Kawaliss
OngoingKawaliss
An incubator for the Cultural and Creative Industries, with the HIBA Foundation
Program overview
Kawaliss is an incubator dedicated to the Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI), developed in partnership with the HIBA Foundation and funded by the European Union. The program runs over three years, with one cohort per year, combining a regional selection, an acceleration bootcamp, and a six-month incubation. It covers the Fès-Meknès, L'Oriental, Souss-Massa, and Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma regions. The Euromed Innovation Center hosts the program on its campus and provides overall coordination as well as the Fès-Meknès regional anchoring.
Objective
Support project leaders in the Cultural and Creative Industries, with particular attention to women's entrepreneurship and to social and regional impact.
Who is it for?
The program is open to project leaders in the Cultural and Creative Industries in the regions covered by the HIBA Foundation. Regional selection based on an application, with attention given to women's entrepreneurship.
Entrepreneurs
Innovators
Early-stage project leaders
What you gain
Cultural and Creative Industries focus
An incubator dedicated to cultural and creative project leaders.
Women's entrepreneurship
Particular attention given to women project leaders in the selection grid.
Bootcamp + 6-month incubation
An acceleration pathway followed by a six-month incubation.
Regional anchoring
A program deployed across four regions of Morocco, in partnership with the HIBA Foundation.
Program journey
Regional selection
Assessment of applications by region according to the dedicated selection grid.
—Acceleration bootcamp
Promotion 3 bootcamp held on 5 November 2025 at the EIC Campus, UEMF.
5 November 2025Incubation
Six months of incubation and support for the selected projects.
6 monthsGraduation
Closing ceremony and referral of the most advanced projects toward acceleration.
Target: October 2026Regional selection
Assessment of applications by region according to the dedicated selection grid.
—Acceleration bootcamp
Promotion 3 bootcamp held on 5 November 2025 at the EIC Campus, UEMF.
5 November 2025Incubation
Six months of incubation and support for the selected projects.
6 monthsGraduation
Closing ceremony and referral of the most advanced projects toward acceleration.
Target: October 2026Current edition
Promotion 3 — 2025-2026
La Promotion 3 a démarré par un bootcamp le 5 novembre 2025 au Campus EIC, UEMF, réunissant les porteurs de projets des différentes régions. La graduation est visée pour octobre 2026.
Start
November 5, 2025
Related events
Upcoming events related to this program will be published here.
Program partners
Selection process
Regional selection based on an application scored out of 100 points: innovation and relevance (25), feasibility (20), profile of the project leader (25), business model (15), social and regional impact (15).
Frequently asked questions
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