Future-proofing sustainable cultural tourism
Projects should contribute to the first expected outcome, plus those under either Focus 1 or Focus 2, depending on the chosen focus Evidence-based policy recommendations and solutions for integrating cultural tourism into strategies for regenerative sustainability, environmental protection (for example, from degradation or biodiversity loss), digital transformation, social inclusion and gender equality at all levels…
Funding and competition
- 3grants expected (official)
- €4M–€4.8MEU contribution per project
- €3.4Mmedian EU grant of the most similar funded projects
- 129projects funded in earlier topics of this programme line
Success rates vary widely between topics (often from below 5% to above 30%). Ask us for the success-rate history of this topic before you commit to a proposal.
Organisations with a track record in this topic
Organisations that took part in the EU-funded projects most similar to this call (Horizon Europe and Horizon 2020), ranked by how close those projects are to the call, how recent they are and whether the organisation coordinated them. Being listed does not mean an organisation is looking for partners: use the list to target your outreach.
Spanish organisations with experience in this field
The Spanish organisations that appear most often in the closest funded projects.
| Organisation | Country | Type | Similar EU projects | As coordinator | Examples (CORDIS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universidad De Granada Granada | Spain | University | 3 | 2 | SECreTour, INCULTUM, HERITOUR |
| Fundacion Tecnalia Research & Innovation Donostia/San Sebastian | Spain | Research organisation | 3 | 1 | IMPACTOUR, CULTUR.ACT, RescueME |
| Universitat De Barcelona Barcelona | Spain | University | 3 | 0 | SPOT, AQUA VIVA, NEBwork |
| Fundacion Santa Maria La Real Del Patrimonio Historico Aguilar De Campoo | Spain | Other · SME | 2 | 1 | TExTOUR, IMPACTOUR |
| Institut D'Arquitectura Avancada De Catalunya Barcelona | Spain | Research organisation · SME | 2 | 1 | HERITACT, RED-Pro |
| Universidad Politecnica De Madrid Madrid | Spain | University | 1 | 1 | NARRATIA |
| Universidade Da Coruna La Coruna | Spain | University | 2 | 0 | rurALLURE, HERITWIN |
| Estudis D ' Hoteleria I Turisme Cett Sa Barcelona | Spain | Company | 2 | 0 | VERNE |
What a typical winning consortium looks like
- 14partners (median)
- 8countries (median)
- 19%of partners are SMEs
Based on the 25 funded projects closest to this call. Use it as a benchmark, not a rule: always check the call conditions for the minimum consortium.
Most similar funded projects
Read their CORDIS pages to see the full consortium, results and deliverables.
- SmartCulTour – Smart Cultural Tourism as a Driver of Sustainable Development of European Regions (H2020 · 2020 · TRANSFORMATIONS-04-2019-2020)
- Be.CULTOUR – Beyond CULtural TOURism: human-centred innovations for sustainable and circular cultural tourism (H2020 · 2021 · TRANSFORMATIONS-04-2019-2020)
- SPOT – Social and innovative Platform On cultural Tourism and its potential towards deepening Europeanisation (H2020 · 2020 · TRANSFORMATIONS-04-2019-2020)
- STECCI – Stone monument ensambles and the climate change impact (HORIZON · 2023 · HORIZON-CL2-2022-HERITAGE-01-08)
- TExTOUR – Social Innovation and TEchnologies for sustainable growth through participative cultural TOURism (H2020 · 2021 · TRANSFORMATIONS-04-2019-2020)
- SECreTour – Sustainable, Engaging and CREative Tourism as a driver for a better future in rural and remote areas (HORIZON · 2024 · HORIZON-CL2-2023-HERITAGE-01-05)
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Track-record data: CORDIS open data (European Commission), organisation level only, refreshed weekly. Rankings are calculated automatically by Ullswater Investments from text similarity between the call and funded projects; they are indicative.