Open Call for Partnership: Strategic Topic Group
The EIT Culture & Creativity is launching a call for proposals to establish eight Strategic Topic Groups (STGs).
These groups will function as think-do tanks and innovation sandboxes, harnessing cross-sector expertise to address urgent societal challenges and to generate strategic insights for the Partnership’s next Strategic Agenda and the forthcoming Horizon Europe Framework Programme 10 (FP 10).
The initiative is exclusively open to 2025 Core and Cooperation Partners of EIT Culture & Creativity, and it relies on the unique value and knowledge embedded within the existing Partnership ecosystem.
Who can apply?
Lead organisations must hold valid Core or Cooperation Partner status for 2025 and must have paid their membership fees by the time of application. Each consortium must comprise at least two partners with valid membership and demonstrate integration of the Extended Knowledge Triangle—encompassing education, research, business, cultural institutions, and public and civil-society stakeholders.
Scope and topics of the call
Applicants must select one of the following Strategic Topic Groups:
- Architecture,
- Audiovisual,
- Cultural Heritage,
- Digital Futures,
- Fashion,
- Gaming,
- New European Bauhaus & Design, or
- New European Bauhaus & Resilience.
Each STG proposal must articulate a clear vision for knowledge activation & experimentation, policy & strategy development, and non-EIT funding mobilisation.
A minimum of three work packages are required:
- Coordination Actions to manage internal communications and linkages with EIT Culture & Creativity staff;
- Stakeholder Engagement to co-design activities within the Partnership and across STGs; and
- Policy Development and Strategic Positioning, including co-creation of a position paper and definition of impact metrics.
Deliverables are due in two stages:
- By the end of Month 7, each STG must provide evidence of at least three collaborative workshops (one of which must involve a co-design session with another STG) and an “Insight & Strategy” report that synthesises actionable findings across the three core missions.
- By Month 9, a co-written “Position Paper & Insights” report must outline policy recommendations and propose metrics for tracking topic-related impacts.
Final reporting is expected to take place in August and September 2026.
Info Session: 18 September 2025, register here
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