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01/09/2026

The ongoing strikes on Kyiv and across Ukraine are a stark reminder of why sustained solidarity matters. In moments like this, culture is a vital lifeline—helping people stay connected, process trauma, and rebuild community ties.

We are launching the second and final call for Culture Helps Solidarity Collaboration Grants. This call funds joint initiatives between Ukrainian cultural organisations and European partners that focus on the integration of displaced people and mental health support for veterans and vulnerable groups.

Who can apply: Collaborations between at least one Ukrainian organisation and at least one partner from a Creative Europe country.
Grant amounts: Up to €20,000 for two-partner projects, and up to €30,000 for partnerships of three or more.
Duration: Projects running up to 12 months, including mentorship and networking opportunities.
Deadline: 10 November 2026 at 13:00 Amsterdam / 14:00 Kyiv time.

Looking for a project partner? Join our online matchmaking event and Q&A session on 15 September at 14:00 Amsterdam / 15:00 Kyiv time.

👉 Learn more, register for the matchmaking event, and apply:https://culturehelpssolidarity.eu/collaboration-grants/

Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність is a project co-funded by the European Union -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. Culture Helps Solidarity brings together the European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam), Інша Освіта / Insha Osvita (Kyiv), zusa (Berlin), and Рух Veteranka (Kyiv), a pioneering NGO advocating for female war veterans.

28/08/2026

To accompany the second call for project grants within the “Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність” the team hosts an online infosession on 2 September 2026 at 15:00 Amsterdam time / 16:00 Kyiv time where participants can enter into a Q&A session with the partners – European Cultural Foundation, Інша Освіта / Insha Osvita, Рух Veteranka, zusa - regarding the application process and criteria.

Each open call has a focal theme: this time, it is memory and commemoration projects that draw on the lived experiences of people affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine. Support will be provided to projects exploring the intersections of culture, experiences of war, migration and military service. The maximum grant amount is up to €7,000, and the application deadline is October 6, 2026.

Registration for the info session via https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/qLwzxAw8RO6tSbMMY-U1eg #/registration
and more information on the open call via https://culturehelpssolidarity.eu/project-grants/

26/08/2026

With our “Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність” partners Insha Osvita, VETERANKA and zusa we launched the fifth call for individual grants this week.

These individual grants provide direct, flexible support to cultural professionals in and from Ukraine who are working with displaced people and refugees, especially within vulnerable communities such as veterans.

The maximum grant amount is up to €1,200, and the application deadline is 8th of September 2026, 13:00 CET.

Please note that we have a limit of 200 applications per round, so it is best not to apply on the last day before the deadline.

We will host an info session on August 27 at 15:00 CET to answer your questions. Details, along with the application form, can be found via: https://culturehelpssolidarity.eu/individual-care-grants/

Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність is a project co-funded by the European Union -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.

brings together the European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam), Інша Освіта / Insha Osvita (Kyiv), zusa (Berlin), and Рух Veteranka (Kyiv), a pioneering NGO advocating for female war veterans.

24/08/2026

Culture is not a luxury in times of crisis. It is a lifeline.

Today, Ukraine marks 35 years of independence. 🇺🇦 But freedom isn't abstract. It is defended every day. While the war continues to strain daily life, independence is defended not only on the frontline, but in the everyday civic spaces where communities gather, heal, and hold on to their dignity.

In times of uncertainty, solidarity is more than a buzzword—it is concrete, shared practice. Through the hashtag programme, we continue to stand alongside our cohort of 34 supported cultural initiatives working tirelessly across Ukraine and Europe:

🔵 18 Collaboration Grants: Pan-European partnerships uniting cultural centres, rehabilitation hubs, and artists to provide trauma-informed support and community integration.

🟡 16 Project Grants: Local grassroots initiatives using documentary theatre, ceramics therapy, and participatory storytelling to rebuild trust and address community (dis)connection on the ground.

These projects show what civic-led European solidarity looks like in action. They remind us why culture is vital social infrastructure, helping people process trauma, rebuild relationships, and imagine a shared future beyond survival.

📢 We will have a new call tomorrow.
Tomorrow, August 25, 2026, the Individual Care grants will officially open!
If you are a cultural worker or veteran supporting displaced communities, these grants are designed to support your personal recovery, mental health, and resilience so you can sustain your vital work.

👉 Save this post as a reminder, and check the link in the first comment to explore the full list of our current 34 supported projects.

Culture Helps Solidarity is co-funded by the EU Creative Europe Programme and co-implemented by the European Cultural Foundation (NL), Інша Освіта / Insha Osvita zusa, and Рух Veteranka

18/08/2026

The second call for Projects Grants of focuses on memory and commemoration projects that work responsibly with the lived experiences of people affected by Russia’s war against Ukraine. The call will support cultural and community-based initiatives that create meaningful forms of remembrance, documentation (both analog and digital), public reflection, and commemoration while respecting the dignity, safety, and agency of those whose stories and losses are represented.

Learn more and apply here: https://culturehelpssolidarity.eu/project-grants/

This second Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність call for Project Grants is open from August 18 2026 to October 6 2026.

There will be an online info session on the 2 September at 15:00 Amsterdam time / 16:00 Kyiv time where participants can enter into a Q&A session with the partners regarding the application process and criteria. More information via the application link.

Culture Helps Solidarity / Культура допомагає: Солідарність is a project co-funded by the European Union -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. Culture Helps Solidarity brings together the European Cultural Foundation (Amsterdam), Інша Освіта / Insha Osvita (Kyiv), zusa (Berlin), and Рух Veteranka (Kyiv), a pioneering NGO advocating for female war veterans.

20/07/2026

It is time to recognise libraries as Europe's essential social infrastructure.

A new EU report shows exactly what we advocate for at the European Cultural Foundation: public libraries strengthen communities, support democracy, boost digital skills, promote wellbeing, and help people through times of crisis.This is exactly why we do this work.

Through The Europe Challenge programme, we are actively connecting these spaces because
they are the "European Social Network" holding our civic spaces together.

📌 Save this post to remind your local policymakers where real community resilience happens.
👇 Tell us below: How does your local library support your community?
📖 Read the newly published EU report, Strengthening Europe through Public Libraries, and explore the illustrated summary via the link https://theeuropechallenge.eu/news/new-eu-report-public-libraries-must-be-recognised-as-essential-infrastructure/

10/07/2026

A coalition of cultural networks started the 'Name, Place, Fund' campaign to secure the presence of culture for research, innovation and competitiveness in the EU's 2028-2034 budget.

The campaign focuses specifically on the Horizon Europe and European Competitiveness Fund. It is coordinated by the Artistic Research Alliance (composed of Cultural Deal partner Culture Action Europe, ELIA, AEC - European Association of Conservatoires, CILECT, European Association for Architectural Education, EQ-Arts, GEECT, MusiQuE, Society for Artistic Research) and Michael Culture Association, which together represent around 1,200 institutions involved in artisticcultural research and cultural heritage in Europe.

The goal of the campaign is to influence the European Commission, European Parliament, and the Council of the EU during interinstitutional negotiations and to ask for three things:

NAME: Put culture in the title of a Horizon Europe window: ‘Culture and Global Societal Challenges,’ and put culture in the title of a Competitiveness Fund policy window.

PLACE: Give culture a dedicated structural component in both programmes. When we say ‘dedicated component,’ we mean a dedicated budget line, work programmes, and calls. A horizontal principle is not enough for culture, nor is a line inside someone else's policy window. Culture deserves a home of its own.

FUND: We call for €5 billion to be allocated towards culture and artistic research in Horizon Europe, and €3 billion to be allocated towards culture and creative industries in the European Competitiveness Fund.

Read more in the infopack:https://cultureactioneurope.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/NamePlaceFund_Campaign_Social_Media_Infopack.pdf

08/07/2026

What can the European Cultural Foundation (ECF)’s archives reveal about how Europe became something people could live, not only discuss?

One answer begins with Erasmus+. ECF helped shape the early cooperation behind the programme, and that history is now part of our archives at the Historical Archives of the European Union in Florence.

Through the new ECF Fellowship, researchers and artists are invited to explore these holdings and create new work from them. Applications close on 30 September 2026 at 17:00 CET.

Apply here: https://culturalfoundation.eu/stories/new-fellowship-programme-to-research-the-ecf-historical-archives/

Read our ERASMUS Story: https://culturalfoundation.eu/the-erasmus-story/

30/06/2026

What stories about Europe are still waiting to be discovered?

The European Cultural Foundation (ECF) and the Historical Archives of the European Union (HAEU) at the European University Institute are inviting researchers and creative practitioners to explore the newly opened ECF archives in Florence through two new fellowship opportunities:

📚 Academic Research Fellowship – €5,000
🎨 Artistic Research Fellowship – €10,000

From the origins of Erasmus to cultural cooperation across Europe, the archives offer more than six decades of material documenting the ideas, people, and projects that helped shape Europe.

Whether you're developing a research project, a film, a podcast, an exhibition, or another creative work, we encourage you to apply.

🗓 Applications are open until 30 September 2026 (17:00 CET).

Find out more and apply:
https://loom.ly/tvSB-gM

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23/06/2026

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