Applications are now being accepted for the APC26 Euroregion’s annual call for cultural projects
Applications are now being accepted for the APC26 Euroregion’s annual call for cultural projects
As of this Monday, the new edition of the Euroregion’s Call for Cultural Projects is open, with a total budget of 120,000 euros. Cultural actors and creative industries in the Balearic Islands, the Occitanie region, and Catalonia have until September 3, 2026, to submit their cultural cooperation projects.
On Monday, May 18, the Pyrenees-Mediterranean Euroregion published the guidelines for the sixteenth edition of the APC call for cultural projects.
This annual initiative, now in its 15th year, has proven to be a powerful tool for promoting the heritage that unites the territories of the Euroregion, opening new horizons, and strengthening the Euroregional cultural fabric. Over the years, more than 2.2 million euros have been distributed, and nearly a hundred cultural projects from across the region have been supported. Once again this year, the goal is to support all forms of culture and cultural diversity, as well as Euroregional cultural actors and creative industries; to foster artistic and cultural creation; to stimulate cooperation among the territories; and to promote a Euroregional cultural fabric open to the Mediterranean basin, in a spirit of solidarity with other territories.
Applications must include partners from each of the three member territories of the Euroregion. The maximum Euroregional funding granted may cover up to 60% of the total budget for each supported project, with a limit of €20,000 in grants per project.
This year, the Euroregion will give priority to projects that focus on one of the following thematic areas and incorporate the characteristics listed below:
- The transition of culture to the digital world
- Using culture as a tool for social inclusion
- Integrating the values of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the European Green Deal
- Exchanges among young professionals on Euroregional languages and cultures
- Activities aimed at developing young audiences
- Promotion of gender equality and emotional, sexual, and gender diversity (LGBTI+) in the cultural sector
To encourage participation from new organizations, the Euroregion has simplified the application process and is implementing various initiatives to facilitate connections among cultural actors within the framework of this call for projects and enhance their visibility:
- Partner search and map of cultural actors in the Euroregion available on our website: https://euroregio.eu/en/partner-search
- WhatsApp group for exchanging information with the call for projects coordinators and cultural organizations open to collaboration. You can join the group here.
In addition, a webinar will be held on May 28 to present the call for projects in greater detail, answer questions, and provide a platform to foster synergies among cultural actors who already have a project idea or are seeking partners to bring it to fruition.
The APC call for cultural projects is part of the l’Euroregió 2030 strategy, which aims to build a strong and resilient future. This initiative is funded by the Directorate of European and International Relations of the Occitanie Region, the Department of Culture of the Government of Catalonia, and the Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sports of the Government of the Balearic Islands.
All information on APC26: https://euroregio.eu/en/appel-a-projets-culture-2026
