# EU money to build a virtual AI support platform for culture

_In arrivo · Status as of Tuesday 20 October 2026, 22:26 (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…
- You are set up to build and run a networked online support platform.
- Your organisation has its registered office in an EU country or in another country the call lists as eligible.
- You can run a pilot to test the platform against what the cultural and creative sectors need.
- You can prepare an online form, a PDF description and a detailed lump sum budget table.

## It is not for you if…
- Your organisation has its registered office outside the eligible countries listed by the call.
- You want money for a cultural production or touring rather than a support platform.
- You need the money to be paid on actual invoices, because this call uses a lump sum.

## What you need
- Application form Part A, filled in online on the EU funding portal.
- Application form Part B, the PDF description of the project, within the page limits and layout of the call annexes.
- Detailed budget table for the lump sum.
- The rules on financial and operational capacity and on exclusion, as described in the call annex.
- Registration of your organisation on the portal.

## How to apply
1. Register your organisation on the EU funding portal, where you apply online.
2. Read the call annexes on page limits, layout, capacity and exclusion before you plan the project.
3. Write Part B as a PDF and fill in Part A online.
4. Prepare the detailed lump sum budget table.
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/2026-2027/wp-15-general-annexes_horizon-2026-2027_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-02

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