Deadline: 30 June 2017
The Interreg Europe programme, financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), is seeking proposals, in order to contribute to promote actions to make the European territory more innovative, more sustainable, and more inclusive by supporting policy learning among relevant policy organisations with a view to improving the performance of regional development policy instruments.
Interreg Europe aims to improve the implementation of policy instruments, in particular programmes for Investment for Growth and Jobs and, where relevant, European Territorial Cooperation programmes, through exchange of experiences and policy learning among actors of regional relevance.
Priority Areas
- Strengthening research, technological development and innovation
- Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs
- Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors
- Protecting the environment and promoting resource efficiency
Eligible Area
The eligible Interreg Europe cooperation area covers the whole territory of the European Union with its 28 Member States, including insular and outermost areas. In addition, Norway and Switzerland are full members of the programme and organisations from these countries are welcome to participate in projects (organisations from Switzerland cannot be lead partners). Partners from other countries can participate at their own costs.
Funding Information
The total ERDF budget after the first two calls for proposal (approximately EUR 145 million) of the Interreg Europe programme is made available for the third call for proposals.
Eligibility Criteria
The following organisations are eligible to receive ERDF or Norwegian funding.
- Public authorities,
- Public law bodies (bodies governed by public law),
- Private non-profit bodies
How to Apply
Interested applicants must submit applications together with the supporting documents via email.
Eligible Countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, Norway, Switzerland.
For more information, please visit Interreg Europe.