# EU research money to test how culture and heritage can support well-being

_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:** €16,000,000
- **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…
- You work in a heritage institution or in the cultural and creative sectors.
- You can join an international consortium, a group of partners from different countries.
- You want to develop and validate practices that link cultural experiences to well-being.

## It is not for you if…
- You plan to apply alone: the call is built for international consortia.
- Your organisation is established in Russia or Belarus, or is subject to EU restrictive measures.
- You need a grant for a cultural production or tour rather than research and pilots.

## What you need
- Application form, Part B: the description of the proposal, within the page limits and layout of the call.
- Registration of your organisation on the Funding & Tenders Portal.
- Partners from several countries.
- A plan to involve heritage institutions and cultural and creative sector stakeholders.
- Plan for the pilots or other validation methods.

## How to apply
1. Register your organisation in the Participant Register of the Funding & Tenders Portal, where you apply online.
2. Contact your National Contact Point to check that your idea fits the call.
3. Build an international consortium and involve cultural and heritage stakeholders.
4. Write Part B of the application form within the page limits.
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-04

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