EU Funding Consultancy for Creative Ventures
Professional funding support for startups, SMEs and organisations working across the cultural and creative industries.
Circular Fashion Incubator CIC, with EU Funding Adviser Francesca Favia, provides specialist consultancy to help creative ventures identify suitable funding opportunities, assess eligibility and develop strong, strategically positioned applications.
Current Funding Opportunities
EIT Culture & Creativity – Shape Acceleration and Scale Post-Acceleration
New European Bauhaus Facility – Horizon Europe
What is funded: research, testing and demonstration supporting sustainable and inclusive neighbourhoods; circular and regenerative construction; community participation; and innovative financing and business models. new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu
Funding per project: the dedicated 2026 NEB Facility call lists expected EU contributions of €3.5–€6.3 million per project, depending on the topic. The highest indicative amount is €6.3 million for housing-led approaches addressing homelessness. These are expected contributions, not a single maximum budget applicable to all Facility projects. New European Bauhaus
Who can apply: organisations such as universities, research institutions, local authorities, businesses, SMEs, charities and community organisations, subject to the specific call requirements and their capacity to deliver the work. Most Horizon Europe calls require at least three independent organisations from three different EU or associated countries, including at least one EU Member State. Who should apply
UK participation: eligible UK organisations can receive Horizon Europe funding directly and participate in or coordinate consortia. UKRI
Who benefits: neighbourhood residents and local communities, including vulnerable groups. Specific topics address people experiencing homelessness, residents’ health and well-being, accessible neighbourhood design and sustainable buildings.
CAN Europe – Climate Action Engagement Fund
Deadline: 30 October 2026
Funding: €10,000
The New European Bauhaus Facility supports projects combining sustainability, inclusion and quality of experience in the transformation of neighbourhoods and communities across Europe.
Funding call: €101.1 million available across the 2026 NEB Facility calls
Application deadline: 1 December 2026
Projects involving circularity, sustainable materials, creative industries, community participation and innovative approaches to the built and lived environment may be relevant.
Funding Fairer Futures call published on 1 October 2026
What is funded: awareness-raising, campaigns, public engagement, mobilisation and advocacy promoting climate justice and a just transition in the EU.
Priority activities: advancing gender and disability justice; connecting climate action with overlapping inequalities; strengthening disabled people’s rights, accessibility and participation in climate policies and campaigns. CAN Europe
Funding per project: €10,000 under this call.
Who it is intended for: small and medium civil society organisations and groups, particularly those with limited budgets, small teams or difficulties accessing funding.
Priority applicants: groups led by women or non-binary people, young people, frontline communities, disabled people and people from marginalised backgrounds. Detailed eligibility conditions are set out in the full call. CAN Europe
Project duration: at least six months, finishing no later than October 2027; projects may start from 1 December 2026.
Application deadline: 30 October 2026, 18:00 CET.
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