HERIFORGE 2nd Open Call - Cultural heritage and immersive technologies for innovation forge
European Commission · Horizon Europe Framework Programme (HORIZON) · cascade funding under HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-07-01
Posted 25 Aug 2026 · 27 days left
In plain terms
The HERIFORGE innovation forge funds six projects combining cultural heritage with immersive and extended reality technologies, developed by organizations in EU or associated countries working with hubs in Cyprus, Poland and Türkiye. Applicants can receive up to 50,000 euros in three stages over six months, with applications in English closing on 27 October 2026.
A generated summary of the donor's text; the original wording is below.
Summary
HERIFORGE seeks to harness the expertise of three excellence hubs in Cyprus, Poland and Türkiye on XR technologies, advanced IT and digital humanities infrastructures as well as cultural heritage resources to provide an interregional ecosystem of innovation.
The HERIFORGE 2nd Open Call will finance up to 6 Proposals to address specific Challenges defined by the HERIFORGE Hubs. Successful applicants will receive financial support of up to €50,000, along with technical mentoring for a maximum duration of up to 6 months, which is divided into 3 stages:
Stage 1: Plan Phase, during which the beneficiary should deliver an Individual Mentoring Plan (including a design, challenges and activities planned, and a budget), the duration of this stage is up to 1 month and, after completing it, the beneficiary will receive the 20% of the requested grant (up to 15.000€).
Stage 2: Development Phase, which should lead to a Technical Report of the Prototype Release (minimal requirement). The duration of this stage is 3 months and, after completing it, the beneficiary will receive the 50% of the requested grant (up to 25.000€).
Stage 3: Release Phase, which should lead to a Technical Report on the…
Excerpt from the donor's page. The full text, annexes and forms are on the original call.
Eligible regions
- eu_only
Who can apply
- ngo_cso
- academia_research
- private_company
- social_enterprise
- consortium_required