# EU money for research teams to protect and pass on living heritage

_In arrivo · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 23:31 (Brussels time)_

## In brief
- Creative Europe Desks (contacts for the local block) funds Horizon Europe.
- The call does not state a maximum amount per project.
- Applications run from Thursday 13 May 2027 to Thursday 23 September 2027 (time not stated).

## Key facts
- **Funder:** Creative Europe Desks (contacts for the local block)
- **Programme:** Horizon Europe
- **Who can apply:** not stated in the call
- **Area:** European Union
- **Instrument:** Grant
- **Total budget:** not stated in the call
- **Maximum grant:** not stated in the call
- **Funding rate:** not stated in the call
- **Minimum project cost:** not stated in the call
- **Published on:** not stated in the call
- **Opens:** Thursday 13 May 2027 (time not stated)
- **Closes:** Thursday 23 September 2027 (time not stated)
- **Procedure:** Ranking
- **How to submit:** EU Funding & Tenders portal
- **Application language:** Aragonese
- **Difficulty:** 3/5
- **Chances:** Cannot be estimated

## It suits you if…
- Your team researches how living cultural traditions and practices are safeguarded and passed on.
- You want to test documentation methods or digital technologies for cultural heritage.
- You can work with heritage, museum, anthropology, ethnology or media studies colleagues.
- You can build a consortium of independent organisations based in different countries.
- Your organisation is, or can be, registered in the EU Participant Register.

## It is not for you if…
- You plan to apply alone: the call asks for a consortium of independent organisations from different countries.
- Your organisation is in an exclusion situation, such as bankruptcy, fraud or unpaid tax or social security.
- Your organisation is subject to EU restrictive measures or administrative sanctions.
- You are based in a country outside the eligible area of the call.

## What you need
- Application form (Part B), available in the Submission System.
- Registration of every organisation in the Participant Register before submitting.
- A consortium of independent organisations from different countries, as the call requires.
- A check that no partner is in an exclusion situation or under EU restrictive measures.

## How to apply
1. Create your account on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal, where the application is submitted online.
2. Register your organisation in the Participant Register and ask each partner to do the same.
3. Build the consortium: independent organisations from different countries, as the call requires.
4. Write the application form (Part B) with your partners once the call opens on Thursday 13 May 2027.
5. Submit on the portal by Thursday 23 September 2027 and keep the receipt.

## Official source and checks
- Official act: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/docs/2021-2027/horizon/wp-call/2025/wp-14-general-annexes_horizon-2025_en.pdf
- Official page of the call: https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/topic-details/HORIZON-CL2-2027-01-HERITAGE-08

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