Under Cluster 2, the European Commission funds research that will promote better access to cultural heritage and improve its protection while supporting job creation in the creative industries.
2025 calls for proposals
Horizon Europe 2025 call for proposals
Submit your proposal by 16 September 2025 - First Stage, 17 March 2026 - Second Stage
1 topic
Innovative approaches to intangible cultural heritage for societal resilience
12 million
Overall indicative budget
HORIZON-CL2-2025-01-HERITAGE
- 15 May 2025Launch of the call for proposals
- 15 May 2025Info Day
- 16 September 2025Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal
- TBCApplicants informed if their proposals have been selected
- TBCGrant agreement signature for successful projects
- TBCProjects start
HORIZON-CL2-2025-02-HERITAGE-02
Horizon Europe 2025 call for proposals
Submit your proposal by 16 September 2025 - First Stage, 17 March 2026 - Second Stage
1 topic
Innovative approaches to intangible cultural heritage for societal resilience
12 million
Overall indicative budget
- 15 May 2025Launch of the call for proposals
- 15 May 2025Info Day
- 16 September 2025Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (First Stage)
- 17 March 2026Deadline for applicants to submit a proposal (Second Stage)
- TBCApplicants informed if their proposals have been selected
- TBCGrant agreement signature for successful projects
- TBCProjects start
2024 calls for proposals
A European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage
2024 call
1 call, 5 Topics
e.g.: Innovative tools for digitization, documenting and organising data, advanced data enrichment, study, conservation, restoration and interactions
48 million
Indicative budget
HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-ECCCH-01
- 17 April 2024Publication of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 – 2024
- 18 June 2024Launch of call for proposals for funding
- 22 January 2025Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
- May 2025 (TBC)Applicants informed if their proposals have been selected
- Date TBCGrant agreement signature for successful projects
2024 calls for proposals
European Cultural Heritage and the European Collaborative Cloud
This call closed on 7 February 2024
1 call, 5 Topics
e.g.: New European Bauhaus – Innovative solutions for greener and fairer ways of life through arts and culture, architecture and design for all
65 million
Indicative budget for the two calls
- 6 December 2022Publication of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 – 2024
- 4 October 2023Launch of call for proposals for funding
- 18 October 2023Cluster 2 Info Days
- 19 October 2023Cluster 2 Brokerage Event
- 7 February 2024Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
178 proposals submitted by call for proposals deadline.
- June 2024Applicants informed if their proposals have been selected
- October 2024Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- Date TBCProjects begin their research
European Cultural Heritage and the European Collaborative Cloud
This call closed on 20 September 2023
2 calls, 10 Topics
Remote Monitoring of Monuments, The Creative Industries and the Sustainable Climate Transition, Digitalisation, Transforming Cultural Heritage
113 million
Indicative budget for the two calls
- 6 December 2022Publication of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 – 2024
- 15 March 2023Launch of the European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage
A Cloud for All: watch the recording
- 21 September 2023Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
44 proposals submitted by call for proposals deadline.
Budget available € 35 million
- May 2024Grant agreement signature for successful projects
- June-September 2024Projects begin their research
- 6 December 2022Publication of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023 – 2024
- 14 December 2022Launch of call for proposals for funding
- 18 January 2023Cluster 2 Brokerage Event
Find out more about Net4Society, the National Contact Points network for Cluster 2
- 14 March 2023Deadline for applicants to submit proposals
198 proposals submitted by call for proposals deadline
€610 million requested in total by the proposals
These proposals are now under evaluation by independent experts
- July 2023Applicants informed if their proposals have been selected
- November 2023Grant agreement signature for successful projects (TBC)
- December 2023 - March 2024Projects begin their research