Regular Open Call Continuous Professional Development (Education) Courses 2025
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Regular Open Call Continuous Professional Development (Education) Courses 2025

Supporting cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) through continuous professional development to bridge skills gaps in creative thinking, entrepreneurship, sustainable practices, digital technologies, and sector-specific expertise.

Details

Status
Open
Publication date
6 March 2025
Opening date
Deadline model
Single-stage
Deadline date
11 April 2025, 17:00 (CEST)
Industrial Ecosystem
  • Cultural & creative
Level of funding
  • EU level

Description

Overview

Objectives

Objectives of this call include creating and maintaining jobs in the cultural and creative sector, increasing the sector's resilience through social cohesion and reduced environmental impact, and accelerating the transition to sustainable and responsible economic growth of the sector in the EU.

Activities/actions supported

This call supports two types of activities, namely EIT-labelled continuous professional development (CPD) courses and non-EIT-labelled CPD courses.

Anticipated outcomes

Anticipated outcomes include the future-proofing of CCSI students and professionals, deployment and scaling CCSI innovations, and acceleration and scaling of CCSI market opportunities.

Institution providing the funding

European Commission

Size of funding

EUR 2.250.000

Conditions

Overview of eligibility criteria

To be eligible, applicants must be the following criteria:

  • The lead applicant and all consortium members must be registered on the EU Funding and Tenders Portal with a PIC (Participant Identification Code) number.
  • Applicants must comply with the call requirements.
  • The proposal demonstrates a minimum co-funding rate of 30% across the project.
  • The proposal addresses the mandatory KPIs.

Overview of award criteria

The evaluation criteria include Strategic Fit, EU Dimension, Excellence, Impact, and Quality & Implementation, and the portfolio selection criteria include Strategic portfolio fit and Long-term educational impact.

Procedures

Application procedures

Applications are to be submitted at the following links:

Applicants need to have registered on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal to have a Participant Identification Code (PIC).

Application support available

In addition to the information sessions, applicants may submit their inquiries via the official EIT Culture & Creativity Contact Form.

This form should be used for all questions related to call content, technical aspects, thematic focus, administrative, financial, or procedural matters. The relevant team will review and respond accordingly to provide clear and aligned guidance throughout the application process.

Useful links

Link to funding opportunity

Link to the programme for more info