GSS EU Science Funding Gateway

This call is open to all the cultural and creative sectors. However, considering that this action aims to pursue the objectives of the Culture strand of the Programme, projects involving exclusively organisations from the audiovisual sector and projects of an exclusive audiovisual content are not targeted for funding under it.

This action will support cultural cooperation projects between Ukraine and other Creative Europe countries that will help and strengthen Ukrainian cultural and creative sectors organisations, artists and professionals. Projects shall demonstrate a very good understanding of the complexity of the current situation in Ukraine and develop actions encouraging the development, experimentation, dissemination or application of concrete practices on how culture and the arts can contribute to wartime resilience and post-war recovery.

General provisions: Proposals should consider synergies with ongoing and planned EU interventions in Ukraine. As such, proposals should emphasise the role of culture in fostering social cohesion, regional development, economic growth, and skills development, including in the perspective of Ukraine’s accession to the EU.

Applicants should embed in their proposal the benefits of cultural cooperation between cultural organisations from Ukraine and from countries of the Creative Europe programme, emphasising mutual learning and understanding. The proposed activities shall be grouped in coherent Work Packages (i.e., a major sub-division of the project) which shall be linked to predefined deliverables. All deliverables shall illustrate the scope, reach, progress and success of the proposed activities.

Specific provisions for proposals: Proposals under this topic should help the sectors and relevant stakeholders to prepare, organise and launch actions on the recovery efforts of all the cultural and creative sectors in Ukraine. Applicants are encouraged to cover as many cultural sectors as possible. An attention should be devoted to cultural heritage management or cultural heritage protection, particularly assets at risk. Proposals should also build on the new EU candidate status and help the cultural and creative sectors be ready for the future opportunities that may derive from this status. Proposals should primarily focus on capacity building and networking activities.

On capacity building, proposals should complement and consider the ongoing efforts led by Ukraine and seek to complement other EU actions.

Proposals may include, among others, activities such as workshops, seminars, tutorials, studies, fact-checking missions, etc. involving sector representatives to empower them and facilitate their contribution to the abovementioned public policies. This list is not exhaustive.

On networking, proposals should build connexions of Ukrainian organisations and individuals (artists and culture professionals) with their peers in the EU and other Creative Europe participating countries. They may promote the inclusion or the participation in the activities of currently supported Creative Europe Networks, thereby providing the Ukrainian and cultural sectors with access to a wide community of organisations from the sectors, in the EU and beyond. Activities should be aimed at building meaningful long-lasting links and cooperation. Specific attention should be given to the structuring of the Ukrainian cultural ecosystem, in view of the Ukraine’s accession to the EU.

Proposals may include online/onsite conferences, exchange programmes across organisations, development, testing and production of networking tools, industry or sectoral events, etc. This list is not exhaustive.

Proposals may include financial support to third parties if needed for this topic.

Grants will be provided to consortia of organisations to implement activities for the benefit of a wider number of stakeholders (i.e. organisations and/or individuals). It will also support activities carried out by third parties through cascading grants.