Call for proposal: Thematic Routes on Underwater Cultural Heritage

This is a call for proposals on projects aiming at the conception, development, establishment and promotion of a tourism product in the field of underwater cultural heritage routes in European sea-basins.

Objective

The general objective of this action is to promote the creation of touristic thematic routes on underwater cultural heritage and its preservation as a way to promote the competitiveness of the coastal and maritime tourism sector and to promote diversification in the tourism offer. 

The present Call for Proposals aims at awarding grants for two to three projects aiming at the conception, development, establishment and promotion of a tourism product in the field of underwater cultural heritage routes in European sea-basins.

Who can apply?

Applicants must be legal entities. They can be public or private bodies. In the event of private bodies, they must be properly constituted and registered under national law. In the event of international organisations, they must be constituted under international law. Natural persons are not eligible as applicant for the purpose of the present call. 

Applicants must be active in the following fields: tourism, maritime affairs or any other field if their relevance for the proposal is duly justified.

Examples of potential applicants are: 

• Public authorities and their networks or associations at European, international, national, regional and local level or organisations acting on behalf of a public authority.
• Training or education institutions including universities, research centres.
• Museums, in particular maritime and oceanographic museums.
• Chambers of commerce and industry, chambers of handicrafts or similar bodies and their umbrella associations.
• Destination management organisations and their networks/associations.
• Travel agents and tour operators and their umbrella associations.
• Non-profit organisations (private or public), NGOs, civil society organisations, foundations, think-tanks, networks or federations of public or private bodies, whose core activity falls in the following fields: tourism, regional development or any other field that is related to the subject of the proposal (e.g. sports or culture related organisations).
• International, European and national organisations/associations active in the field of cultural tourism in Europe and related fields.
• Federations and associations operating in partnership across the borders of a number of countries with a proven cross-border outreach operating in the field of tourism, maritime affairs culture or sport.
• Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active in the tourism sector.
• National, regional, local tourism organisations, public and private agencies related to tourism promotion, etc.

Please see the full call for the comprehensive description of eligible applicants.

Important

This text only presents some key points from the call. Interested parties can find the full call and application form below:

Call for proposal: Thematic Routes on Underwater Cultural Heritage