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Creative Europe Cross-sectoral strand (incl. Innovation Lab, Journalism Partnerships)

Creative Europe Cross-sectoral

Status

Usually opens in February and April

Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.

Closed

Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.

Amount
Not published

Covers the Creative Innovation Lab (cross-sector innovation between audiovisual, culture and other sectors), Journalism Partnerships and News Media support. Co-funding is typically up to 70-80% of eligible costs; budgets are set per call.

You must co-fund 30%. Work out the cash you need

Funder

European Commission (EACEA), Creative Europe

public · supranational

Deadline: One call a year — Annual calls; the Creative Innovation Lab has typically had a spring deadline.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

You fund 30% yourself.

Who can apply

Consortia of organisations from Creative Europe countries; creative-tech SMEs are eligible partners and are explicitly targeted by the Innovation Lab.

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://culture.ec.europa.eu/creative-europe/creative-europe-cross-sectoral-strand · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: culture.ec.europa.eu

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