PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT OF
Foundations for climate-resilient cultural heritage: Assessing and managing impact and risk, dealing with damage and loss
The European Partnership RESILIENT CULTURAL HERITAGE announces the 1st Call for joint research and innovation projects with an indicative total public funding of over EUR 27 million. Projects are due to commence as from December 2027.
Call opening: October 26th 2026 (indicative)
Deadline for pre-proposal submissions: January 11th 2027 (indicative)
The Resilient Cultural Heritage (RCH) initiative has been established as a co-funded European partnership, bringing together 34 funding organisations from 30 countries. The partnership is co-funded under Horizon Europe, the R&I programme of the European Union. The partners have agreed to launch the first Joint Transnational Call (JTC) 2027, aimed at collaborative and innovative research projects designed to strengthen societal resilience through cultural heritage in Europe and beyond.
This first Joint Call, involving 28 funders, is intentionally broad in terms of the range of issues addressed . The following sub-themes are included:
- Risk and impact assessment and cultural heritage risk preparedness and management
- Managing the loss and damage of cultural heritage impacted by climate change-induced natural hazards
- Traditional, local and Indigenous knowledge systems and practices as resources and frameworks for societal resilience in the context of climate change
- Sustainable governance of the cultural heritage sector
PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES AND ORGANISATIONS:
- Austria, BMFWF/FWF
- Belgium, BELSPO
- Belgium, FWO
- Belgium, F.R.S.-FNRS
- Bulgaria, BNSF
- Croatia, MSEY
- Czech Republic, AVCR
- Denmark, DAFSHE
- Egypt, STDF
- Estonia, ETAG
- Finland, AKA
- France, ANR
- Germany, BMFTR/DLR-PT
- Ireland, Research Ireland
- Kingdom of the Netherlands, NWO
- Latvia, LZP
- Lithuania, LMT
- Malta, XM
- Moldova, ANCD
- Norway, RCN
- Poland, NCN
- Romania, MC-UMP
- Slovakia, CVTI SR
- Slovakia, SAS
- Spain, AEI
- Sweden, SRC
- Türkiye, TÜBITAK
- United Kingdom, AHRC/UKRI
Please note that the information provided is provisional and subject to change in the official Call announcement.
Save-the-date
An information webinar will be held on
November 17th 2026 from 14:00 to 16:00 CET
Contact: rch@anr.fr
The Call Secretariat (rch@anr.fr) is the contact point for all applicants throughout the process.
Download the pre-announcement here.