ESITIP - Egyptian-Spanish IT Innovation Program
البرنامج المصري الإسباني للابتكار في تكنولوجيا المعلومات
Closed for now
ESITIP calls are announced on itida.gov.eg; they require a matched Spanish partner, so identifying the partner early is essential.
ITIDA funds Egyptian entities up to EGP 3 million for Product Development Projects and EGP 1.5 million for Applied Research Projects; projects last 1-2 years. EGP 250,000 extra for IC fabrication/circuit prototyping.
ITIDA (Egypt) with Spanish partners
public · national
Deadline: One call a year — 10th call: launched 2 Feb 2026, submission deadline 21 May 2026 (to CDTI). Next call not yet announced.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Sectors: ai, deeptech
- Stage: seed and Series A
- R&D activity required
- Locally registered entity required
Joint proposals only: one Egyptian ICT private company (registered in Egypt and in the ITIDA database) plus one Spanish private company.
How to apply
- Identify a Spanish technology partner.
- Submit the joint proposal to the open ESITIP call.
- Parallel evaluation by both national agencies.
- Funding agreement with each partner funded nationally.
What you will need
- Joint project proposal
- Partnership agreement
- Budget split by partner
- Company registration
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work
Source. https://itida.gov.eg/English/Programs/ESITIP/Pages/default.aspx
"ESITIP is a joint Egyptian-Spanish program designed to fund and support market-led research and tech development."
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: itida.gov.eg
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