Accelerator
Financial Support to Startups and Scaleups (Shape Acceleration & Scale Post-Acceleration)
Open
EIT Culture & Creativity offers equity-free grants of up to 500,000 EUR alongside tailored acceleration and scaling support for cultural and creative ventures in Fashion, Architecture, and Audio Visual Media.
Key facts
- Organiser
- EIT Culture & Creativity
- Deadline
- October 12, 2026
- Opens
- August 10, 2026
- Amount
- €500,000 · Grant
- Equity
- Not stated
- Entry fee
- Free to apply
- Open to
- European Union, Horizon Europe countries
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and later
- Sectors
- Fashion and retail, Media and gaming, Proptech and construction
- Format
- Hybrid
- Application languages
- English
Verified on September 28, 2026 against the official page.
Facts are summarised from the official page and can change without notice. Always confirm the rules and deadline there before you apply.