[June 2026]
Explore a curated collection of grants, awards, competitions, and funding programs supporting sustainable tourism, destination development, cultural tourism, tourism innovation, visitor experiences, and tourism-related events. These opportunities provide funding, recognition, and support for organizations, businesses, communities, and professionals working to strengthen the travel and tourism sector worldwide.
TO DO Award for Socially Responsible Tourism
Deadline: July 31, 2026
The TO DO Award invites tourism projects worldwide that demonstrate strong commitment to socially responsible and sustainable tourism practices…[more]
Nominations open for STREETS Awards
Deadline: 15-August-2026
The STREETS Awards recognize outstanding social enterprises and initiatives creating measurable social impact in the global hospitality and tourism sector…[more]
Call for Applications: Best Tourism Villages Initiative 2026
Deadline: 09-June-2026
The Best Tourism Villages Program promotes sustainable rural tourism by recognizing villages that excel in cultural and natural heritage protection, governance, infrastructure, and community wellbeing…[more]
Call for Entries: Mountain Book Competition
Deadline: 30-June-2026
The Banff Mountain Book Competition 2026 is an international literary award presented as part of the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival in Banff, Alberta, Canada…[more]
Open Call: Growth, Engagement and Resources Grant Program
Deadline: 30-June-2026
The Growth, Engagement and Resources (GEAR) grant is offered by the East Coast Zoological Foundation to support conservation-focused organizations working on in-situ fieldwork…[more]
Call for Applications: Accessible and Available Travel Facilitation
Deadline: 05-November-2026
The Accessible and Available Travel Facilitation program is part of Horizon Europe and aims to improve border management and travel systems across the European Union through advanced, inclusive, and privacy-conscious technologies…[more]
Regional MSME Matching Grant Programme for Blue Economy Value Chains
Deadline: July 03, 2026
The Regional MSME Matching Grant Programme is a World Bank-funded initiative under the OECS and UBEC Project designed to strengthen MSME competitiveness in blue economy value chains by enhancing productivity, job creation, innovation, and sustainable coastal resource management…[more]
Fifth Call for Proposals Under Cross-Border Cooperation Programme
Deadline: July 01, 2026
The Interreg Meuse-Rhine programme has launched its fifth call for projects to support cross-border initiatives addressing key societal challenges in the Meuse-Rhine region…[more]
Call for Proposals: Spaces of Culture 2026
Deadline: 21-June-2026
The Spaces of Culture 2026 call, launched by EUNIC (EU National Institutes for Culture), is now open for innovative cultural relations projects in Sub-Saharan Africa…[more]
Nominations open: Award for Older Traveller Artist 2026 (Ireland)
Deadline: 11-June-2026
The Award for Older Traveller Artist is inviting applications to support and recognise older Traveller artists in Ireland through a €1,000 award aimed at encouraging Traveller cultural creativity and artistic practice…[more]
CFAs: Storytelling to Safeguard Cultural Identity and Sovereignty (Uzbekistan)
Deadline: 30-June-2026
The U.S. Department of State’s Public Diplomacy Section at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent has announced a funding opportunity to improve cultural heritage storytelling and tourism experiences in Uzbekistan…[more]
Innovation Fund to Strengthen Museum Sustainability (UK)
Deadline: 20-January-2027
The Innovation Fund under the Museum Futures Programme provides grants to museums in Scotland for innovative projects that improve financial sustainability and long-term organisational resilience…[more]
Apply for Travel/Professional Development Program (Canada)
Deadline: 01-July-2026
The Travel/Professional Development Program provides small grants of up to $1,000 to support professional artists, arts professionals, and Indigenous Knowledge Keepers in developing their practice through travel, training, mentorships, workshops, and public presentations…[more]
Event Funding Program for Community and Tourism Events (Australia)
Deadline: 21-June-2026
The Alpine Shire Council has opened applications for the 2026–27 Event Funding Program to support community and tourism events across the Alpine Shire…[more]
RFPs: Foundation Research Grant Program (New Zealand)
Deadline: 30-June-2026
The Asia New Zealand Foundation is offering research grants to support emerging and early career researchers conducting international travel and fieldwork in Asia…[more]
Canada Research Training Awards Suite – Research Travel Supplements
Deadline: 10-June-2026
The Canada Research Training Awards Suite – Research Travel Supplements (CRTAS-RTS) is a federal funding initiative designed to support graduate-level research mobility…[more]
Request for Proposals: Support Tour Grant Program (Germany)
Deadline: 30-November-2026
The Musicboard Berlin Support Tour Grant Programme is a funding initiative designed to support emerging pop musicians and bands based in Berlin…[more]
Applications open for Travel Grant Program (New Zealand)
Deadline: 24-June-2026
The Auckland Medical Research Foundation Travel Grant provides funding for researchers in the Auckland and Northland region to attend conferences, training, or collaborative visits to improve health outcomes in New Zealand…[more]
Applications open for Nature-Based Tourism Program (Australia)
Deadline: July 31, 2026
The Nature-Based Tourism Program by the City of Gold Coast supports businesses in developing and enhancing sustainable tourism experiences that showcase natural and cultural assets…[more]
Apply for Business Improvement Grant Program (Australia)
Deadline : February 27, 2027
The City of Perth is inviting applications for its Business Improvement Grant Program to support businesses and property owners to carry out project works that enhance the public realm, create new experiences and encourage people to visit and stay longer…[more]
Grants for Internationalisation Program in Portugal
Deadline: 31-October-2026
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Internationalisation Program 2026 provides travel and subsistence grants of up to €5,000 for Portuguese and Portugal-based artists, curators, and programmers…[more]
Entries open for Sport Championship Funding Program in Australia
Deadline: 26-June-2026
The Sport Championship Funding Program has been established to attract high-quality, financially sustainable sporting events to the Bundaberg Region, helping to strengthen the area’s reputation as a vibrant hub for competitive sport…[more]
