EIT Culture & Creativity is inviting startups and scaleups in the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI) to apply for financial support through its Shape Acceleration Programme and Scale Post-Acceleration Programme.

The call is designed for technology-enabled, market-driven and IP-leveraged ventures that are seeking to strengthen commercial execution, improve investment readiness, attract capital and expand into European and international markets. EITCC_Open call_Financial suppo…

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Call Reference: HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-02

Overview

The European Commission, under the Horizon Europe Programme, has launched a call for proposals to strengthen Europe's cultural and creative industries by supporting innovative projects that help creative startups scale, commercialise disruptive innovations and build stronger innovation ecosystems.

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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is inviting CreativeTech startups from across Africa to apply for the timbuktoo Launchpad Pan-African Incubation Programme. Through the timbuktoo Creatives Hub, hosted in South Africa, selected startups will receive structured incubation, mentorship, investment readiness support, and access to a continent-wide innovation ecosystem. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with the first cohort commencing in September 2026.

Overview

The EUNIC Spaces of Culture Fund 2026 is now open for applications, supporting innovative cultural relations projects across Sub-Saharan Africa. The programme forms part of the wider Africa-Europe Partnerships for Culture initiative funded by the European Union and implemented by EUNIC (EU National Institutes for Culture).

The fund aims to strengthen equitable partnerships between African and European cultural actors through collaborative projects that promote intercultural dialogue, mutual learning, co-creation, and shared capacity building.