Lifecycle: { "status": "stage_1_closed_stage_2_invited_proposals_pending", "edition": 2026, "cadence": "annual work programmes", "duration": "call/topic dependent; Egyptian JESOR activity 24–36 months", "renewable": false, "dates": { "section_1_stage_1_deadline": "2026-05-15T13:00:00+02:00", "section_1_stage_2_deadline": "2026-10-07T17:00:00+02:00", "egypt_jesor_publication": "May 2026", "egypt_jesor_deadline": "September 2026", "egypt_jesor_award": "March 2027", "egypt_jesor_start": "May 2027" } } Funding and benefits: { "amount": { "call_and_national_rules": "varies by topic and participating state", "egypt_jesor_public_commitment": 500000, "currency": "EUR" }, "award_count": { "egypt_jesor_target": "20–30 projects" }, "total_pool": null, "benefits": [ "research/innovation grant", "training and mobility where applicable", "consortium and Mediterranean collaboration support" ] } Eligibility and filters: { "citizenship": null, "residence": "legal entities and consortia in eligible PRIMA participating states under section and national rules", "age": null, "applicant_type": [ "university", "research organization", "public legal entity", "eligible private-sector entity where national rules allow", "international research consortium" ], "education": null, "experience": "operational and financial capacity for proposed action", "fields": [ "water", "agriculture", "food systems", "environment", "health and industry under national activities" ], "institution": "legal entity meeting call and national eligibility", "language": "English central proposals; national materials may vary", "location": "Mediterranean participating states", "remote": false, "route": "PRIMA electronic submission system plus national funding compliance", "exclusions": [ "entities barred by call or national regulations; Egypt national rules exclude private-sector ASRT funding in the cited call" ] } Application: { "opens": "2026 call publication", "deadline": "2026-05-15 stage 1; 2026-10-07 invited stage 2 for cited Section 1 IA", "decision": null, "start": "topic dependent", "end": "topic dependent", "url": "https://prima-med.org/what-we-do/calls-for-proposals/", "materials": [ "administrative Part I", "stage-1 pre-proposal up to 10 pages", "invited full scientific proposal", "detailed budget workbook", "consortium and national eligibility evidence", "financial capacity information" ], "selection_stages": [ "pre-proposal", "eligibility and expert evaluation", "invitation to full proposal", "full proposal and budget", "excellence/impact/implementation evaluation", "national funding verification", "grant agreement" ] } Past editions and people: { "people": { "program_leaders": [], "latest_recipients": [], "past_recipients": [], "coverage": "The 2026 selection cycle was not complete at retrieval time; call-level funded-project roster remains pending." }, "history": { "launched": 2018, "editions": [ { "year": 2026, "section_1_two_stage": true }, { "year": 2026, "national_activity": "Egypt JESOR", "public_commitment_eur": 500000, "target_projects": "20–30" } ], "statistics": [ "Egypt JESOR targets more than 150 researchers and at least 50 training/mobility beneficiaries" ] } } Known evidence gaps: [ "normalized ceiling for every 2026 topic and country", "final awards and recipient consortia", "all Section 1/2 deadlines", "program-level total 2026 pool" ] Source conflicts: []