EIC Accelerator 2025 – Short application

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Code: 35135 | Identifier Code: HORIZON-EIC-2025-ACCELERATOR-01 | Programme name: 2939 | Sub-program: European Innovation Council-EIC (2021-2027) | Start submission calls: 29/10/2024 | End submission calls: 18/12/2025

The EIC Accelerator focuses in particular on innovations building on scientific discovery or technological breakthroughs (‘deep tech’) and where significant funding is needed over a long timeframe before returns can be generated (‘patient capital’).

The EIC Accelerator supports companies (principally SMEs, including start-ups) to scale up high impact innovations with the potential to create new markets or disrupt existing ones.

Support to the coordination of ITS National Access Points

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Code: 35133 | Identifier Code: CEF-T-2025-TAGENDG-NAPCORE | Programme name: 3569 | Sub-program: Connecting Europe Facility – Transport | Start submission calls: 05/11/2024 | End submission calls: 04/02/2025

The NAPs, together with regional and local access points that might exist in the Member States, are an important component of the common European mobility data space under the European strategy for data and should be relied upon in particular as regards the accessibility of ITS data. By cooperating on the facilitation of access to data via the NAPs, Member States should strive to improve the NAPs’ effectiveness, interoperability, and cooperation across the Union as well as to facilitate the data users’ access to them.

Despite NAPs being operated in all Member States, there is still a need to improve accessibility of data concerning many data types that are deemed crucial to support the development of essential services providing the necessary information to the end users.

Building on and integrating the outcomes of the CEF Programme Support Actions NAPCORE and Data4PT project, the objective of this action is to further support the harmonised implementation of Delegated Regulations adopted under Directive 2010/40/EU. This action should support implementation of the requirements to make infrastructure, safety, traffic and travel data accurate and accessible to users (such as transport authorities or service providers) via the NAPs, i.e. all NAPs and associated data stemming from the implementation of Delegated Regulations (EU) No 885/2013, No 886/2013, 2015/962, 2017/1926 and 2022/670, including their possible revision during the lifetime of this action in the framework of the implementation of the working programme of the ITS Directive.

Τhis action is expected to further support the coordination and harmonisation of a standardised NAP data distribution ecosystem throughout the EU, contributing to the creation of a digital twin of the physical transport infrastructure and its operations, providing for a data layer supporting transport services.

Supporting Ukrainian artists and cultural organisations to co-create/showcase

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Code: 35124 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-UA-1 | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 30/10/2024 | End submission calls: 06/02/2025

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has had devastating effects on the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors with many organisations and artists that cannot operate and reach out to their national and international audiences. In addition, many Ukrainians, whether refugees or internally/internationally displaced people, do not have full access to culture. This call intends to build ties between Ukrainian organisations and their counterparts based in the other countries participating in the Creative Europe programme, therefore furthering their integration into the European landscape and contributing to the EU’s international cultural relations. Within the context of the New European Agenda for Culture, an important element of strengthening social cohesion and resilience is the development of the cultural sector, the protection and restoration of cultural heritage in Ukraine. All of these are necessary not only to help people recover but also to achieve Ukraine’s ambitious goal of a more resilient and inclusive economy and society that can grow in the future.

The objective of this call for proposals is to select projects to respond to the abovementioned challenges and to help Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors organisations, artists and professionals tackle the ongoing and future consequences of the war, in cooperation with organisations from other Creative Europe countries.

Supporting Ukrainian artists and cultural organisations to co-create with their peers in the Creative Europe participating countries and showcase their art and works in Ukraine and in Creative Europe participating countries.

Proposals addressing this priority shall be presented by selecting topic CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-UA-1.

Fostering Ukrainians’ access to culture and cultural heritage

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Code: 35121 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-UA-2 | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 30/10/2024 | End submission calls: 06/02/2025

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has had devastating effects on the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors with many organisations and artists that cannot operate and reach out to their national and international audiences. In addition, many Ukrainians, whether refugees or internally/internationally displaced people, do not have full access to culture. This call intends to build ties between Ukrainian organisations and their counterparts based in the other countries participating in the Creative Europe programme, therefore furthering their integration into the European landscape and contributing to the EU’s international cultural relations. Within the context of the New European Agenda for Culture, an important element of strengthening social cohesion and resilience is the development of the cultural sector, the protection and restoration of cultural heritage in Ukraine. All of these are necessary not only to help people recover but also to achieve Ukraine’s ambitious goal of a more resilient and inclusive economy and society that can grow in the future.

The objective of this call for proposals is to select projects to respond to the abovementioned challenges and to help Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors organisations, artists and professionals tackle the ongoing and future consequences of the war, in cooperation with organisations from other Creative Europe countries.

Fostering Ukrainians’ access to culture and cultural heritage – namely for displaced people, in Ukraine or Creative Europe participating countries – promoting integration, social cohesion or health through culture.

Proposals addressing this priority shall be presented by selecting topic CREACULT-2025-COOP-UA-2.

Call for proposals for 3-year framework partnership agreements to support European networks, civil society organisations active at EU level and European think tanks in the areas of Union values

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Code: 35118 | Identifier Code: CERV-2025-OG-FPA | Programme name: 2926 | Start submission calls: 31/10/2024 | End submission calls: 28/01/2025

The objective of this call is to protect, promote and raise awareness of rights by providing financial support to civil society organisations active at local, regional, national and transnational level in promoting and cultivating those rights.

The call thereby also aims at strengthening the protection and promotion of Union values including respect for the rule of law and contributing to the construction of a more democratic Union, democratic dialogue, transparency as well as good governance. Also the call intends to set up 3-year framework partnership agreements with European networks, civil society organisations active at EU level and European think tanks, and to increase the capacities of the framework partners to contribute actively to the development and implementation of EU policies.

Available budget:

• The budget will be allocated via specific calls to the selected framework partners (see the specific call CERV 2025-OG-SGA).
• Depending on the number and quality of proposals, we expect to sign between 70-80 framework partnerships.

Preparing the post-war recovery of the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors

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Code: 35114 | Identifier Code: CREA-CULT-2025-COOP-UA-3 | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: Culture | Start submission calls: 30/10/2024 | End submission calls: 06/02/2025

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has had devastating effects on the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors with many organisations and artists that cannot operate and reach out to their national and international audiences. In addition, many Ukrainians, whether refugees or internally/internationally displaced people, do not have full access to culture. This call intends to build ties between Ukrainian organisations and their counterparts based in the other countries participating in the Creative Europe programme, therefore furthering their integration into the European landscape and contributing to the EU’s international cultural relations. Within the context of the New European Agenda for Culture, an important element of strengthening social cohesion and resilience is the development of the cultural sector, the protection and restoration of cultural heritage in Ukraine. All of these are necessary not only to help people recover but also to achieve Ukraine’s ambitious goal of a more resilient and inclusive economy and society that can grow in the future.

The objective of this call for proposals is to select projects to respond to the abovementioned challenges and to help Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors organisations, artists and professionals tackle the ongoing and future consequences of the war, in cooperation with organisations from other Creative Europe countries.

Preparing the post-war recovery of the Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors and supporting their contribution to societal resilience through capacity building and networking activities.

Proposals addressing this priority shall be presented by selecting topic CREA-CULT-2025-COOPUA-3.

News – Journalism Partnerships – Collaborations

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Code: 35112 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2025-JOURPART-COLLABORATIONS | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 27/02/2025

This topic aims to support the economical sustainability of news media. It supports cross-border media collaborations focusing, among other aspects, on the resilience of news media organisations. This support shall foster media transformation, trustworthy reporting and skills for news media professionals, for instance by developing new business models and media production standards.

News – Journalism Partneships – Pluralism

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Code: 35110 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2025-JOURPART-PLURALISM | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 27/02/2025

Besides a purely economic aspect, independent media contribute to upholding the essential principles of media freedom and pluralism.

This topic seeks to protect news media sectors of special relevance to democracy and civic participation, such as local and regional media, community media, investigative journalism and organisations delivering public interest news. Support will target organisations with experience in media to put in cascading grants (i.e. regranting / support to third parties).

EU-SME Centre in China

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Code: 35108 | Identifier Code: SMP-COSME-2024-SMECC-01 | Programme name: 3856 | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 15/01/2025

The overall objective of this call for proposals is to ensure the continuation of the EU SME Centre in China. The latter must provide a first line of advice to target SMEs, namely SMEs operating in China or willing to enter this market, to increase and diversify their knowledge on acquisition, exports, imports and investments. In this regard, during phase V the Centre will continue to offer a set of business support services to help target SMEs overcome barriers and constraints they face in their efforts to enter, stay, or de-risk from the Chinese market.

NEWS – Media Freedom Rapid Response Mechanism

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Code: 35106 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2025-MFP | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 15/01/2025

The European Democracy Action Plan stresses that physical and online threats and attacks on journalists are on the rise in several Member States and proposes sustainable funding for projects with a focus on legal and practical assistance to journalists in the EU and elsewhere, including safety and cybersecurity training for journalists and diplomatic support. The Commission’s annual Rule of Law Report refers to physical and online threats and attacks on journalists as a persistent issue across Europe. In September 2021 the Commission adopted a Recommendation on ensuring the protection, safety and empowerment of journalists and other media professionals in the European Union.

NEWS – Media Literacy

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Code: 35104 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2025-MEDIALITERACY | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 06/03/2025

Support will encourage knowledge sharing and exchanges on media literacy policies and practices to enable the development of innovative cross-border media literacy initiatives and communities across Europe, in a continuously changing digital media landscape and taking into account current user behaviour among various age groups.

Creative Innovation Lab

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Code: 35102 | Identifier Code: CREA-CROSS-2025-INNOVLAB | Programme name: 3948 | Sub-program: Cross-sectoral strand | Start submission calls: 24/10/2024 | End submission calls: 24/04/2025

The InnovLab support shall support the design, development and/or spread of innovative tools, models or solutions applicable in the audiovisual and other cultural and creative sectors (CCSs) with a high potential of replicability in those sectors.

The objectives of the scheme is to encourage cooperation between the audiovisual sector and other CCSs in order to accompany their environmental transition and/or to improve their competitiveness and/or the circulation, visibility, discoverability, availability, diversity and the audience of European content across borders. The support also aims to enable the European audiovisual sector and other CCSs to better adapt to the opportunities offered by the development of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Worlds.