DUT Call 2024 opens 2 September 2024 by the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership, funded by the European Commission under the Horizon Europe Partnership scheme.
Through the launching of Driving Urban Transitions to a Sustainable Future Partnership (DUT) 2024 Callunder Horizon Europe Programme; international research and/or innovation projects that address urban challenges will be funded to help cities for transition to a more sustainable economy and functionality. Project proposals may contain a variety of activities, from strategic urban research to applied urban research or the implementation of urban innovations and are open to interdisciplinary studies.
Multipartner international consortiums may submit proposals for DUT 2024 Call through a two-stage application process. After being evaluated by an international expert panel, the projects declared eligible for support will be financed (if they also comply with national requirements) by the national funding agencies of the countries participating in the partnership. The first stage (pre-proposal) of international project applications closes on 14th November 2024 (13:00 CET). You can access more information on; countries participating in the programme, matchmaking (partner finding) platform, international information days, call calendar, and contact information from the link.
For DUT 2024 Call, organizations from Türkiye will be supported by the rules of the TÜBİTAK - 1071 Support Program for Increasing the Capacity to Benefit from International Research Funds and Participation in International R&D Collaborations. DUT 2024 Call National Application Prodecures Document (in Turkish) that contains the details for two stage national application process should be carefully examined before submitting an international application.
You can find detailed information about call topics, call rules, project requirements and other qualifications expected from projects on theDUT 2024 call page.
Info Days
In addition to the Information Day to be held by the International Call Secretariat on 10.09.2024; an online National Information Day will be organized by TÜBİTAK on September 17, 2024. The event will give information about partnership structure, application conditions, things to consider before application, tips for successful projects, TÜBİTAK 1071 program national application procedures, budget and payment details. Please click on the link for registration.
Call topics
Circular Urban Economies (CUE) CUE topic 1 – Creating a new paradigm for urban water cycles CUE topic 2 – Circular models for regenerating, repurposing, protecting and conserving urban space for biodiversity CUE topic 3 – Multi-city strategies for circular urban economy monitoring and management |
15-minute City (15mC) 15mC topic 1 – Advancing urban mobility: innovations for inclusive and youth-centric mobility systems 15mC topic 2 – Reconsidering urban mobility systems: towards system innovation and proximity policies for sustainable city regions 15mC topic 3 – Evidence for the urban mobility transition: data and indicators for effective decision-making |
Positive Energy Districts (PED) PED topic 1 – Local PEDs in a multi-level perspective PED topic 2 – Towards the climate-neutral city: PEDs, system integration and urban strategies PED topic 3 – Managing the urban energy transition: data management and decision support systems |
Call calendar
| Stage 1 opening (pre-proposal submission) | 2 September 2024 |
| Info day 1 (online) | 10 September 2024 |
| Stage 1 closing (pre-proposal submission deadline) | 14 November 2024 |
| Eligibility check | December 2024 |
| Meeting of expert panel to assess pre-proposals | January 2025 |
| Stage 2 opening (full proposal submission) | February 2025 |
| Stage 2 closing (full proposal deadline) | 24 April 2025 |
| Eligibility check | May 2025 |
| Meeting of expert panel to assess full proposals | June 2025 |
| Projects selected for funding at stage 2 informed | July 2025 |
| Application to national/regional funding agencies | Consult specific gunding agency annex |
| Start of the projects (tentative) | September 2025 – January 2026 |
| Projects’ kick-off meeting | 2026 (tbd) |
Documents
Contact information
DUT Call Secretariat: call@dutpartnership.eu
Download the Document