Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.

Under the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) – Urban Mobility, topics under the call “EIT Urban Mobility – Mobility for more liveable urban spaces – 2023-2025 Business Plans” – 2nd Innovation Targeted Call, have opened for the submission of proposals.

The 2 topics that opened for the submission of proposals, under the present call, are the following:

Call Topic 1 – Healthy Cities.
Call Topic 2 – Hydrogen Cargo Bikes.

• Call Topic 1: The first ranking project(s) will receive a maximum EIT funding of € 200 000.

• Call Topic 2:The first ranking project(s) will receive a maximum EIT funding of € 350 000. In both cases, a minimum co-funding rate of 33% is mandatory. Additional co-funding will be positively assessed.

Both awarded project(s) wills receive a total EIT UM contribution of 67% of the total project budget. Accordingly, all proposals must have a minimum co-funding rate of 33%. Co-funding above 33% will be positively assessed during the evaluation process.

• Environment and Climate Change
• Health
• Research, Technological Development and Innovation
• Urban Development

• Central Government
• Local Authorities
• NGOs
• Non Profit Organisations
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
• State-owned Enterprises

Organisations from Member States of the European Union (EU), and Third countries associated to Horizon Europe.

Consortium composition

Proposals must be composed of a minimum of 2 applicants from 2 different countries.

For Topic 1 the consortium must consist of no more than 2 partners. The consortium must also have secured the involvement of at least 2 cities as end-users for the purpose of conducting needs analysis and product testing. This must be demonstrated through letters of intent that specify their involvement, availability, and activities.

For Topic 2 the consortium must consist of no more than 4 partners.

Participating in one of EIT Urban Mobility projects means being part of the EIT Urban Mobility community. All entities of selected proposals are asked to be part of the community and to choose one of the following membership categories when initiating their projects:

• Gold members: they pay an annual fee of €‎30,000 and have full access to all benefit packages offered by EIT Urban Mobility.
• Silver members: they pay an annual fee of €‎10,000 and have limited access to all benefit packages offered by EIT Urban Mobility. In the case of Small Enterprises and NGOs, a reduced annual fee of €‎5,000 will be applied.

Leading cities: with an annual fee of €‎10,000 they have full access to the gold membership package and the additional city-specific services.

Detailed description of all packages and related benefits, as well as the registration and conditions for membership is outlined on the EIT Urban Mobility website.

All entities participating in this call for proposals must be registered in PLAZA as early as possible and no later than 2 working days before the call closes, otherwise they might not be able to be included in the proposal.

Research and Innovation Foundation

29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia,
P.B. 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Telephone: +357 22205000
Fax: +357 22205001
Email: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/

Contact Persons:

George Christou
Scientific Officer
Email: gchristou@research.org.cy

Nedi Kaffa
Scientific Officer
Email: nkaffa@research.org.cy

For further details about the sub-program, go to the following page: https://eit.europa.eu/contact

• Funding & Tenders portal
• Call document
• Guidelines for applicants