PRIMA 2026 Section 1 - Innovation Actions

Opportunity snapshot

Collection

Egypt & International Funding

Source / programme

Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area (PRIMA) · PRIMA 2026 Section 1 - Innovation Actions

Status

Invite-only or Stage 2

Actionability

Existing Stage 1 applicants only

Record granularity

Programme

Verification date

12 Jul 2026

What the opportunity supports

Collaborative innovation actions in 2026 included decentralised brackish-water desalination, circular alternative animal feed and on-site transformation of perishables.

Thematic fit

Water, food systems, circular bioeconomy and agri-food innovation

Egypt eligibility and applicant role

Egyptian legal entities are expressly eligible on the same terms as participating states. Minimum multinational consortium rules apply, including Mediterranean Partner Country participation and at least one for-profit entity. Direct consortium member and potentially coordinator, subject to call rules.

Best-fit applicants

Companies, universities, research centres, NGOs, public bodies and end-user organisations.

Funding and instrument

Funding scale

Topic-specific call budget; consult annual work programme. Reimbursement generally up to 70% for for-profit entities and 100% for eligible nonprofit entities.

Instrument

Collaborative R&D/innovation grant with co-financing for companies.

Scale basis

Source text controlling

Co-financing

Two-stage direct consortium proposal through PRIMA.

Access and co-financing

Two-stage direct consortium proposal through PRIMA.

Submission timing

1. Deadline2026-05-15
2. Deadline2026-10-07

Applicant positioning

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

Strategic fit and caveats

Consortium quality, TRL progression and demonstration/market uptake are decisive.

Priority

Very High

Priority rationale

Source profile priority

Verification confidence

High

Source and verification

Detailed source profile and official source link