# EU money for cross-border media literacy projects

_In arrivo · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 22:22 (Brussels time)_

## 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
- **Total budget:** €3,500,000
- **Maximum grant:** €500,000
- **Funding rate:** 70%
- **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)
- **Procedure:** Ranking
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **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.

## 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.

## Official source and checks
- Official act: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/crea/wp-call/2027/call-fiche_crea-cross-2027-medialiteracy_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/CREA-CROSS-2027-MEDIALITERACY

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