Blog 3D4CH 3D-4CH Reaches Its Midpoint: Building Europe’s 3D Digital Heritage Community & Announcing the €5,000 Training Synergy Call
The 3D-4CH project (3D-4CH Online Competence Centre in 3D for Cultural Heritage) has officially reached its halfway mark! Over the past months, the project consortium has been hard at work laying the foundation for a unified, high-standard digital ecosystem for cultural heritage across Europe. As leaders of the work package focusing on impact measurement and long-term sustainability, IN2 is proud of what was has been achieved so far and is excited about the next phase.
Key Achievements at the Halfway Point
At this midpoint milestone, the 3D-4CH project has made significant strides toward making 3D digitisation and data management standard practice in European cultural heritage:
- Building the 3D-4CH Curriculum: A comprehensive educational framework covering the entire 3D project lifecycle: from digitisation planning and policy to long-term data management, documentation, and reuse.
- Competence Centre Infrastructure: Progress toward creating a centralized online hub designed to support heritage institutions with practical resources, guidelines, and expertise.
- Community Engagement: Establishing strong synergies across Europe through collaborative events, knowledge-sharing platforms,
Since the launch of the 3D-4CH Online Competence Centre in 3D for Cultural Heritage on 28 January 2026, the platform has continued to grow. Now it brings together 7 online courses across 6 thematic modules, 45 tools and 80 Knowledge Base resources, alongside storytelling scenarios, events and news. With multilingual content and automatically generated subtitles for Knowledge Base videos, the Centre is designed to make 3D knowledge more accessible to professionals across Europe. Read the full article here to get more insights into the main activities.
Open Call: €5,000 Grants for Hands-On 3D Cultural Heritage Training
To build on these achievements, 3D-4CH, together the Time Machine Organisation, has launched the Training Synergy Call!
We are calling on expert organisations, GLAM institutions, universities, research centers, and tech providers to turn their 3D heritage expertise into practical, hands-on learning experiences.
Key Call Details:
- Funding: €5,000 per selected activity
- Number of Grants: Up to 6 projects will be funded
- Application Deadline: 15 October 2026
- Project Period: January – October 2027
- Format: Applicants can propose a single workshop or a series of shorter training activities. Workshops should be primarily in person and include a hands-on component. They may also be connected to an existing conference, summer school, heritage festival or similar event.
Collaboration with another organisation is optional but encouraged.
Who Can Apply?
The call is open to EU-based or Horizon Europe-associated organisations with expertise in 3D digital cultural heritage, including:
- Cultural heritage & GLAM institutions
- Universities & research organisations
- Public bodies & cultural agencies
- Local Time Machines & Time Machine member organisations
- Private companies & technology providers
Selected projects will also benefit from visibility across the 3D-4CH and Time Machine networks and will have the opportunity to contribute reusable training resources to the 3D-4CH Online Competence Centre
How to Apply
👉 Learn more and submit your application here:
