Culture Helps Solidarity

Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає is a Creative Europe-funded project running from October 2025 until March 2028- that empowers Ukrainian arts and cultural professionals to sustain creativity, resilience, and community connection during and after the war.

These calls are a part of a longer series of opportunities under Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає. Multiple rounds will follow across different formats, including rolling individual grants, project-based support linked to learning and training, and additional collaboration grants. Together, these calls create sustained pathways for both care and cooperation, allowing cultural professionals and organisations to plan, recover and continue their work over time rather than through one-off interventions.

This call supports cultural projects that improve access to culture and foster inclusion and mental well-being for internally displaced people and refugees from Ukraine, with particular attention to vulnerable groups, including veterans. Priority is given to partnerships led by Ukrainian organisations, whether based in Ukraine or working in exile, especially when collaborating with organisations in neighbouring Creative Europe countries.

This is the first of two planned calls for collaboration grants. At least 15 international projects will be supported in this round. Grants are available up to €20,000 for partnerships between two organisations and up to €30,000 for partnerships of three or more organisations. Projects may run for up to 12 months and must start on or after 1 June 2026. Proposals must be submitted by 31 March 2026 at 13:00 Amsterdam time.

We offer a digital matchmaking platform for organisations interested in applying and in search of suitable partners. Registered applicants will be invited to create their digital profiles highlighting their main interests and needs in relation to the call.

The next open call for Collaboration Grants will be on the 1st of September 2026.

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