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Horizon Europe Cluster 2 — Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society

Horizon Culture & Creativity: Ethical AI

Funds three €4–5M projects that help cultural and creative organisations build inclusive AI tools, services and sustainable business models.

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Artificial intelligence is changing how cultural and creative organisations make, manage and share work. Many smaller organisations still lack the data, infrastructure, skills or capacity to use it well. This topic funds projects that map those gaps and build practical ways for CCSI to adopt AI without losing human creativity, cultural diversity or inclusion.

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Develop and pilot ethical AI products, services and tools for cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI). Projects must assess AI readiness and adoption barriers, work with CCSI practitioners and technology developers, and produce strategic guidance plus scalable, affordable tools with documentation and training. They may focus on AI-enabled products and services across sector value chains, inclusive solutions for cultural and linguistic diversity and accessibility, or both. Pilots should support new revenue streams and sustainable business models; financial support to third parties may be provided as grants of up to EUR 60 000 each.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.Annual
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.23 Sept 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.22 weeks
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Grant
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.30%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.€15M

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-03Source: ec.europa.eu