-Visual Media, and Gaming, this call seeks to accelerate commercialisation and market adoption of innovations that address the challenges of globalisation, digital transformation, emerging technologies (such as AI), and environmental sustainability.
Beyond financial support, EIT Culture & Creativity may offer selected projects additional services to enhance long-term sustainability, such as market access support, investor pitch sessions, networking opportunities, and collaboration within the broader EIT ecosystem.
Timeline
Call segment 1 (single applicant)
- Call opening: 11 February 2025
- Call closure: 11 March 2025 at 17.00 CET
- Eligibility and admissibility check: mid-March 2025
- External evaluation of proposals: Until beginning of April 2025
- Portfolio selection: Second half of April 2025
- Communication of results to applicants: End of April 2025
- Publication of results: Beginning of June 2025 (1 month standstill period)
- Tentative projects start date: Beginning of June 2025
Call segment 2 (consortia)
- Call opening: 11 February 2025
- Call closure: 11 April 2025 at 17.00 CET
- Eligibility and admissibility check: mid-April 2025
- External evaluation of proposals: Until beginning of May 2025
- Portfolio selection: Second half of May 2025
- Communication of results to applicants: End of May 2025
- Publication of results: Beginning of July 2025 (1 month standstill period)
- Tentative projects start date: Beginning of July 2025
For further details on Funding, Application Eligibility, Scope & Topics, KPIs requirements, and how to apply, visit: https://eit-culture-creativity.eu/short-innovation-projects-2025/