Interreg NEXT MED - Third Call: Sustainable Tourism Capitalisation

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Egypt & International Funding

Source / programme

European Union · Interreg NEXT MED

Status

Open

Actionability

Open to new applicants

Record granularity

Programme

Verification date

12 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

Capitalisation projects that transfer, replicate and scale proven sustainable-tourism results across the Mediterranean. The call has EUR 8.2m of EU funding.

Thematic fit

Green economy; sustainable tourism; innovation uptake

Egypt eligibility and applicant role

Egypt is in the programme area. Eligible Egyptian public bodies, NGOs, research/education organisations and private entities may participate, subject to the call rules. Consortium minimum: 5 organisations from 3 countries, including both EU-Mediterranean and Mediterranean Partner Country participation. Direct lead or consortium partner, subject to lead-applicant and territorial rules.

Best-fit applicants

Consortia; tourism authorities; destination organisations; SMEs; universities; NGOs; innovation intermediaries.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

EUR 1.0m-1.3m per project; EU contribution up to 92%.

Instrument

Grant; co-financing required (about 8%).

Scale basis

Source text controlling

Co-financing

Direct consortium application through Jems/official call portal.

Access and co-financing

Direct consortium application through Jems/official call portal.

Submission timing

1. Deadline2026-10-29

Applicant positioning

Confirm current eligibility, evidence, partners, financing and submission requirements against the official source before committing proposal resources.

Strategic fit and caveats

High strategic value but consortium formation and evidence of transferable prior results are critical.

Priority

High

Priority rationale

Source profile priority

Verification confidence

High

Source and verification

Detailed source profile and official source link