Deadline Date: September 23, 2026
The European Commission is accepting applications for projects that promote multilingualism, protect linguistic heritage, preserve endangered and marginalised languages, strengthen multilingual education, improve digital language inclusion, support intergenerational language transmission, enhance linguistic diversity mapping, and highlight the cultural, social, educational and wellbeing benefits of language preservation across Europe.
The initiative seeks to document and map Europe’s linguistic diversity while building on existing frameworks and terminology established by the Council of Europe and UNESCO. Projects are expected to identify successful practices that have encouraged richer language use in society and supported multilingualism through knowledge sharing and community engagement.
Projects are expected to adopt transdisciplinary approaches involving fields such as linguistics, heritage studies, museum studies, media studies, theatre studies, literary studies, socio-economic research, migration studies, and cultural studies. Research may also examine oral transmission traditions, storytelling, music, gendered aspects of language preservation, and methods for conserving oral heritage in communities where spoken traditions remain central to cultural continuity.
The total funding available under this HORIZON-RIA call is €11,500,000.00. Eligible applicants include any legal entity regardless of place of establishment, including entities from non-associated third countries and international organisations, provided they meet the conditions established under the Horizon Europe Regulation and the specific topic requirements.
Beneficiaries and affiliated entities must register in the Participant Register to obtain a Participant Identification Code (PIC) and complete validation procedures before signing the grant agreement. Affiliated entities, associated partners, entities without legal personality, EU bodies, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), associations, and interest groupings may also participate under the conditions outlined in the programme rules.
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