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    CASCADE FUNDING

    Open call for proposals Innovation projects

    Closing soon · 15 daysLive official EU data

    Run by EIT Culture & Creativity · Up to TRL 9

    30 Oct 2026
    Deadline
    €900k
    Per company
    €10.5M
    Total for all companies

    What this call funds

    This call funds close to market innovation projects in Architecture, Audio Visual Media and Fashion that are already at TRL 7 and aim to reach TRL 9 and full market deployment. Selected projects first get a small lump sum to prepare a business development plan, then up to EUR 900,000 for an 18 month implementation phase covering technical development, pilot deployment, market entry and scaling.

    creative cultural · sme scaleup · deep tech

    Who wins this

    This suits a creative sector innovator with a close to market product in Architecture, Audio Visual Media or Fashion that needs funding to validate, commercialise and scale toward full market deployment.

    Could you win this call?

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    The call in detail

    Indicative grant size
    €900k
    Submission
    Multiple cut-offs (rolling call with several deadlines)
    Cut-off dates (2)
    30 Oct 2026 · 15 Mar 2027
    Type of action
    Cascade funding
    Partners
    Not stated in the call.
    Funding rate
    up to 70% of eligible project costs
    Also required
    Stage 1 applicants receive a EUR 20,000 fixed lump sum for a six week preparatory phase, and up to 11 projects may receive up to EUR 900,000 each for an 18 month implementation phase.
    Eligible countries (45)
    Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Israel, Türkiye, Ukraine, Serbia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Tunisia, New Zealand

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