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EU AI Media Platform – modular multilingual public-interest infrastructure for European news and audiovisual media (IA) - Apply AI
EU AI Media Platform – modular multilingual public-interest infrastructure for European news and audiovisual media (IA) - Apply AI (HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-01-09) is a forthcoming funding topic under Horizon Europe with a stated budget of €10 million. The next deadline is 16 Feb 2027, 122 days away as of 2026-10-17. It is planned to open on 20 Oct 2026.
In our daily copy of EU Funding & Tenders Portal data (2026-10-17), 3 other topics in call HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-01 are listed; Horizon Europe has 376 open or forthcoming calls here; the median stated budget for Horizon Europe calls is €12 million; 41 Horizon Europe calls have a deadline in February 2027.
| Identifier | HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-01-09 |
|---|---|
| Programme | Horizon Europe |
| Status | Forthcoming |
| Opening date | 20 Oct 2026 |
| Deadline | 16 Feb 2027 |
| Submission | Single-stage |
| Type of action | Horizon Europe Innovation Actions |
| Budget | €10 million (2027 budget) |
| Expected number of grants | 1 |
| EU contribution per project | €10 million |
| Call | HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-01 — Bridging actions 2027 |
| Themes on this site | Artificial intelligence, Culture and media |
| Cross-cutting priorities (portal) | Digital Agenda, Socio-economic science and humanities, Artificial Intelligence |
| Portal keywords | Artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, multi agent sy, Communication networks, media, information society, Journalism, Media and communication strategies, campaigns, outreach acti, Multilingualism, language diversity |
Read the official topic page on the EU Funding & Tenders Portal
Type of action
Innovation actions fund activities closer to market, such as prototyping, testing, demonstration and piloting. They usually need a consortium of partners from several countries.
Deadline
Deadline as published: 16 Feb 2027. Check the official page for the exact time and any changes; late submissions are not accepted.
Next steps
- Open the official topic page and read the conditions, the call document and the evaluation criteria.
- Create a free EU Login and register your organisation to get a PIC, if you do not have one.
- Find partners if the topic needs a consortium (the portal's partner search is free).
- Start a draft in the submission system from the topic page and submit before the deadline.
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- Large-Scale piloting of next-generation AI-driven digital platforms for a more affordable, secure and sustainable European energy system (IA) - Apply AI — HORIZON-BRIDGING-2027-01-12, next deadline 16 Feb 2027
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