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Download the Open Call Applicant Guide
Applicant Guide
Download the Learn more about the Open Call. The guide contains participation instructions, application requirements and Creative Europe funding-related limitations.
The guide contains:
- What the open call is about
- Who can participate
- What kinds of proposals can be submitted
- How the portal and team formation work
- Application pathways
- What to prepare before submitting
- Application form fields and attachments
- Evaluation process and criteria
- Timeline from idea to residency
- Practical rules for applicants
- Creative Europe funding-related limitations
- Applicant checklist
- Sources consulted
This guide is a practical applicant-facing document and does not replace the official Creative Europe grant documentation, the project Grant Agreement, or the final Time for (S) Heroes application form.
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