The results of the joint call for proposals for the Cancer and Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission, which is part of the Horizon Europe Missions Work Programme and accepted applications between May 6, 2025 and September 4, 2025, have been announced. In a highly competitive environment, 15 project applications were submitted by 405 institutions/organizations under one call topic, and 2 projects were supported. Within this scope, 2 projects, including one from our country, were supported, with a total contribution value of €512,578. Details regarding the supported projects are below:
• DynamiCity - Empowering walking, cycling and micro-mobility for cancer prevention and cleaner, healthier and better-connected cities
This project, supported under the call title “HORIZON-MISS-2025-06-CIT-CANCER-01: Increasing walking and cycling: to reap health benefits, emission reductions and integrate active mobility and micro-mobility devices, with smart technologies and infrastructure,” involves 36 partners and will develop human-centered, multi-level interventions targeting 5 key levels: individual, community, digital, infrastructure and natural environment, and policy.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is a project partner in this project.
• myLIFEPATH - Mobility Leveraging Interventions For Empowering Physical Activity Towards Healthier Lifestyles
The project, supported under the call title “HORIZON-MISS-2025-06-CIT-CANCER-01: Increasing walking and cycling: to reap health benefits, emission reductions and integrate active mobility and micro-mobility devices, with smart technologies and infrastructure,” involves 31 partners and aims to support cities in adopting active transportation as a fundamental element of health-promoting and climate-resilient urban transportation systems.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality is a project partner in this project.
We congratulate our organizations, which serve as National Contact Points for the Cancer and Cities Mission within the TÜBİTAK EU Framework Programs Horizon Europe Program Türkiye coordination office, and wish them continued success.