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.

This call aims at funding projects that can support the overall RIS strategy and aims, offer high-quality education, reach a large audience and market, and gain recognition efficiently with a lasting effect. The EIT Urban Mobility RIS Education objectives are focused on capacity building in innovation and entrepreneurship and urban mobility. These objectives are reflected in the activity types proposed in this call. The activities responding to these objectives should aim to improve transferrable skills that will lead to further innovation and entrepreneurship in urban mobility in RIS countries.

Indicative EIT budget allocation:

• RISE1, RISE2, RISE 4: €895.000
• RISE3: €225.000
• RISE5: €100.000

Indicative EIT funding per project per year:

• RISE1, RISE2, RISE4: €150.000
• RISE3: €85.000
• RISE5: €20.000 – 50.000

All RISE1, RISE2, RISE3 and RISE5 proposals must have a minimum co-funding rate of 25%, while RISE4 proposals must have a minimum co-funding rate of 50%. Co-funding exceeding these rates will be positively assessed. The minimum co-funding rate refers to the total project budget. In case of a consortium, each partner may have different co-funding rates, or even not have any co-funding, as long as the overall project co-funding meets the minimum required %.

• Education and training
• Research, Technological Development and Innovation
• Urban Development

• Educational Institutions
• Large Enterprises
• Legal Entities
• Local Authorities
• NGOs
• Non Profit Organisations
• Other Beneficiaries
• Private Bodies
• Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
• Semi-governmental organisations
• Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
• State-owned Enterprises
• Training Centres

This call for proposals is open to all legal entities established in European Union (EU) Member States, and/or in third countries associated with Horizon Europe. These legal entities may be universities, research organisations, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups or cities, among others, and may or may not be EIT Urban Mobility partners. Former EIT Urban Mobility RIS Hubs and entities from Outermost Regions are encouraged to apply to this call by submitting proposals aligned with their preferred activity types. The applicants should have the expertise and previous experience in developing and implementing capacity building projects in urban mobility and/or innovation and entrepreneurship. 

This call is open to both multi-participant and mono-participant proposals from one or more RIS country.  In the case of multi-participant proposals, proposals must, as a minimum requirement, be composed of at least two independent legal entities from at least 1 RIS country. In case of mono-beneficiary proposals, the applicant must be from a RIS country.

EIT Urban Mobility is Europe’s largest community for urban mobility innovation. If an application is selected for funding, then all applicants will be required to pay the corresponding membership fee so to become a member of EIT community.

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.

Entities who are not yet EIT Urban Mobility members and who have been awarded proposals with a total EIT funding lower than € 30 000 may request a membership fee reduction for their first year as a member.

All applicants may contact EIT Urban Mobility RIS for content, topic-related related questions by contacting: academycall@eiturbanmobility.eu.

• Funding & Tenders
• EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Agenda 2021-2027
• Call document