Under the Pillar 2 of Horizon Europe, Cluster 2 "Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society" aims to meet EU goals and priorities on enhancing democratic governance and citizens participation, on the safeguarding and promotion of cultural heritage, and to respond to and shape multifaceted social, economic, technological and cultural transformations.

Cluster 2 mobilises multidisciplinary expertise of European social sciences and humanities (SSH) for understanding fundamental contemporary transformations of society, economy, politics and culture. It aims to provide evidence-based policy options for a socially just and inclusive European green and digital transition and post-COVID 19 recovery. Future projects should deliver on the three intervention areas matching the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan (2021-2024):

• Democracy and governance

• European cultural heritage and the cultural and creative industries

• Social and economic transformations

All topics under this Cluster are expected to mainstream Social Sciences and Humanities and to include a gender dimension.

Brokerage Event

Do you intend to prepare a proposal addressing a topic under the upcoming calls in Horizon Europe Cluster 2?

The online brokerage event organised on 19 October 2023 will be dedicated to consortium building in Cluster 2: “Culture, Creativity and Inclusive Society”.

The event will include online bilateral meetings with partners interested in the same topics for the 2023 calls. Following successful registration and activation of your profile, participants can pre-arrange bilateral meetings by a user-friendly matchmaking tool.

The event is organised by the network of National Contact Points for Cluster 2, the Net4SocietyHE project.

Detailed information and registration

More information

• Horizon Europe strategic plan

• Cluster 2 Culture, Creativity and Inclusive society work programme

• Horizon Europe

• Research and Innovation days

• Social sciences and humanities

• European Democracy Action Plan

• Gender equality in research and innovation

• New European Bauhaus

Webinars

• Webinar: How to prepare a successful proposal in Horizon Europe (24 March 2021)

• Webinar: A successful proposal for Horizon Europe: Scientific-technical excellence is key, but don’t forget the other aspects (21 April 2021)

• Lump Sum Funding in Horizon Europe: How does it work? How to write a proposal? (20 October 2022)

• The Gender Equality Plan eligibility criterion in Horizon Europe: Who is concerned? How to comply with it? (23 June 2022)

Past info days

• Cluster 2 info day (January 2023)

• European Collaborative Cloud for Cultural Heritage (ECCCH) info day (March 2023)

Contact

Any questions? Contact the Research Enquiry Service (RES) for any general question on Horizon Europe. You can also find your National contact points or visit the FAQ section on the Funding portal.