CORDIS · 101159520 · HORIZON

EIT CC - BP2024-2025 EIT Culture & Creativity Business Plan 2024-2025

Coordinator: EIT CULTURE & CREATIVITY GMBH (DE)

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) has launched the 9th Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC) dedicated to the Cultural and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI). Founded in 2023 in Cologne, with 25 partners from 19 nations, EIT Culture & Creativity (EIT CC) aims to address the global challenges faced by the CCSI, which employs 6.2% of the European Union (EU) workforce but struggles with skills gaps, slow innovation, and limited scalability and growth.EIT CC will be co-funded by the EIT potentially for up to 15 years, with an initial grant of €25M to support Educati…

EU contribution
€20.8M
Total cost
€20.8M
Period
2024-01-01 → 2025-12-31
Framework
Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Funding scheme
HORIZON-EIT-KIC
Call
HORIZON-EIT-2024-2025-KIC-CCSI
Status
SIGNED

About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)

Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.

EU contribution: €20.8M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 2 years from 2024-01-01 to 2025-12-31.

Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.

Open on cordis.europa.eu → Grant DOI ↗

Frequently asked questions

Who funds this research project?
This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-EIT-KIC funding scheme.
What is the EU contribution?
The European Commission contributes €20.8M toward a total project budget of €20.8M.
Which EU programme funds it?
The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call HORIZON-EIT-2024-2025-KIC-CCSI.
Who coordinates the project?
The project is coordinated by EIT CULTURE & CREATIVITY GMBH (DE).
What is the project timeline?
The project runs from 2024-01-01 to 2025-12-31 — approximately 2 years.
Where can I find the full project record?
The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101159520.