EIT Culture & Creativity Opens €10.5M Call to Scale Innovations in Fashion, Architecture and Audiovisual Media

EIT Culture & Creativity has opened a €10.5 million Innovation Projects call for startups, scale-ups and SMEs in fashion, architecture and audiovisual media, with up to €900 000 per project, for up to 11 projects.

The programme targets companies with validated innovations at TRL 7, helping them move from market validation and pilots to commercial scale, particularly in areas such as circular textiles, bio-based building materials and responsible AI. Stage 1 provides €20 000 to develop a Business Development Plan, while selected projects can then receive up to €900 000 for an implementation phase of up to 18 months.

Stage 1 applications close on 30 October 2026. An info session is planned on 7 October 2026, to inform about the call requirements.