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European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) · European Union

EU money for cross-border media literacy projects

Pays for campaigns, training, workshops and tools that help citizens spot disinformation. For groups of associations, companies, universities and public bodies from different eligible European countries.

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Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 21:06 (Brussels time)

Published
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Applications from
Thursday 22 October 2026
Deadline
Wednesday 20 January 2027
Amount
up to €500,000
Funding rate
up to 70% of costs
Difficulty
4/5

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In brief

  • European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) funds Creative Europe.
  • The grant goes up to €500,000 and covers up to 70% of eligible costs.
  • Applications run from Thursday 22 October 2026 to Wednesday 20 January 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time).

Key facts

Funder
European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Programme
Creative Europe
Who can apply
Association, Company, Other public body, Self-employed professional, University or research body
Area
European Union
Instrument
Grant
In the official text
“This Grant Agreement will set the framework for your grant and its terms and” (p. 17)
Total budget
€3,500,000
Maximum grant
€500,000
In the official text
“Project budget (requested grant amount): Maximum EUR 500 000 per project.” (p. 17)
Funding rate
70%
In the official text
“The costs will be reimbursed at the funding rate fixed in the Grant Agreement (70%).” (p. 17)
Minimum project cost
not stated in the call
Published on
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Opens
Thursday 22 October 2026 (time not stated)
Closes
Wednesday 20 January 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time)
In the official text
“Deadline for submitting applications: 20 January 2027 17:00 (Brussels time)” (p. 1)
Procedure
Ranking
In the official text
“Proposals found admissible and eligible will be” (p. 15)
How to submit
EU Funding & Tenders portal
In the official text
“Proposals must be submitted electronically via the Funding & Tenders Portal Electronic” (p. 9)
Application language
Aragonese
Difficulty
4/5
Chances
Cannot be estimated

It suits you if…

  • Your organisation is an association, company, university or public body with a registered office in an eligible country.
  • You can build a consortium of independent partners from different eligible countries.
  • You want to run campaigns, training or workshops that help citizens resist disinformation.
  • You plan a project that has not been completed yet.

It is not for you if…

  • You apply alone or only with partners from your own country: the call needs a cross-border consortium.
  • You are a private individual: natural persons are not among the eligible applicants.
  • Your project is only about building software: the project can include prototypes but cannot focus exclusively on IT development.
  • You want to pass money on to third parties: financial support to third parties is not allowed.

How much you can get

The call has a total budget of €3,500,000. One grant can reach €500,000. The call pays 70% of the costs it accepts, and you cover the rest. If you spend €400,000, you receive €280,000 and pay €120,000 yourself. If you spend €800,000, you receive €500,000 and pay €300,000 yourself. The call does not state a minimum grant or a minimum project cost. The call is also subject to the final adoption of the EU budget for the year concerned.

  • If you spend €400,000, you receive €280,000 and pay €120,000 yourself.
  • If you spend €800,000, you receive €500,000 and pay €300,000 yourself.

What it pays and what it does not

Pays

  • Staff working on the project.
  • Subcontracting.
  • Travel and subsistence.
  • Equipment.
  • Other goods, works and services.
  • Indirect costs, the general running costs of your organisation.
  • VAT you cannot recover.

Does not pay

  • Financial support to third parties.
  • VAT paid by public bodies acting as public authorities.
  • Projects that are already completed: such proposals are rejected.

Key dates

Published on
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Opens
Thursday 22 October 2026 (time not stated)
Closes
Wednesday 20 January 2027, 17:00 (Brussels time)

The call is not open yet. It opens on Thursday 22 October 2026 (the call does not state the time) and closes on Wednesday 20 January 2027 at 17:00, Brussels time. Applications are ranked against each other, so quality matters more than speed. The call does not state when results come.

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What you need

  • Registration of every beneficiary and affiliated entity in the Participant Register, before you submit.
  • Application Form Part A: administrative information and summarised budget, filled in online.
  • Application Form Part B: technical description of the project, within the page limit of the call.
  • Part C: additional project data, filled in online.
  • Consortium agreement among the partners, required after the award.

How to apply

  1. Create or check your Participant Register entry on the EU funding portal, where this call is applied for online.
  2. Find independent partners from other eligible countries to form the consortium.
  3. Fill in Part A and Part C online and write the technical description in Part B.
  4. Submit the full application before the closing time.
  5. If you win, sign the consortium agreement and plan the extra communication and logo duties.

Each step explained in more detail: “How to apply for a grant in 7 steps”

Mistakes that cost you the money

  • Applying without enough independent partners from different eligible countries. Consequence: The application is not eligible and is not assessed.
  • Forgetting to register a partner or affiliated entity in the Participant Register. Consequence: The call requires this registration before the proposal is submitted.
  • Building the project exclusively around IT development. Consequence: The proposal does not match what the call funds.
  • Putting financial support to third parties in the budget. Consequence: Those costs are not accepted.
  • Presenting a project that is already finished. Consequence: The proposal is rejected.
  • Planning a profit from the grant. Consequence: The call states that grants may not produce a profit.

Frequently asked questions

Who can apply?

Legal entities with a registered office in an eligible country: EU Member States, listed EEA countries and countries associated to the Creative Europe programme. Natural persons are excluded.

Can I apply alone?

No. The call asks for a consortium of independent beneficiaries from different eligible countries.

Is the call certain to go ahead?

The call is subject to the final adoption of the EU budget for the year concerned. Before you submit, reread the official call.

Which language can I use?

The call allows any official EU language, but the project summary must always be in English. Confirm this in the official call.

Is there an advance payment?

Yes, after the grant is signed you normally receive a prefinancing, an advance payment to start the work.

Who can I ask about the rules?

Write to the media literacy mailbox of the funding agency, named as contact in the official call.

How to take part from your country

Organisations in these countries can take part if they meet the other rules: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia and Slovakia. The call does not list a national free help desk for this edition.

Any official EU language can be used, but the project summary is always in English.

Public help desks in your country

Help desks in 27 countries
CountryOffice
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czechia
Germany
Denmark
Estonia
Spain
Finland
France
Greece
Croatia
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Latvia
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Sweden
Slovenia
Slovakia

We'll help you with the application

We prepare free of charge the documents about our products: technical and project description, a quote split by the call's cost items, timing and data sheets to attach. For questions about the call, Creative Europe Desks, the public help desk for applicants, guides you.

For this call and your type of organisation we do not yet have a partner consultant who prepares the application.

We give you free of charge the technical documentation of our products and neutral functional requirements you can pass to any supplier. We do not write the project or the tender specifications. The purchase follows public procurement rules.

In European calls a consultant's fee cannot be put in the project budget: it is paid with your own funds.

If your project includes the usual neXt solutions, you can buy them from us, with a quote split by the cost items of the call.

How it works →

Public help desk for this call

  • Creative Europe Desks ↗ Creative Europe Desk National desk of the Creative Europe programme: informs and assists applicants in culture and audiovisual.
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